Before the Outsourced Manufacturing feature can be enabled, an administrator must enable prerequisite features, if they are not already enabled. After the prerequisite features are enabled, an administrator can then enable Outsource Manufacturing. To enable Outsourced Manufacturing: Go to Setup > Company > Setup Tasks > Enable Features Ensure that the following features are enabled: Purchase… Continue reading Setting up Outsourced Manufacturing
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Engineering Change Order
The Engineering Change Order feature is part of the Supply Chain Management SuiteApp V4.0. The Engineering Change Order feature lets you generate engineering change order (ECO) records. These records document changes to your Bills of Materials (BOMs) and authorize the implementation of those changes. Using the ECO record, you can list item and bill of materials to be… Continue reading Engineering Change Order
Difference between SetUp Time and Run Time in Manufacturing
The difference between Setup Time and Run Time lies in their purpose and the stage of production they apply to: Setup Time: Definition: The time required to prepare equipment, tools, or materials before starting the actual production process. Purpose: Ensures the machinery and work environment are ready for production. Example: Adjusting a cutting machine to… Continue reading Difference between SetUp Time and Run Time in Manufacturing
Manufacturing Work In Process (WIP)
Manufacturers often use work orders to assemble the materials needed to produce an item. Manufacturing Work In Process lets manufactures track work orders through the production process,from gathering materials, through shop floor assembly, to stocking finished goods.Assembly items built using Manufacturing Work In Process (WIP) are divided into the following processes: 1. Issue Work Order:… Continue reading Manufacturing Work In Process (WIP)
Defining a Manufacturing Charge Item
With Manufacturing Routing and Work Center, when a specific routing operation is recorded, you can use items to define charges for the activity. For example, you can define the hourly cost of activities being performed, and the expense account the charges are logged against. To do so, you must set up the item record to… Continue reading Defining a Manufacturing Charge Item
Cost Categories for Manufacturing
we can create a cost category to use the Manufacturing Routing and Work Center feature. Direct Cost – These costs are calculated when you record time for these items. □ Labor Setup – Cost of time for labor to set up a run For example, this is the cost of paying an employee to set… Continue reading Cost Categories for Manufacturing
Calibrating your FDM 3D printer – Pressure Advance
Orca Slicer includes three approaches for calibrating the pressure advance value. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages. It is important to note that each method has two versions: one for a direct drive extruder and one for a Bowden extruder. Make sure to select the appropriate version for your test. Warning For Marlin:… Continue reading Calibrating your FDM 3D printer – Pressure Advance
Setting WIP Accounts
Navigate to Accounting Preferences Go to Setup > Accounting > Accounting Preferences in your NetSuite dashboard. Access the Items & Transactions Subtab Once in the Accounting Preferences section, click on the Items & Transactions subtab to access the relevant options for WIP account settings. Configure the Default WIP Accounts Set the following accounts to ensure… Continue reading Setting WIP Accounts
Entering an Inventory Adjustment Instead of an Assembly Unbuild
When we need to adjust the inventory without performing a full assembly unbuild, we can do so by following inventory adjustments: Navigate to Inventory Adjustment: Go to Transactions > Inventory > Adjust Inventory in your system. Select Assembly Item: In the Item field, choose the assembly item you want to adjust, such as Assembly Item… Continue reading Entering an Inventory Adjustment Instead of an Assembly Unbuild
Creating Costed Bill of Materials
The Costed Bill of Materials SuiteApp displays the total cost breakdown of an assembly item using the bill of materials revision, routing steps, and costing method. After installing the SuiteApp, Navigate to the Report: Go to Reports > Cost Accounting > Costed Bill of Materials in the NetSuite account. Select Subsidiary: From the Subsidiary dropdown… Continue reading Creating Costed Bill of Materials