Retail Chain Manager for Microsoft Dynamics AX can help you centralize data processing for better transaction management and automate manual processes to streamline your supply chain and move products faster. Real-time access to critical data can help you better manage products and control inventory levels, make better-informed decisions, and spot evolving customer trends quickly.

At Mantaq we understand some of the challenges that retailers today are facing Like

• Customer loyalty
• Lack of visibility into key data to support decision-making
• Maintenance of large inventory levels at stores and distribution centers
• Shorter seasons
• Shortened time-to-market (manufacturing-to-retail)
• Multi-Channel retail
• Need to attract and retain skilled staff
• Strong competition from large companies that have more resources to invest in their IT infrastructures

To address the above challenges Microsoft RCM and Mantaq enable your people to excel in every aspect of your business

• At the Category Management stage, they can manage categories as strategic business units. The focus is on delivering customer value. Retail Chain Manager helps Category Managers monitor and manage margins, lessen shrinkage and prevent loss, and monitor labor costs. Assortment Managers get the tools and data they need to reach new targets and improve customer relationships. Formula Managers can quickly and in real-time analyze processes, sales, and customer trends and buying habits.
• At the Supply Chain stage, the focus in on logistics—managing inventory, inbound transport, replenishment, store distribution, and so on. Retail Chain Manager streamlines the supply chain at each step.
• Getting insight into operations is crucial for quickly spotting and responding to trends that can affect your business. Operations staff get the tools they need to manage logistics cost-effectively. With access to information from integrated POS systems, you can view critical data from multiple perspectives, gaining insight that can help you improve margins and respond to changing customer and industry trends.
• Financial Managers gain the information they need to plan for and reach profit goals, manage operational costs, and supervise growth.
• Business Leaders gain access to real-time data that enables them to easily monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), correct problems quickly, and more easily manage forecasting, budgeting, and staffing concerns.

for more details on functionality please visit the following url:
http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/ax/product/retailchainmanager.mspx