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NetSuite, Configured for the Shop Floor

Our iQ CPQ configurator handles complex products for 700+ manufacturers. Our consultants have built work orders, not just read about them.

OUR APPROACH

Manufacturing gets fixed on the floor, not in the module list.

Production, quoting, inventory, and the implementation itself are where mid-market manufacturers lose the most time. Here's what changes in each when NetSuite is built around how the work actually moves.

  1. PRODUCTION

    The floor and the ERP disagree.

    Schedules live in spreadsheets and WIP is tracked by hand, so a delivery date means a walk to the floor.

    How We Solve It

    A tablet on the line captures every operation as it happens, with work-order routing, WIP, and capacity scheduling on Gantt views.

  2. QUOTING

    Configured products take days to quote.

    Engineers build quotes in Excel, and pricing errors don't surface until the order hits production.

    How We Solve It

    iQ CPQ quotes configured products in minutes — a rules-driven configurator 700+ manufacturers use, native to both NetSuite and Salesforce.

  3. INVENTORY

    MRP is running on stale numbers.

    Raw materials sit in one system, finished goods in another, and WIP in nobody's.

    How We Solve It

    One live inventory across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods, with demand-driven MRP and multi-location DRP behind it.

  4. THE BUILD

    The last ERP project is why you're wary.

    You've outgrown QuickBooks, but an 18-month implementation that blows the budget isn't an upgrade.

    How We Solve It

    LUXSmart adapts six phases to manufacturing complexity — core financials in about three months, manufacturing with integrations in three to nine.

No templates. We start where the work happens.

Our consultants have built work orders, not just read about them. We scope the build against your routings, your BOMs, and your quoting rules — then the same senior team runs it through go-live.

Get a Manufacturing Assessment

A 30-minute review of how your floor actually runs. No pitch.

Testimonial 1 of 2: Mike Powell

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We were able to use the matrix to ensure a rules-based quoting process that allows for flexibility and real-time adjustments as we discuss equipment options with customers.

Mike Powell

Software Specialist · Hydro-Chem

Shop Floor Control

A more connected foundation for growing manufacturers

  • Control production without the complexity

    Get real production control without an enterprise-sized system to babysit. Work Orders & Assemblies handles multi-level BOMs, assembly builds, and routing, and moves parts between locations with transfer orders, right-sized for a mid-market shop.

  • Command every step on the floor

    When you need a hand on every operation, Advanced Manufacturing is the deep end: finite and infinite capacity scheduling, full work-order management, and shop-floor control from a tablet right on the line.

  • Plan on live data, not spreadsheets

    Stop planning off last week's numbers. MRP reads your BOMs and live sales, generates the purchase and work orders for you, and recalculates lead times and safety stock as the picture changes.

  • Catch defects before they ship

    Build the checks into the work instead of catching problems at the dock. Quality Management sets inspection plans with pass/fail criteria, collects results in-process, and tracks non-conformances so issues surface early.

  • Keep the line fed

    Materials show up when the line needs them. Supply Chain & Procurement runs RFQs, blanket POs, and contracts, manages vendors and multi-location planning, and automates procure-to-pay, including the work you outsource.

  • Close the books with confidence

    Month-end stops being a guessing game. Financial Management brings manufacturing cost accounting, revenue management, and a clean close together, with multi-subsidiary and multi-currency support and dashboards that update as you go.

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YOUR NEXT STEP

Let's map your manufacturing build before you buy a license.

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Before You Choose a Manufacturing NetSuite Partner

The main options are Work Orders & Assemblies for mid-market production, WIP & Routing for growing operations, and Advanced Manufacturing for complex or enterprise needs. Working with a partner who knows the difference saves you months — we'll recommend the right module on the first call.

Yes. NetSuite is purpose-built for mid-market manufacturers, not financials with a manufacturing add-on bolted on. The proof is in the usage — 700+ manufacturers run iQ CPQ, with real-time shop-floor data and MRP on live data.

Advanced Manufacturing is the most feature-rich module: finite capacity scheduling, advanced work-order management, and a shop-floor tablet application. It's best for companies that need detailed control over every production step.

Yes. MRP uses demand data, BOMs, and lead times to determine production timing and stock levels, and it generates planned purchase orders and work orders automatically. Running MRP on live data means you're planning against what's actually happening, not last month's export.

iQ CPQ is a rules-driven configurator for complex, configured products, available as a NetSuite SuiteApp and a Salesforce app. It eliminates manual quoting in Excel and enforces pricing logic at the system level — 700+ manufacturers use it to quote configured products in minutes, not days.

Core financials go live in about 3 months; manufacturing with integrations and shop floor usually runs 3 to 9 months. The drivers are location count, BOM complexity, integration count, and data-migration scope — we'll give you a specific timeline during discovery.

Yes. You get global inventory visibility regardless of where products are in production, with vendor-location management and DRP for multi-location planning. Manage external production like it's your own — one view of inventory, regardless of who's building it.

Failed implementations are common, and they're fixable. We specialize in getting derailed manufacturing projects back on track — we'll assess where things stand and own the fix from there.

The Real Bottleneck Usually Isn't on the Production Line.

It's often buried in planning, inventory, scheduling, or disconnected systems. Let's find it together.

We needed a smarter and easier way to quote. Our previous quoting process — if you could call it that — was reliant on Excel and prone to errors.

Dave PresleyPresident · Hydro-Chem