NetSuite review

NetSuite is a strong manufacturing option when the rest of the business already runs on it, but it scores lower on value because pricing is quote based and several manufacturing tools are separate SuiteApps. Oracle's documentation covers assembly work orders, advanced BOMs with component effective and obsolete dates, routings across work centers, outsourced manufacturing and engineering change orders. Work in process splits production into issuing materials, completing assemblies and closing the work order, where variances are reconciled, which gives finance a clean view of production cost. The Advanced Manufacturing SuiteApp adds work instructions, capacity plans with rough cut capacity planning, production scheduling, shop floor management and data collection, while the Manufacturing Scheduler SuiteApp flags overloaded or underloaded work centers and lets planners drag and drop operations. A mobile SuiteApp lets operators with little ERP knowledge report with scanners. Its pricing page was not reachable from our location, so the USD check is pending.

Who it is for

Manufacturers that run, or plan to run, finance, inventory, ecommerce and CRM on one cloud suite across entities.

Price

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Key features

• Assembly work orders with work in process from material issue through completion and close
• Advanced bills of materials with effective and obsolete dates for components
• Manufacturing routing for operations across work centers
• Advanced Manufacturing SuiteApp with rough cut capacity planning and shop floor data collection
• Manufacturing Scheduler SuiteApp with drag and drop rescheduling and forward or backward scheduling

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Manufacturing shares one cloud database with finance, inventory and CRM
• Strength: Work order close reconciles production variances
• Strength: Mobile SuiteApp lets operators report with scanners
• Weakness: No published prices
• Weakness: Several manufacturing tools are separate SuiteApps
• Weakness: More configuration than small shops need

Key facts

• Deployment: Cloud only
• WIP steps: Issue work order, complete work order, close work order to reconcile variances
• Add-ons: Advanced Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scheduler and Manufacturing Mobile SuiteApps
• Other: Outsourced manufacturing and engineering change orders

Where it ranks

NetSuite is No. 7 in our Best ERP for Manufacturing verdict and No. 6 in Best ERP for Small Business.