MB-330 case studies

MB-330 · Put your knowledge to work in context.

Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Associate is an intermediate-level Microsoft certification for functional consultants who design and configure Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management to meet a customer's business requirements. Candidates are expected to understand end-to-end supply chain processes and to map requirements onto system capabilities using industry-recommended practices, partnering with solution architects, developers, business users, and project managers. Microsoft lists the areas assessed on the exam as product information management; inventory and asset management; supply chain processes; warehouse management and transportation management; and master planning. Exam MB-330 is proctored, offered in English and Japanese, and may include interactive components along with standard items; you have 100 minutes to complete it. The MB-330 case studies are 5 cases and about 5,023 words.

Variant explosion at Alpine Pumps

Alpine Pumps sells six pump families. Each family varies by flow rate (4 options), seal type (3) and voltage (2).

940 words, about 5 min 2

Cold chain: expired stock, manual inspection and unplanned forklift failure

Northwind Fresh distributes dairy from three distribution centres. 4,200 SKUs are batch-tracked with shelf lives between 7 and 45 days.

1,059 words, about 5 min 3

The committed agreement nobody orders against

Tailspin Components signed a 12-month agreement with a fastener vendor: 250,000 units, a tiered unit price that drops once 150,000 units have been bought, and a 4% rebate for early settlement. Buyers create standalone purchase orders because release orders against the agreement take extra clicks, and the agreement is not flagged as default.

994 words, about 5 min 4

Go-live week at the new distribution centre

Contoso Retail's new DC went live last week with warehouse WH-01, three zones (bulk, pick, pack) and full warehouse management processes. Sales orders are released to the warehouse in a nightly batch.

1,023 words, about 5 min 5

12,000 planned purchase orders a night

Fabrikam runs one master plan nightly against 9,000 SKUs. About 60% are purchased parts with a 21-day lead time; the rest are made across two BOM levels.

1,007 words, about 5 min