Outsourcing Production
NetSuite enables customers to outsource their manufacturing efforts to vendors. Customers can outsource from either a purchase order or from a work order.
To outsource production from a purchase order:
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Go to Transactions > Purchases > Enter Purchase Order.
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On the Purchase Order page, in the Custom Form field, select the Standard Outsourced Purchase Order.
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Select the outsourcing Vendor.
The Subsidiary field is populated.
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Complete the remaining fields.
For more information, see Entering a Purchase Order.
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On the Items subtab, click Items.
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From the Assembly list, select the outsource item.
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Select the outsourcing Location.
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In the Item field, select the item charge. For example, Bike Production Charge.
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Enter the Item Quantity.
NetSuite automatically completes the Rate, Amount, and Production Dates fields, but you can modify the values.
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Select the Bill of Materials.
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Select the Bill of Materials Revision.
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Click Add.
Continue to add lines based on what you are building in-house, and what you are outsourcing.
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To automatically create work order, check the Create WO box.
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Click Save.
After you save the purchase order, a link to the new work order appears on the Items subtab.
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Click the Work Order number link to display the work orders details.
The Outsourcing subtab displays the following outsourcing information:
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A checked outsourced box denotes that this order is outsourced
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The vendor name
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Outsourcing charge type
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A link to the original purchase order
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You can also click the Create WO link to let NetSuite automatically create a work order.
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On Purchase Order page, click Receive.
On the Item Receipt page, you can receive all the items, or some of the items.
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On the Items subtab, in the To Location field, select where you want to receive the final product.
Note:NetSuite automatically creates an Inventory Transfer and not a Transfer Order.
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Click Save.
NetSuite creates assembly build transactions for the received number of items.
Click an Assembly Build link to review assembly build details.