I highly recommend NetSuite. It provides everything a manufacturer, no matter how big or little, might want. With NetSuite, we have room to expand as we progress. We're currently still using manual stock counts but are making moves toward a barcode scanning system.

Our firm outgrew QuickBooks, which was the business challenge that NetSuite addressed. Consequently, we are currently focused on becoming proficient in NetSuite as soon as possible. As a result, I am spending a lot of time teaching and creating systems for use by other salespeople.

Estimating the cost of an assembly by looking only at the BOM. The most up-to-date information must be calculated and made available. It's simple to figure out the gross margin. Our earnings are based on a margin, and the numbers shift during the day.

Since I have experience in implementing ERPs, it was fairly easy to implement and train the personnel, after a few months the company runs smoothly and with great KPIs.

- It was very standardized and easy to implement in the company once we know what we needed - Specific modules help you focus on the company's needs - Data Management is robust, allowing to have a clean Data Base - Oracle provides an excellent customer service - We didn't need many it specialists to implement the ERP

- Price is high - Being standardized not allow for much customization - Sometimes adding another module is difficult because the tools is a little strict - Tool is weak for specialized industries such a manufacturer, warehouse and specialized technical business.

Currently, we use NetSuite in all areas of our organization which are finance, inventory, ordering, production, marketing and sales, plus the e-commerce website. I like that everything is integrated and the reports are updated in real time and the dashboard indicators have been a great help in decision making. The dashboard reminders are a great help for me to monitor everything that is going on (or not going well) in our organization. For problem solving, it's simpler with NetSuite. The cloud-based solution has saved me a lot of time without having to sustain servers, workstations or computers. Adding users or workstations only requires Internet access.

Most of the items we make are combinations of other items we own and it effectively handles them during all phases, using different unit types and updates for stock tracking. The way stock is allocated to these products is very accurate. All components work optimally and there is no need to update any component to get accurate information. It started out as a finance package, so I think that remains the main virtue of the software.

A simple POS store option should be feasible to use without purchasing an additional expensive component that is designed for companies with multiple branches. The ordering system could be simplified by adding a "Print or Invoice" button to the order completion screen. Archived searches and customized reports could be useful for those who are not computer or programming savvy.

Our experience was shocking. A whole year wasted on implementation and it seems like the whole of Netsuite is a merry go round of staff movement. The whole team changed and left a total mess. They couldn't even get the maths on the invoices to add up.

The sales team sold us the dream - integration, time saving, upgrade all areas of the business to be more efficient.

The system doesn't match any of the promises made. It's slow, clunky, long winded and not user friendly.