# NetSuite Manufacturing Mobile: shop floor work orders and requirements > Source: https://netray.co/erp-help/netsuite-manufacturing-mobile-suiteapp-work-orders-shop-floor > Publisher: Netray (netray.co), AI and integration engineering for ERP and manufacturing systems. > Section: ERP Help ## Short answer NetSuite Manufacturing Mobile is a tablet and phone interface that lets operators view assigned work orders and operations, report quantities and issue or complete work against them without sitting at a desktop. It depends on NetSuite's Manufacturing features being enabled and on roles, work centers and routing being set up correctly. ## Kind how-to ## System netsuite ## Erp Oracle NetSuite ## Module Manufacturing Mobile / Shop Floor ## Query netsuite manufacturing mobile suite app ## Alternate Queries - netsuite manufacturing mobile - netsuite shop floor app work orders - netsuite manufacturing mobile requirements ## Applies To Oracle NetSuite accounts with Manufacturing (Work Orders and Assemblies). Routing, work centers and manufacturing operation tasks are required for operation-level reporting. Check your edition and release for the current scope. ## Steps ### How to get shop floor work orders onto a mobile device **Items:** - Confirm Manufacturing features are enabled under Setup > Company > Enable Features, including Work Orders, Assemblies and Manufacturing Routing and Work Centers. - Install the Manufacturing Mobile SuiteApp or enable the feature through your NetSuite administrator, following Oracle's current instructions for your release. - Create Manufacturing Work Centers and Manufacturing Routings so each assembly has operations with a work center and a run rate. - Create a role for shop floor staff with only the permissions they need to view work orders, record completions and report time, and assign it to operators. - Release work orders so manufacturing operation tasks exist for the operators to see. - Sign in on the tablet with the shop floor role, open an assigned operation, start it, and report quantity completed or scrap. - Check the resulting Work Order Completion and Work Order Issue records on the desktop to confirm inventory and cost moved correctly. - Pilot with one work center for a week before rolling out to the plant. ## Sections ### What it does well **Body:** The mobile experience removes paper travelers and walk-backs to a terminal. Operators see only the operations assigned to their work center, report progress as it happens, and the planner sees status in NetSuite without waiting for end-of-shift entry. It fits discrete manufacturers who already use routings and want operation-level visibility without buying a separate MES. ### What it requires **Body:** Data quality decides success. Without routings, work centers and accurate run times, the mobile screen has nothing useful to show. Backflush settings on components also determine whether materials issue automatically on completion. Plan the role design carefully. Shop floor users should not have access to financial records, and a role that is too narrow will block basic transactions with a permission error. ### Where it falls short **Body:** It is not a full MES. Machine integration, detailed genealogy, electronic work instructions, statistical process control and offline operation usually need additional tools or customisation. Check each against your needs. Network matters too. If the plant has poor Wi-Fi, operators will fall back to batch entry, which defeats real-time status. ### Rolling it out **Body:** - Start with one product family, clean its routing and bill of materials, and train operators on the three actions they need: start, report, finish. Review the desktop records daily at first. - Decide how scrap, rework and partial completions are recorded before go-live so everyone enters them the same way. ## Pitfalls - Enabling the app without routings and work centers, leaving operators nothing to act on. - Giving operators an over-broad role. - Inaccurate run times that make scheduling and labour cost misleading. - Forgetting backflush settings and double-issuing components. - Assuming it replaces MES features like machine data collection. ## Ai Angle An assistant grounded in NetSuite can sit beside the shop floor workflow: a planner asks 'which operations are behind today and why' and gets answers from work order, operation task and completion records, with the saved-search-style query visible. Because NetSuite is cloud-hosted, the AI layer can be a private model that queries via the API with a read-only role, keeping questions and answers inside your own environment. ## Faq ### What is NetSuite Manufacturing Mobile? **Answer:** It is a mobile and tablet interface for manufacturing in NetSuite, letting operators see assigned work orders and operations and report progress from the shop floor. ### Do I need Advanced Manufacturing to use it? **Answer:** Operation-level reporting relies on routing, work centers and manufacturing operation tasks. Check Oracle's current documentation for which feature sets and licences your use case needs. ### Can operators use it offline? **Answer:** Do not assume so. Connectivity requirements should be confirmed for your release, and plants with weak Wi-Fi should test thoroughly before rollout. ### Does it post inventory and cost? **Answer:** Reporting completions and issues creates the underlying NetSuite transactions, which update inventory and work order cost according to your item and backflush settings. ## Search terms netsuite manufacturing mobile, netsuite manufacturing mobile suiteapp, netsuite shop floor, netsuite work order mobile, netsuite manufacturing operation task, netsuite routing work center, netsuite tablet manufacturing --- Talk to an engineer: https://netray.co/contact?intent=erp_ai | Machine catalog: https://netray.co/agent/catalog.json