Become Disruption-Proof with NetSuite’s Manufacturing Solution
As a manufacturer, stress tests like the COVID-19 pandemic can reveal costly inefficiencies and force you to re-evaluate your manufacturing ERP, along with other business systems and critical processes.
To help secure your market position and weather the next stress test, you need an ERP that provides visibility, adaptability, and a sound financial foundation. It also needs to be a scalable solution that will support your company’s growth.
NetSuite for manufacturing is that solution, and it can help your manufacturing company become disruption-proof.
Achieve End-to-End Visibility with NetSuite
Visibility is critical for manufacturers and modern technology enables you to achieve end-to-end visibility across the entire supply chain. NetSuite combines ERP, CRM and sales channels, ecommerce, planning and scheduling, production control, order management, and more under the same platform. Plus, all data is updated in real-time.
With NetSuite for manufacturing, all key data points and financials are several clicks away within your customized dashboard. From raw materials sourcing, to production, to customer lifecycle information, you have everything needed to make informed business decisions.
Additionally, it can easily integrate with other systems, so you can embrace new technologies or methodologies such as a Digital Supply Network (DSN).
As a customer, you will be better equipped to tackle the following challenges.
- Production Control
- Supply Chain Management
- Product Data Management
- Quality Management
- Planning and Scheduling
- CRM
- Order Management
- Procurement
- Shop Floor Control
- And more!
Increased Flexibility and Resilience with NetSuite for Manufacturing
Supports Supply Chain Diversity
Whether you are considering regionalization, nearshoring, reshoring, or anything in between, NetSuite has you covered. Its cloud-based design provides instant access to real-time data from anywhere in the world with an internet connection.
Companies with multinational or multi-subsidiary operations can leverage NetSuite OneWorld to confidently navigate taxation, currency exchanges, legal compliance, and other challenges associated with having an international footprint.
Also, NetSuite has lower upfront costs than on-premise or legacy alternatives, and all 36,000+ customers in over 217 countries are running on the same version. No version lock and better security too.
Supports Workforce Agility
Modern workforces are changing, and you need a reliable system capable of supporting the new roles, processes, or workflows that keep you profitable. NetSuite is that system.
NetSuite’s highly customizable dashboards enable you to easily create and edit new roles and permissions for your workforce. This platform also has built-in automation capabilities and carefully architected workflows based on years of industry best practices and thousands of deployments for manufacturing companies.
This flexibility allows your company to streamline the onboarding process, and you have greater agility to adopt new production and non-production processes.
Supports New Sales Channels
In addition to supporting a diversified supply chain, NetSuite can also reinforce a diversified approach to sales and marketing. NetSuite for manufacturing customers are empowered to embrace new sales channels and activities like direct-to-consumer, ecommerce, email marketing, etc.
The powerful CRM can be coupled with NetSuite’s robust ecommerce platform, consisting of two products called SuiteCommerce, and its top-tier option, SuiteCommerce Advanced. Both versatile options provide mobile-responsive, customizable web stores that can get you selling online quickly.
You also can drill into customer records, individual transactions, and more because all NetSuite modules share the same data.
Seamlessly Connects Manufacturing Processes with Your Financials
NetSuite was purpose-built to help streamline the financial close and assist with all of your company’s back-office needs. It will connect your manufacturing processes to financial reports and other vital processes or workflows to ensure you have a complete financial picture.
NetSuite is the product for you if your goals include…
- Getting better control over your cash flow
- Gaining better visibility into your order management process
- Getting paid faster
- Expediting your financial close
- Easily integrating an EDI solution
- Quickly generating financial reports
Seamlessly Connects Manufacturing Processes with Your Financials
NetSuite was purpose-built to help streamline the financial close and assist with all of your company’s back-office needs. It will connect your manufacturing processes to financial reports and other vital processes or workflows to ensure you have a complete financial picture.
NetSuite is the product for you if your goals include…
- Getting better control over your cash flow
- Gaining better visibility into your order management process
- Getting paid faster
- Expediting your financial close
- Easily integrating an EDI solution
- Quickly generating financial reports
NetSuite Manufacturing Editions Overview
NetSuite offers three Manufacturing Editions, and each is fully customizable to the needs of your business. Your company can even deploy different versions of NetSuite simultaneously at different manufacturing locations.
The editions are titled Work Orders & Assemblies, WIP & Routings, and Advanced Manufacturing, and upgrading from one edition to another is easy.
As with every NetSuite product, all data is shared and updated in real-time to ensure your key decision-makers have the most accurate information to help propel your company forward efficiently and effectively.
- Work Orders & Assemblies Edition – This is for companies with light assembly, but don’t need to track labor or work in process.
- WIP & Routings Edition – It is more robust solution than Work Orders & Assemblies. It is meant for companies that need to track labor costing, define work centers, routings, and infinite capacity scheduling, and more.
- Advanced Manufacturing Edition – This is NetSuite’s most complete solution and was created for companies that require total control over all manufacturing processes. Click here to learn more about this edition.
Why trust SuiteCentric?
We have decades of combined experience deploying NetSuite ERP and other business management systems for customers in manufacturing, 3PL, ecommerce, retail, wholesale and distribution, and a variety of other industries.
Our team has worked with companies involved in every link within the supply chain and we take a holistic view of each project. We were NetSuite customers before we became consultants, so we’ve been in your shoes!
At SuiteCentric, we pride ourselves on transparency, proactive communication, and doing the job right the first time. Our talented team is excited to hear from you and would love to help in any way they can. Here’s a little more about us.
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