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Manufacturing ERP: production, costs and inventory connected.
Plan production, control the shop floor and know the real cost of each order, with inventory, purchasing, sales and finance in the same system.
The challenge
What holds back your operation in manufacturing
In manufacturing, errors pile up between planning, the shop floor and accounting. NetSuite connects bills of materials, work orders, WIP and costing with purchasing, inventory and finance, and Efficientix implements it with the tax localization Mexico requires.
What NetSuite does
What NetSuite does for manufacturing
Bills of materials and routings
Define components, operations and routings per product.
Work orders and WIP
Follow each order and the work-in-process with its cost.
Materials and demand planning
Plan purchasing and production against real demand.
Real production costing
Cost per order, product and lot.
Quality and traceability
Lot and serial control with forward and backward tracing.
Mexico subsidiary: tax compliance
CFDI 4.0, payment complement and DIOT from NetSuite.
Efficientix solutions
What Efficientix adds to NetSuite in manufacturing
Demand planning
Demand planning turns the forecast into a materials and production plan so you neither stop the line for lack of input nor overbuy.
Learn moreMobile sales app
The mobile sales app takes customer orders against real availability and sends them straight to planning.
Learn moreCustomer and supplier portals
The supplier portal receives and validates raw-material and parts invoices before posting.
Learn moreMX+ localization
MX+ covers CFDI 4.0, payment complement and DIOT for plant invoicing.
Learn moreNetSuite EPM
NetSuite EPM budgets volume, cost and margin by plant and product line.
Learn moreNetSuite Analytics Warehouse (NSAW)
NetSuite Analytics Warehouse analyzes yield, waste and profitability by product and order.
Learn moreCeligo integrations
Celigo integrates machines, MES and plant systems with NetSuite so production data arrives without manual entry.
Learn moreNetSuite FSM
If you also service the equipment you sell, NetSuite FSM schedules visits, parts and service contracts inside the same ERP.
Learn moreLearn about NetSuite ERP · Implementation services · NetSuite support
Artificial intelligence
AI in Manufacturing
Planning with forecasting
AI over order and consumption history helps propose production and purchase quantities and anticipate shortages.
Cost deviations
You ask why an order cost more than standard and get the comparison of materials, labor and scrap.
Shop floor with queries
The supervisor queries order progress and material shortages without opening several reports.
Questions your team can ask Ask NetSuite
Which work orders are late?
What was the real cost of order 3012 against standard?
Which materials are missing for this week’s production?
Cases and guides
Reading for manufacturing
From rapid growth to controlled growth: the MyM Recubrimientos case
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Portland Leather: more efficient and scalable operations with NetSuite
How Portland Leather scaled its growth with Oracle NetSuite and Efficientix, unifying manufacturing, finance, and warehouse management.
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NetSuite FSM: field service management connected to your ERP
What NetSuite FSM is, how it orders service requests, dispatch and field technicians connected to your ERP, and in which industries it makes sense.
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NetSuite for discrete manufacturing: what it solves
NetSuite for discrete manufacturing improves planning, costs, inventory, and traceability with real-time visibility and agile deployment.
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ERP for Manufacturing in Mexico with Real Control
Read articleFAQ
Questions, answered
Does NetSuite work for discrete and batch manufacturing?
Yes. NetSuite handles bills of materials, routings, work orders, WIP and assemblies. Scope is defined according to your type of process.
How do I know the real production cost?
Work orders record materials, labor and associated expenses, and NetSuite calculates cost per order and per product in real time.
Does it integrate with my machines or plant system?
With Celigo and custom development we integrate MES, machines and plant systems with NetSuite. We evaluate it in the demo.
Can I plan purchasing based on production?
Yes. Materials planning and demand planning calculate needs against the production plan.
How does it cover tax compliance for a Mexican subsidiary?
With MX+ localization: CFDI 4.0, payment complement, DIOT and XML validation inside NetSuite.
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Operating in Mexico?
Does your company have a subsidiary in Mexico?
Run it in the same NetSuite as your U.S. headquarters. MX+ localization brings CFDI 4.0, DIOT and electronic accounting built in, with support in English and Spanish.