NetSuite Advanced Manufacturing

NetSuite Module
NetSuite Advanced Manufacturing adds shop floor control, work center management, and production scheduling to NetSuite. Track labor, manage routings, and get real-time visibility into WIP and production costs. Unifies your manufacturing operations with ERP and financials.

What is NetSuite Advanced Manufacturing?

  • NetSuite Advanced Manufacturing is a SuiteApp that extends work orders and routing into an Advanced Manufacturing Work Bench with manufacturing execution system capabilities. 

    It provides finite capacity scheduling, shop floor control, mobile data collection, labor tracking, and real-time production reporting by connecting work centers, routings, and work orders. 

    Manufacturers schedule production with capacity constraints, track labor and materials on tablets, monitor WIP costs, and produce operational reports without separate MES systems.

NetSuite Advanced Manufacturing Features

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Advanced Manufacturing Work Bench
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Extends NetSuite routings with work instructions, material usage, resource demand, and timing. Centralized production control beyond basic work orders.

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Finite capacity scheduling
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Create demand plans showing expected future demand, then generate supSchedule production within work center capacity constraints. Prevents over-scheduling and provides realistic production timelines.ply plans with suggested orders to meet that demand based on lead times.

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Shop floor data collection
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Mobile tablets capture completed quantities, labor hours, downtime, and material consumption in real time from the floor.

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Work center and routing management
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Define work centers with capacity, create multi-step routings, and schedule work across resources. Track production through each operation.

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Labor tracking
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Capture actual labor hours by operation, employee, and labor code. Track direct vs. indirect labor for accurate costing.

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Downtime and material loss tracking
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Record machine downtime with categories. Track material loss, scrap, and waste by operation for continuous improvement

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Work order travelers
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Generate shop floor travelers with operations, work instructions, and material requirements. Print or display on tablets.

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Manufacturing cost templates
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Define cost rates by operation. Calculate accurate production costs from shop floor labor, overhead, and material data.

How Much Does NetSuite Advanced Manufacturing Cost?

  • Advanced Manufacturing is a SuiteApp requiring Work Orders and Manufacturing Routing. But the real cost isn't the license. It's inaccurate WIP from manual tracking, schedule chaos from capacity overloads, and production delays from disconnected shop floor visibility.

Why Choose Stockton10?

Routings go stale
Built routings at launch. Manufacturing process evolved. Routings never updated. Actual production doesn't match system. We keep routings current.
Work instructions outdated
Created work instructions. Process improvements happened but instructions weren't updated. Operators ignore them. We maintain accuracy.
Capacity planning unused
Built finite capacity scheduling. Planners schedule infinite capacity because data is wrong. We ensure capacity data drives decisions.
Shop floor data collection fails
Tablets deployed. Too cumbersome. Operators went back to paper and enter data from memory. We optimize mobile workflows.
Labor tracking abandoned
Started tracking labor by operation. Too detailed. Takes longer to enter than to work. We simplify for usability.
Cost templates misconfigured
Manufacturing cost templates calculate wrong costs. Standard rates outdated. Overhead allocation incorrect. We configure accurate costing.

Challenges NetSuite Advanced Manufacturing Solves

The Problem
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  • Manual production scheduling boards
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Whiteboard scheduling can't handle capacity constraints or material availability. Finite capacity scheduling optimizes resources.
  • Lack of real-time shop floor visibility
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Paper travelers and end-of-shift data entry delay visibility. Mobile data collection provides real-time status.
  • Inaccurate WIP and production costs
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Manual labor tracking and estimated costs create inaccurate WIP. Labor tracking and cost templates provide accurate costs.
  • Disconnected MES and ERP systems
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Separate MES requires manual sync with NetSuite. Advanced Manufacturing extends NetSuite for integrated shop floor control
  • Can't schedule with capacity constraints
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Infinite capacity scheduling overloads resources. Finite capacity considers work center availability.
  • No downtime or loss tracking
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Can't analyze efficiency without downtime and scrap data. Downtime categories and loss tracking enable improvement.

NetSuite Advanced Manufacturing FAQs

What is NetSuite Advanced Manufacturing?

A SuiteApp that extends work orders into a Manufacturing Execution System with shop floor control, finite scheduling, mobile data collection, and labor tracking.

How to manage shop floor with NetSuite?

Mobile tablets for data collection, work order travelers for operators, real-time production tracking, and labor/material consumption recording.

What's the difference between Work Orders and Advanced Manufacturing?

Work Orders track production transactions. Advanced Manufacturing adds finite scheduling, capacity management, shop floor data collection, and MES capabilities.

Can NetSuite handle complex manufacturing?

Yes. Advanced Manufacturing handles multi-step routings, work centers, capacity planning, labor tracking by operation, and real-time shop floor visibility.

Do I need Advanced Manufacturing or core Work Orders?

Use Work Orders for simple build-to-stock. Use Advanced Manufacturing for finite scheduling, shop floor control, labor tracking, or MES capabilities.

Does Stockton10 support Advanced Manufacturing?

Yes. We keep routings current, maintain work instructions, ensure capacity data drives scheduling, optimize mobile workflows, simplify labor tracking, and configure accurate costing.

Is Your Shop Floor Data Actually Accurate?

If operators use paper instead of tablets, or if capacity planning is ignored, or if production costs don't match reality, your MES drifted.