Linc Supply Chain Budgets

Complete Supply Chain Cost Control in Business Central

Take full control of your supply chain costs with a powerful budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis solution built for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Linc proudly presents the Linc Supply Chain Budgets app,
designed to bring comprehensive cost budgeting and real-time actuals tracking directly into Business Central.
From consignment-based templates to automated PO generation and budget-gated approvals — manage supply chain costs your way.

Why Choose Linc Supply Chain Budgets?
Our app delivers a complete supply chain budgeting lifecycle within Business Central,
giving you flexible cost modelling, real-time variance tracking, and automated purchasing.
Here's why you'll love it.
Consignment-Based Budget Templates
Build Once, Duplicate Per Consignment Instantly

Streamline your budgeting process with reusable templates. Define a master budget with all cost elements, consignment parameters, and formulas — then duplicate it across multiple consignments with a single click.

  • Master Templates: Create reusable budget templates with predefined cost structures, rates, and formulas that can be applied to any new consignment
  • One-Click Duplication: Automatically generate individual budgets for each consignment, with sequential numbering and all lines copied
  • Consignment Parameters: Define consignment count, weight, units, and dwell time at the header level — all budget lines scale automatically
  • Bulk Management: Update or delete all duplicated budgets from the master template in one action
consignment-based budget templates
cost chain rate cards
Cost Chain Rate Cards
Reusable Rate Cards for Every Supply Chain Route

Different supply chain routes have different cost profiles. Define reusable rate cards per route or scenario, linking item charges and custom supply chain cost categories to specific rates — then switch cost chains to instantly re-price an entire budget.

  • Route-Based Pricing: Define distinct rate cards for each supply chain route, corridor, or scenario with unique cost structures
  • Item Charge Rates: Link standard Business Central item charges to specific rates per cost chain for precise landed cost modelling
  • Custom Lookup Rates: Define your own supply chain cost categories with user-defined lookup codes and assign rates per cost chain
  • Instant Re-Pricing: Change the cost chain on a budget to instantly pull updated rates across all applicable budget lines
Spreadsheet-Like Formula Engine
Flexible Cost Modelling with Formulas and Multipliers

Model complex cost structures with a powerful formula engine built right into your budget lines. Reference other rows by their codes, use mathematical operators with full precedence, and let automatic multipliers scale values by consignment metrics.

  • Cell References: Build formulas that reference other budget line row numbers — just like a spreadsheet (e.g., A+B+C, (A+B)*C/D)
  • Full Operator Support: Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponents, and percentages with proper mathematical precedence and parentheses
  • Automatic Multipliers: Scale any budget line value by consignment count, weight per consignment, units per consignment, or dwell time — no manual recalculation needed
  • Multi-Currency Support: Budget lines can pull the latest exchange rate from Business Central's currency tables, with actuals calculated from posted invoices
spreadsheet-like formula engine
real-time actuals and variance analysis
Real-Time Actuals & Variance Analysis
Live Budget-to-Actual Tracking from BC Ledgers

Never wait for month-end to know where you stand. The app automatically pulls posted and unposted amounts from Business Central's ledger entries and compares them to budget — giving you instant visibility into forecast, variance, and variance percentage.

  • Multi-Source Actuals: Automatically source actuals from Value Entries, Item Ledger Entries, Purchase Lines, Sales Lines, and G/L Entries — all filtered by dimension
  • Unposted Visibility: See outstanding amounts from open purchase orders and sales orders before they're even posted
  • Forecast Calculation: Each line computes a forecast combining actual posted amounts with outstanding unposted amounts for a complete cost picture
  • Variance at a Glance: Instantly see Variance (Forecast minus Budget) and Variance Percentage for every cost element in your budget
  • Lot Tracking: Track the count of distinct purchase lot numbers per budget for full import/export traceability
Automated Purchase Order Generation
From Budget to Purchase Order in One Click

Turn your approved budgets into actionable procurement documents instantly. The app creates Purchase Orders directly from duplicated budgets, pre-populating vendor, currency, exchange rate, item, quantity, and unit cost — with full two-way synchronisation.

  • One-Click PO Creation: Generate Purchase Orders from budget duplicates with vendor, currency, items, quantities, and costs pre-filled automatically
  • Two-Way Dimension Sync: Dimension changes on a Purchase Order automatically update the linked budget, and vice versa — keeping everything aligned
  • Direct Navigation: Jump between the budget and its linked Purchase Order or Purchase Invoice with a single click from either direction
  • Budget Line References: Product and Supplier reference lines in the budget define which items and vendors flow into the generated Purchase Orders
automated purchase order generation
budget-gated purchase approvals
Budget-Gated Purchase Approvals
Tolerance-Based Controls for Cost Overruns

Integrate supply chain budgets directly into Business Central's standard approval workflows. Set variance tolerance thresholds for item purchase costs and item charge costs — any Purchase Order that exceeds budget is automatically flagged for additional approval before release.

  • Tolerance Thresholds: Define separate variance percentage tolerances for item purchase costs and item charge costs per budget
  • Automatic Flagging: When actual purchase costs exceed budget tolerances, the Purchase Order is flagged as requiring budget approval
  • Standard Workflow Integration: Hooks into Business Central's built-in approval workflow engine — no custom workflow setup required
  • Overview & Detail Modes: Toggle between a clean financial summary view and a full editing view with all technical parameters for different audiences
Ready to Take Control of Supply Chain Costs?
Linc Supply Chain Budgets is your essential solution for comprehensive supply chain cost management within Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Model costs with formulas, track actuals in real time, generate purchase orders automatically, and enforce budget-gated approvals — all without leaving the tools you already know.

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