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NetSuite for Consultants

By : Peter Ries
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NetSuite for Consultants

By: Peter Ries

Overview of this book

NetSuite For Consultants takes a hands-on approach to help ERP and CRM consultants implement NetSuite quickly and efficiently, as well deepen their understanding of its implementation methodology. During the course of this book, you’ll get a clear picture of what NetSuite is, how it works, and how accounts, support, and updates work within its ecosystem. Understanding what a business needs is a critical first step toward completing any software product implementation, so you'll learn how to write business requirements by learning about the various departments, roles, and processes in the client's organization. Once you've developed a solid understanding of NetSuite and your client, you’ll be able to apply your knowledge to configure accounts and test everything with the users. You’ll also learn how to manage both functional and technical issues that arise post-implementation and handle them like a professional. By the end of this book, you'll have gained the necessary skills and knowledge to implement NetSuite for businesses and get things up and running in the shortest possible time.
Table of Contents (27 chapters)
1
Section 1: The NetSuite Ecosystem, including the Main Modules, Platform, and Related Features
5
Section 2: Understanding the Organization You Will Implement the Solution for
11
Section 3: Implementing an Organization in NetSuite
21
Section 4: Managing Gaps and Integrations
Appendix: My Answers to Self-Assessments

Use case – differences between a wholesale distributor and a software company

To help you understand how two NetSuite clients can differ from each other, let's take a close look at two fictional businesses – Acme Industries from Portland, Oregon, and IntelliChime from New York City.

Acme Industries is a wholesale distributor of hot tubs and related parts and accessories. They mainly purchase their hot tubs from three manufacturers but their parts come from all over the world. They have two main warehouses they distribute from in the Pacific Northwest. They've been in business since the early 1970s, have about 200 employees (all in the Pacific Northwest region), and are currently running the business on the same ERP system they started with way back then. That legacy ERP system runs on AS400 hardware and has green text screens they connect to via terminal software from modern PCs. It's been customized to a certain extent by the in-house IT team, but...