With Netsuite’s 2023.1 Release right around the corner, Netsuite is ending support for its Legacy Bill of Materials module. While business critical issues will continue to be addressed and resolved, new feature developments will no longer include Legacy Bill of Materials. As a result, Netsuite recommends migrating to Netsuite’s Advanced Bill of Materials. To be clear, immediate migration to Advanced Bill of Materials is not necessary, but you may be thinking of making the change in the near future. You may also be wondering how Advanced Bill of Materials compares to Legacy Bill of Materials, and what impacts to data you should be aware of.

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Successful inventory management is a key component in any business, and understanding the challenges and opportunities in this space is critical to developing successful and impactful processes. One of the challenges in this space with regard to Netsuite has been how to effectively manage inventory that should not be sold, or inventory that can be sold but should otherwise be segregated based on specific attributes. Traditionally, part of the challenge is how to prevent this inventory from being allocated to sales orders or how to track inventory items that share the same item number in Netsuite but may have small differences such as packaging.

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The Vendor Payment Installments feature offers a systemic way to manage vendor bills in several installments. In addition to facilitating a systemic process, the feature also allows you to view aging for each installment based on its due date which is helpful in providing visibility on upcoming bills. In this blog, we’ll walk through the fairly straightforward setup process as well as provide a few considerations you may want to think about as you decide whether to enable this feature.  

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Whether you’re starting a new Netsuite WMS implementation or are still considering your options, you’ll likely have questions on different Netsuite WMS functionality and configuration. This series ofblogs will seek to answer some of those questions by looking at Netsuite WMS functions and corresponding record types from an implementation perspective. We’ll look at what these functions are used for, and how they can impact warehouse operations. In this blog, we’ll explore the zone concept and how it is used by Netsuite WMS.  

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One of the most important Netsuite metric is your monthly transaction line use. Your transaction line use directly impacts yourNetsuite service tier because of how Netsuite’s service tiers scale with use. Simply put, the more transaction lines you use, the higher your service tier will be. For this reason, it’s critical to have a clear understanding of the distribution of transaction lines across the types of transactions you create. Understanding this data can help youidentify opportunities to reducetransaction use and can have a tangible impact on financial costs relating to your Netsuite service tier. In this blog we’ll look at what tools are available for monitoring transaction line usage and provide a use case for reducing usage if you have standard costing enabled.  

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We continue our Netsuite WMS series by discussing the bin concept and how bins are used to drive warehouse activities from an implementation perspective. Whether you are in the process of a WMS implementation, or are considering your options, it is important to put consideration behind your bin design. If you haven’t already, make sure to check out our blog on WMS zones and how they interact with bins. Understanding both concepts is critical to successfully implementing zones and bins as you go live with your chosen WMS. 

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In a previous blog, I covered the order release process through the Netsuite WMS wave release feature. The feature comes standard with Netsuite’s warehouse management software and among its toolset provides several options to specify how warehouse pickers should pick assigned orders. If you’re considering Netsuite WMS, or perhaps already use it, you may want to know the different methods available to pick orders and how they differ. If so, this blog is for you! Let’s jump right in and see what’s available in Netsuite WMS.  

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Netsuite’s PackStation application offers a way to re-print important documents through the mobile UI on the go. In most cases, mobile warehouse operators are able to quickly reprint documents right from the handheld. However, there may be occasions where this may not be possible or where an alternative may be desired. An alternative option is to print the document through the Netsuite UI, and the process is fairly straightforward. In addition to printing documents through the Netsuite UI, you are also able to send documents straight through the PrintNode connection out to the warehouse. Let’s take a look at both options.

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During your WMS PackStation implementation, you may have noticed your packages have autogenerated numbers. Generally, those autogenerated packages follow the numbering scheme of sales order # + some number. In most cases, the default numbering scheme will suffice for most customers. However, as with most settings in Netsuite, this can be customized based on business requirements.  

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In today’s competitive e-commerce environment, promotions can make all the difference. Managing effective promotions can help drive sales and increase customer satisfaction. After all, who doesn’t like a good deal? A customer is more likely to make a purchase when they see a savings opportunity, and Netsuite’s SuitePromotions can help incentivize customers to spend more by offering stackable promotions, best offer, and free shipping, to name a few features. We’ll take a brief look and learn how to set up a promotion using the SuitePromotions feature in Netsuite.

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