Costed Bill of Materials

The Costed Bill of Materials SuiteApp provides a tool for accurately calculating the total cost of assembling a product. It takes into account various factors such as the bill of materials revision, manufacturing routing, and cost templates utilized. The calculation method involves aggregating the costs of all components involved in the assembly. This SuiteApp offers… Continue reading Costed Bill of Materials

Available To Build

The Available To Build SuiteApp helps manufacturers determine the number of assemblies or number of kits that they can assemble with the current available inventory. The SuiteApp evaluates both end assembly and subassembly components, allowing manufacturers to determine what they can provide to customers. Following are the main capabilities of the Available to Build SuiteApp:… Continue reading Available To Build

Supply 360 SuiteApp

The Supply 360 SuiteApp analyzes component shortages across work orders based on location and date filters. The SuiteApp also lets you view planned supplies of any shorted component. Following are the main features of the Supply 360 SuiteApp: Provides an overview of the total numbers of work orders, components, and assemblies that have insufficient inventory… Continue reading Supply 360 SuiteApp

Manufacturing Routing Costing

Time Updates and Costing When time is logged against an operation task for an assembly, NetSuite uses this time to calculate costs associated with the assembly. For example, when completion time is logged against an operation task, NetSuite generates the following accounting entries:   Account Formula CR Labor Rate x Resources x Hours DR WIP… Continue reading Manufacturing Routing Costing

How to Enable Basic Manufacturing Features

Scenario How to enable the basic manufacturing features. Solution If the Basic Manufacturing module is provisioned in the account, the administrator may enable the following features: Assembly Item Records.  Go to Setup > Company > Setup Tasks > Enable Features. Click the Items & Inventory subtab. Check the Assembly Items box. Check the Inventory box. Click Save. Assembly Work Orders:  Go to… Continue reading How to Enable Basic Manufacturing Features

Manufacturing Setup and Process

Setup Enable Features  Assembly Item Creation  BOM Creation- Requires enabling Advanced BOM feature. If this feature is not enabled, Legacy Bom can be used.  BOM Revisions creation Manufacturing charge Items  Manufacturing cost template  Work Center  Manufacturing Routing    Process  WO without WIP    Create WO without WIP  Status- Planned, Released, Built  Click on Build button… Continue reading Manufacturing Setup and Process

Manufacturing Modules

Manufacturing Modules   NetSuite Manufacturing WIP & Routings Cloud Service – Manufacturing Work in Progress  NetSuite Work Orders and Assemblies Cloud Service – Light Manufacturing    Light Manufacturing provides basic manufacturing features- WO, Assembly Items . Manufacturing WIP module provides features like Manufacturing Routing, Manufacturing Cost Templates etc .

Introduction to molding – Casting

Casting is a manufacturing process in which molten material, like metal, is poured into a mold and allowed to harden. Once solidified, the mold is broken or ejected to retrieve the casting. This method enables the production of intricate and complex components with specific properties.  How Does Casting Differ From Injection Molding? Casting and injection… Continue reading Introduction to molding – Casting

Introduction to molding – Extrusion molding

What is Extrusion Molding Extrusion moulding is used to form plastic or metal materials into a pre-defined shape. During the process, the material is melted and pushed through an extrusion moulding machine, forming a long, tube-like shape or rod. This is cooled and cut to the required length. Often, extrusion moulding plastic products created in… Continue reading Introduction to molding – Extrusion molding

Introduction to molding – Thermoforming

What is Thermoforming? Thermoforming is a plastic manufacturing process that involves heating a plastic sheet and forming it using a mold to specific shapes. The shaped plastic then gets cooled down and trimmed to result in the finished part. The process is executed using a thermoforming machine to heat and stretch the pliable thermoplastic sheet over the… Continue reading Introduction to molding – Thermoforming