Introducing NetSuite:

The Go-To Choice for Integrated, End-to-End Manufacturing Management

NetSuite offers a comprehensive cloud-based ERP platform that helps manufacturers meet demanding customer expectations with unique capabilities to integrate everything from procurement and production to order fulfillment and financials. Its integrated suite centralizes and provides real-time production, inventory, order, shipping, and revenue management visibility. By using a unified system, manufacturers can be more agile and reduce their time to market, moving from initial contract signoff and creation through order processing, pick/pack/ship, to closing the books and collecting cash.

PRODUCTION & WORK ORDER MANAGEMENT
✓ Define detailed routings and bills of materials (BOMs), including revisions, to guide production processes.
✓ Schedule work orders dynamically, factoring in material availability, capacity constraints, and component yields.
DEMAND & SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING
✓ Implement demand planning and MRP techniques to optimize material procurement and inventory levels.
✓ Maintain visibility into supplier performance and lead times for proactive sourcing.
INVENTORY CONTROL & WAREHOUSING
✓ Track inventory in real-time across multiple locations and warehouses.
✓ Utilize barcode scanning and other mobile capabilities within Manufacturing Mobile for efficient warehouse operations.
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
✓ Establish inspection plans, define pass/fail criteria, and generate inspection certificates for quality control.
✓ Track inspection results, non-conformances, and associated certificates to drive continuous improvement.
SHOP FLOOR CONTROL
✓ Capture real-time production data using work-in-progress (WIP) tracking and backflushing.
✓ Manage labor hours and equipment usage for accurate cost analysis.
PROCUREMENT & VENDOR MANAGEMENT
✓ Automate the procure-to-pay process, enhancing supplier collaboration and streamlining purchase orders.
✓ Leverage vendor performance metrics for continuous evaluation and improvement.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT & COSTING
✓ Gain a unified view of financials directly connected to manufacturing operations.
✓ Calculate accurate product costs, understanding true profitability based on materials, labor, and overhead.
SALES & ORDER MANAGEMENT
✓ Centralize sales orders, production, and shipping for greater order-to-cash efficiency, including made-to-order capabilities with work order generation.
✓ Enable accurate quoting and available-to-promise (ATP) calculations, considering real-time inventory, production schedules, and made-to-order lead times.

Core Functionalities of NetSuite:

For Manufacturing Industry

Core Functionalities of NetSuite:

For the Health and Beauty Industry

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
● Simplify complex product formulas with accurate component tracking & cost calculations. ● Optimize inventory levels with trustworthy forecasts, preventing stockouts and spoilage with proactive expiry management.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
● Streamline the entire product lifecycle from R&D to launch with centralized project management and real-time visibility. ● Plan, execute, and track multi-channel marketing campaigns with integrated budgeting, scheduling and performance tracking.
INTEGRATED E-COMMERCE AND POS
● Manage orders across online, retail, and wholesale channels on a unified platform. ● Build a stunning online store optimized for any device with SuiteCommerce, with robust B2C and B2B functionalities.
CRM AND CUSTOMER LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
● Consolidate customer data from all touchpoints to personalize marketing and deliver exceptional service. ● Manage all social media interactions directly within NetSuite and use the insights gathered to create targeted marketing campaigns.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
● Free your finance team from routine tasks like accounts payable and accounts receivable and ensure revenue is recognized accurately and on time. ● Go global without giving yourself a compliance headache.
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND QUALITY ASSURANCE
● Meet the strictest industry regulations by tracking your inventory of products with lot, batch, or serial numbers. ● Keep detailed records of quality control operations, certifications, and compliance documents with centralized document management.
SUPPLY CHAIN AND VENDOR MANAGEMENT
● Streamline communication and collaboration with suppliers through efficient purchase order management and real-time inventory visibility. ● Accurately track and manage landed costs for imported goods and ensure compliance with global trade regulations.
HUMAN RESOURCES AND WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT
● Simplify HR tasks with employee self-service portals for timekeeping, leave requests, and paystubs. ● Automate payroll processing for efficient and accurate payments.

