Understanding MB6-870: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Trade and Logistics Exam

Author: Wayne Parnell

The Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Trade and Logistics or simply the MB6-870 exam is designed for those who are sales, purchase or store managers, sales persons, product designers and generally all those individuals who are responsible for setup and administration, logistics, inventory and warehouse management, and product information management. Below are the topic areas covered on this exam.

  • Managing the Supply Chain Foundation
  • Managing Distribution and Trade
  • Managing Bills of Materials

Exam Outline

You may be tested on other skills and topics related to the exam other than the topics given below:

1. Managing the Supply Chain Foundation

  • Managing product information.
  • Setting up inventory management.
  • Managing purchase orders.
  • Managing serial and batch numbers.
  • Managing sales orders.
  • Managing quality and quarantine.
  • Managing inventory journals and reports.

2. Managing Distribution and Trade

  • Managing over/under delivery and charges.
  • Managing customer and vendor agreements.
  • Managing item arrival and registration.
  • Managing sales quotations.
  • Managing item reservations.
  • Picking sales orders.
  • Managing returns.
  • Managing commissions.
  • Managing transfer orders.

3. Managing Bills of Materials

  • Creating simple BOMs.
  • Creating versioned BOMs with versions.
  • Working with BOM and product configurations.
  • Working with BOM calculations.
  • Managing sales orders and BOMs.
  • Managing scrap and measurement.
  • Managing reports and other BOM functionality.

Exam Prerequisite

Candidates should have a general working knowledge of Windows 7 and office 2010. They should have experience in purchase and inbound operations, sales and outbound operation and inventory management.

Exam Preparation

It is strongly recommended that candidates have both practical experience of the product and also use any of the training resources listed below:

  • Classroom Training

The 80305A: Supply Chain Foundation in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 and the 80339A: Bill of Materials in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 both are two days instructor led courses.

The 80306A: Distribution and Trade in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 is a three day instructor led course.

  • Microsoft E-Learning
  • 80306AE: Distribution and Trade in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
  • 80305AE: Supply Chain Foundation in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
  • 80339AE: Bill of Materials in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

The 80306AE is a nine hour course whereas the 80305AE and 80309AE are each seven hours in duration.

  • Microsoft Online Resources

80308: Procurement in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

Exam Details

The exam published in August 2011 is available in 7 languages (English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified)). It is a proctored exam and candidates can register for an exam with Prometric.

Click Here to find out more details about cert4prep study material for MB6-870 exam and get 15% discount using (392544C27H) coupon today.