I had the pleasure of seeing a demonstration of the Rootstock Software Manufacturing system designed to run within NetSuite ERP. Founder and Manufacturing Systems Veteran, Pat Garrehy, took a prospective client and me through a run of the systems capacities. It was quite impressive. Some key aspects to note:
- Full Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP)
- Multi-level Bill of Materials
- Pat and team’s background and understanding of the manufacturing industry.
- Seamless integration with NetSuite ERP (It looks and smells like NetSuite)
We understand additional capacities are being developed for more advanced manufacturing.
A full article about the software is available for review.
We have clients that have been asking about NetSuite’s Manufacturing capacity and with Rootstock Software, it now can be delivered.
Marty Zigman
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Its a pity that the relationship has not been more fruitful in the UK.
As a Netsuite user for a number of years now we had looked at the Rootstock software as a way of extending the manufacturing capability.
However, after 6 months of trying to get a sensible way forward from both Netsuite and Rootstock we have given up and are now lloking to alternative manufacturing Cloud software as the way forward.
What seemed a partnership with great potential has effectively come to nothing.
Hello Simon,
Can you share more detail? It looks like you were going to implement Rootstock but stopped short unless I misunderstand you. What requirements were not going to be met?
Marty
We were disapointed that according to the development roadmap and discussions with the Netsuite manufacturing team in the US Netsuite were not going to have MRP available for the next few years hence why we looked at Rootstock. We did see a demo of the Rootstock product about 12 months ago and felt that it would likely meet all of our needs.
However, after 6 months of discussions with Rootstock direct and Netsuite direct it seemed that all was not well with the connect between the two parties, Rootstock noted that they would support but not develop their Netsuite offering any further, Netsuite were extremely reluctant to even provide a quote to supply the rootstock product in the UK.
So, given all was clearly not right between the two parties we opted to start our search elsewhere …
Its a shame as it had all the potential for being a good offering with the 2 softwares combined.
Going forward it looks like Rootstock are putting their future efforts into development of their own ERP system.
Hello Simon,
It looks like Rootstock is focusing on it’s work with Financial Force. See this article here:
https://www.enterpriseappstoday.com/supply-chain-management/rootstock-financialforce.com-supply-chain-salesforce.html
In due course, this will bring a formidable functional alternative to NetSuite.
We do hear good things about the evolution of NetSuite’s Advanced Manufacturing module. Yet, the Rootstock solution was very promising. Indeed, I think it makes sense for any NetSuite customer considering complex manufacturing to assess capacities based on shipping and supported software.
Marty
Is Rootstock able to work with NetSuite and are they partners? I am a new user to NetSuite who has had experience with working in a MRP system. From where I stand and what I’m accustomed to working in, NetSuite is no where near being close to having a working MRP system. My company makes engineered to order chemical feed systems and I am struggling to work within NetSuite – their whole format for WIP is very antiquated. If Rootstock can be an enhancement to NetSuite I want to investigate Rootstock further. Rootstock looks just like what I need to do my job effectively.
As discussed in the thread, Rootstock has moved to Financial Force. I don’t believe they are participating now in the NetSuite community.
Two things I see happening in the NetSuite area with Manufacturing:
1) NetSuite Manufacturing is getting stronger.
2) IQity appears to have a good integration which fills out the need for solid MRP as well as Capacity Management.
It looks like you are are discrete manufacturing and job shop should work. I suspect some of the tools around PLM would be helpful in the engineering dimensions of your quoting and build processes.
It would be good to outline the specific concerns you are seeing to assess the options.
Marty