Challenges NetSuite Solved for the Manufacturing Industry

Disconnected systems and spreadsheets.

Inability to accurately track inventory levels in real-time.

Difficulty adapting production schedules to changes in demand or supply chain disruptions.

Lack of standardized quality procedures and difficulty tracking defects.

Inefficient communication and manual purchase order processes.

Inaccurate product costing due to the inability to link costs across procurement, production, and overhead.

Lack of real-time visibility into production processes and inventory status.

Limited scalability and flexibility to accommodate growth and changing business needs.

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The NetSuite Stairway for Manufacturing

The NetSuite Stairway approach consists of the following five steps that are designed to slowly and effectively transform your manufacturing business:

1. Establish

Create a foundational, cloud-based platform that unifies financials, inventory management, production planning, and shop floor control to eliminate fragmented systems and provide a single source of truth for your manufacturing operations.

2. Elevate

Expand the platform to include quality management, supply chain optimization, and warehouse management to strengthen control over product quality, improve supply chain visibility, and streamline warehouse operations.

3. Expand

Improve production efficiency and flexibility with advanced manufacturing features like work order management and routing. Integrate demand forecasting for more accurate material planning and to reduce inventory costs.

4. Accelerate

Optimize manufacturing operations by leveraging real-time production data, machine integration (IoT), and advanced scheduling capabilities. Improve on-time delivery by increasing resource utilization and enhancing overall decision-making.

5. Dominate

Achieve complete visibility and control over the manufacturing process. Implement predictive analytics and obtain actionable insights. Enable the ability to quickly adapt and outperform the competition while meeting changing market demands.

The NetSuite Stairway for the Health and Beauty Industry

The NetSuite Stairway offers a step-by-step approach for Health and Beauty companies to overcome industry-specific challenges and maximize growth.

1. Establish

Unify your entire food chain with a single, cloud-based platform for financials, inventory, orders, and production control. Gain clear visibility across your operation, ensuring compliance and optimizing profitability.

2. Elevate

Empower your people with centralized scheduling, payroll, and performance management. Drive project profitability with complete visibility and insightful cost tracking, identifying trends and areas for improvement.

3. Expand

Win more business by ending complexities with integrated online ordering and automated billing. Streamline logistics, eliminate manual processes, and redirect resources from tactical tasks to grow your business.

4. Accelerate

Ensure more accurate inventory tracking, more efficient production scheduling, and more profitable demand prediction. Create lifetime customers with hyper-personalized marketing campaigns that deliver what your customers want, what they asked for.

5. Dominate

Focus on leading your industry, not managing the technology, and exploring new business possibilities, knowing that you never have to worry about the foundation. Scale as you need, only when you need, to take advantage of market demand, one delicious dish at a time.

Why Choose StellarGrade to Get the Most Out of NetSuite for Your Manufacturing Industry

Deep NetSuite Expertise

Our consultants understand NetSuite's core capabilities and how they address the specific manufacturing challenges. We take a granular approach to system configuration, providing automation and optimization for production scheduling, inventory buffers, quality control, and much more.

Streamlined Manufacturing Workflows

Manufacturing Expertise: We know food and beverage production processes forward and backward and how NetSuite can be tailored to address them -streamlining demand planning, recipe & BOM management, lot traceability, regulatory compliance, and other critical facets of your operation.

Strategic Vision

Our role is long-term, not transactional. We see ourselves as your strategic partners, offering guidance on leveraging NetSuite as your needs evolve, ensuring that NetSuite is always an enabler of your growth objectives.

Comprehensive Training and Ongoing Support

Our mission is to ensure your team understands and fully uses NetSuite's capabilities. Therefore, we'll not only teach them how to use its features, but how NetSuite works as a manufacturing solution. And, of course, we'll always be on hand to offer ongoing support, troubleshooting, and strategies for dealing with the challenges you've never confronted before.

