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How to Handle Remaining SO Qty When Linked Special-Order WO Was Built Short?
Issue Description We have a sales order line that was only partially fulfilled, but the linked special-order Work Order was created and built for only the partial quantity. The remaining sales order quantity is now effectively stranded because NetSuite will not allow us to create another special-order Work Order for the…
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Best practice for project costing in a modular manufacturing business
I've just started working for a Modular construction business that is experiencing rapid growth. A couple of years ago, they implemented NetSuite (moving from Xero) and its been designed for a small construction business. I'm an accountant with just enough systems knowledge to be dangerous, so I've been told 😉 I've worked…
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Work Order Close posting a Production Price/Quantity Variance split that doesn't match NetSuite's ow
Hi Gurus, Hoping someone here has run into this. We're on Standard Costing with an Assembly item and the Production Price Variance / Production Quantity Variance posted at Work Order Close doesn't reconcile with the formulas in NetSuite's own Help Center article ("Assembly Build Production Cost Variances"). Would love a…
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Need fixed operation cost in work order completion
Hi Team, I am looking to configure a Manufacturing Routing where the labor/operation costs are fixed per unit, rather than calculated based on labor hours or run time. Requirement: I have a routing with 6 operations. Regardless of how long the operation takes, I need the cost to be a fixed dollar amount per unit produced.…
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How to create a single Pick Task for multiple Work Orders?
Hello, In WMS, we can create a Wave which has multiple Pick Tasks so multiple SO's can be picked at the same time. How can we achieve the same with Work Order Pick Tasks? As an example, two Work Orders need the same blue widget component. We want the warehouse to pick the blue widgets for the two work orders simultaneously…
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NSC | Fixing Component Inventory Issues After Deleting Work Orders and Work Order Completions
Scenario A manufacturing team deletes a Work Order (WO) and Work Order Completion (WOC) after assemblies were already completed and transferred. After the deletion, inventory balances become incorrect, including: negative lot quantities missing component inventory mismatched on-hand balances between locations or bins The…
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NSC | Why Active BOM Revisions Still Appear Outside Their Effective Dates
Scenario A manufacturing team notices that multiple BOM Revisions appear as selectable on a Work Order even when: the revision End Date has already passed the revision Start Date has not yet begun This creates confusion because users expect only currently effective revisions to appear in the Revision dropdown. Solution In…
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NSC | Why the Second Work Order Completion Shows No GL Impact After Additional Component Issues
Scenario A user is working with a Work Order in Average Costing and notices this sequence: Work Order Issue 1 is entered for quantity 1 Work Order Completion 1 is entered for quantity 1 and posts GL impact Work Order Issue 2 is entered for the remaining components Work Order Completion 2 is entered for quantity 1, but no…
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Manufacturing task scheduler
Does anyone have any good alternatives to the native Netsuite manufacturing task scheduler? See screenshot below from my demo account. This one is ok but when you drag and drop a task change it doesn't update subassembly workorders accordingly. It also doesn't show the connection between work orders and their subassembly…
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Average Cost Issue: Partial Work Order Completion Causing Incorrect COGS on Period Close
Hi Everyone, I am facing a costing issue in NetSuite Manufacturing while using Average Costing and would appreciate your guidance. Scenario: Work Order created for 5 quantity Work Order Issue done for all 5 qty on 29-Jan-2026 Work Order Completion done for 2 qty on 30-Jan-2026 A Sales Order and Item Fulfillment was created…