Number Sequence Formatting

When using a format such as PO#####_XXX, I am told by MicroSoft that AX v.3 will accept this with no issues. However, MS says that v.4 has a technical change in the database and such a format will slow down performance. MS now recommends that the number sequence not use a prefix such as PO##### ... although the delivered product still has some number sequences with such prefixes. MS recommends that if a more easily identifiable number sequence is used then a suffix be used ... such as #####_PO2007, etc.

Lean Manufacturing In AX

I always wondered that will Microsoft incorporate Lean Manufacturing in Dynamics AX. After some look around i found the answer. A company named eBECS, a Microsoft Gold Partner developed the Lean Manufacturing module and Microsoft has acquired this module as announced by eBECS on March 13th, 2007.

http://www.ebecs.com/LeanAcquired.aspx

Lean Software Development

I am a big fan of Lean philosophy and happy to know that this particular strategy is strengthening its roots in software development as well. Below are some links from where you can get a good understanding of what Lean philosophy is and how it can improve the software development process.

http://xpday3.xpday.org/slides/LeanTutorial.pdf
http://codebetter.com/blogs/darrell.norton/pages/50341.aspx

And there is a very great work done by Mary Poppendieck on Lean Software Development in her book 'Lean Software Development : An Agile Toolkit' available on Amazon.