A NetSuite Actual Gross Profit Solution – eXtendJobs

Introduction Have you ever found yourself puzzled over NetSuite’s lack of Gross Profit Tracking? Working with so many clients that faced this same dilemma, we found ourselves wrestling with a clean way to derive gross profit from a group of sales and purchase transactions. Many of our clients have high transaction volumes requiring drop ship […]
eXtendOrders – Demo for Promo Distributors: multi-vendor item use-case

Introduction In this video, we are demonstrating our eXtendOrders custom order configurator. This use-case video shows how a promotional products distributor can efficiently enter a sales order for custom goods with all applicable decoration information where multiple vendors are required to produce a finished product. Give it a watch and see how fast the NetSuite […]
NetSuite Promo User Event at the 2023 PPAI EXPO

This week, PPAI has announced a brand new event at the 2023 EXPO in Las Vegas that is sponsored by Oracle NetSuite. On Monday January 9th, PPAI is hosting the inaugural NetSuite Promo User group This unique event will allow companies that are running, implementing or evaluating the NetSuite platform to network, gain insights and learn […]
eXtendMobile Use-case Demo: Tracking Time Against NetSuite Sales Orders

Introduction Recently, we were approached by one of our existing clients (a promotional products supplier) that was looking to capture production times from their warehouse and production floor via our mobile application. Since they do not leverage NetSuite work order transactions, they needed to be able to capture those data points against a sales order. […]
5 ERP Implementation Lessons from the Barry-Roubaix

Introduction On March 26, 2022, I participated in my first Barry-Roubaix gravel bike race. This race is known as the world’s largest gravel road race. The name “Barry-Roubaix” was selected as a reference to the famous spring classic Paris-Roubaix professional cycling race held in France. The Barry-Roubaix event has been held yearly in Barry County, Michigan and […]
Data Aggregation vs. Data Integration in the Promotional Products Industry

Introduction Anyone working in the promotional products business long enough at some point comes to realize the inherent complexities of producing creative, custom products (i.e. anything you want on anything you wish) for end buyers. When you consider the low barrier of entry to become a distributor, its no wonder why attempting to digitally transform […]
How to Use NetSuite Advanced Approvals With Email & PDF Templates

Enabling Advanced Approvals within NetSuite Email & PDF Templates Our clients have ben asking how they can obtain a simple acknowledgement or approval from their trading partners on transactions and custom records. Sometimes they need to get approvals for a sales order from their customer. Other times, they could be seeking an acknowledgement of a […]
Eliminate Item Fulfillment Headaches in NetSuite

Managing order fulfillment in NetSuite often presents unique challenges, especially when handling high transaction volumes, multiple shipping locations, or complex requirements. In this article, we’ll walk you through how to troubleshoot NetSuite item fulfillment errors and optimize your process, from addressing multi-address orders to overcoming limitations in native CSV imports. With our solutions, you’ll be […]
NetSuite’s automation capabilities: Your next best new hire

Introduction I’ve mentioned in several of my recent blog articles that in addition to being recognized as the leading cloud ERP platform, NetSuite is also a powerful development platform as well. The power lies in how the software was architected which enables end-users to build their own ad-hoc reports via saved searches. It also gives users […]
Simplifying the Tracking & Management of Royalties

Introduction This article is relevant if you need to easily manage liabilities for royalty payments to your customers and/or third-parties. A use-case for royalties that we frequently see is when goods being sold are customer-owned items. When an item is customer-owned, it holds no value on the books but requires that the quantities are properly […]