Cost-Effective Solution

Our unparalleled manufacturing expertise ensures lightning-fast, accurate custom NetSuite implementations, enabling you to go live as quickly as possible seamlessly and painlessly. Thanks to our ability to recommend optimal, scalable solutions -keeping your needs and budget in mind- you'll never get pressured into a costly overhaul down the line.

StellarGrade: Your Health & Beauty NetSuite Success Partner

Deep NetSuite Expertise

Our team of NetSuite consultants and developers understand the health & beauty industry. This means the NetSuite implementation at your business isn’t just about flipping the switch on another piece of software. It’s about tailoring, optimizing, and getting the most out of the system.

Streamlined Workflows

We configure NetSuite to streamline your unique workflows. Whether it’s managing the inventory juggling of multiple product lines, keeping top of compliance issues facing industry players, or whatever, NetSuite is tailored to remove operational roadblocks and add business agility. This means you can spend less time figuring out how to run the day-to-day and more time growing and innovating.

Long-Term Partnership

Whereas some vendor-client relationships might be a transaction, a deal, etc., StellarGrade views itself as entering a long-term partnership with clients. That means after the implementation, we offer continuous growth strategy and refinement of your NetSuite environment.

Comprehensive Training and Support

The promise of business transformation through implementing a new ERP system sounds swell until it’s time to flip the switch and actually start using the thing. To ease fears, finalize the NetSuite transition, and help people use the software effectively, StellarGrade provides comprehensive training and ongoing support. Empower your team with the knowledge and skills they need to use NetSuite to advance your business.

Cost-Effective Solution

Lastly, ROI should account for every dollar for any company, particularly new or smaller companies. It starts with understanding the financial pressures you face and the need to get the most from your investment. That’s why StellarGrade ensures you get the most out of your NetSuite investment, as much as possible optimizing your ROI while having a thorough understanding of the necessity of controlling costs.

Key Benefits

Implementing NetSuite through StellarGrade offers several key benefits for your service company:

Improved Efficiency

NetSuite streamlines and automates key aspects of your business, enhancing decision-making visibility and resource optimization, leading to improved efficiency and profitability.

Comprehensive Solutions

NetSuite’s integrated applications cover financial management, project and resource management, customer relationship management, and more, providing an end-to-end solution for your organization.

Anytime, Anywhere Access

With NetSuite’s cloud-based platform, you can access your business information online and via mobile devices, allowing your team to work flexibly and efficiently, regardless of location.

Cost-Effectiveness

NetSuite’s subscription model eliminates the need for expensive hardware maintenance and upgrade costs. The latest software enhancements are applied automatically, and customizations carry over with each upgrade.

Customizability

NetSuite’s SuiteCloud allows for easy customization of the platform to meet your unique business needs, ensuring a tailored solution that fits your organization perfectly.

StellarGrade’s Approach

StellarGrade’s Approach

At StellarGrade, we are experts in implementing NetSuite for service companies. Our team has deep industry knowledge and experience, ensuring that we understand your specific pain points and requirements. We work closely with you to tailor NetSuite’s features and functionalities to your business, providing a seamless and efficient implementation process.

NetSuite Datasheets / White Papers

PDF: Pathway to Success: Leading Practices for Health and Beauty

FAQ

    • Its open API suite design allows easy integration with industry-specific systems like floor control, CAD / CAE software, and Product Life Management tools. This eliminates information silos and provides a single data flow

    • NetSuite, as a cloud-based solution, can grow to match your company. It is designed for increasing capacity and user numbers or transaction loads as your production scales up

    • NetSuite has robust BOM management, including multi-level BOMs and revision-controlled BOMs that accurately reflect the manufacturing process.

    • Yes. NetSuite can handle a variety of production methods (e.g., make-to-order, make-to-stock, assemble-to-order) and appropriately generate work orders with scheduling.

Power Up your Manufacturing with NetSuite and StellarGrade

Ready to unlock the full potential of NetSuite for your health & beauty business? StellarGrade isn’t just a NetSuite partner; we’re your industry champions, dedicated to transforming your operations and driving growth. Click here for a consultation and discover the StellarGrade difference!

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