# Delfoi Planner with Oracle NetSuite: finite scheduling

> Source: https://netray.co/stack/delfoi-planner-finite-scheduling-oracle-netsuite
> Publisher: Netray (netray.co), AI and integration engineering for ERP and manufacturing systems.
> Section: ERP Stack

## Short answer

Delfoi Planner adds finite, constraint-based scheduling on top of NetSuite's infinite-capacity planning. It reads work orders, routings and demand from NetSuite, sequences work across equipment, materials, tools and personnel, and writes achievable dates back. Delfoi states it is a certified SuiteApp.

## Erp

Oracle NetSuite

## Erp Key

netsuite

## On Prem

false

## Product

Delfoi Planner

## Vendor

Delfoi

## Category

APS / finite scheduling

## Integration

**Method:** SuiteApp reading and writing NetSuite records

**Detail:** Delfoi states Planner is a certified SuiteApp. It reads work orders, routings and demand from NetSuite and writes achievable dates back. Confirm specific objects and fields with Delfoi during scoping.

## Data Flows

**From:** NetSuite

**To:** Delfoi Planner

**Data:** Work orders, routings and demand

**Trigger:** Scheduled or on-demand load

**From:** Delfoi Planner

**To:** NetSuite

**Data:** Achievable dates for orders and operations

**Trigger:** Planner releases the plan

**From:** NetSuite

**To:** Delfoi Planner

**Data:** Order status and completions

**Trigger:** Next load

## Setup

### Scope the planning problem

**Detail:** List the constraints that matter: equipment, materials, tools, people, changeovers.

### Install and authorize the SuiteApp

**Detail:** Install in a sandbox and create a role with access to the records Planner reads and updates.

### Check master data

**Detail:** Routing times, work centers, calendars and BOMs must be present and credible.

### Model constraints

**Detail:** Configure resources, shift calendars, tool availability and sequencing rules in Planner.

### Validate against history

**Detail:** Replay a past period and compare the generated schedule with what happened.

### Go live in one area

**Detail:** Start with one plant or line, then extend once planners trust the output.

## Pitfalls

- Infinite versus finite: NetSuite MRP will still create orders without capacity limits, so decide how Planner dates feed back into purchasing and promise dates.
- Incomplete constraints produce optimistic schedules, particularly for tools and skills.
- Date conflicts if NetSuite users also change dates directly.
- Master data quality: missing routing times quietly distort sequencing.
- Change management: planners accustomed to spreadsheets may override the tool unless the logic is explained.

## Ai Layer

### Explaining achievable dates

**Description:** Show which constraint, material, machine or tool, drove each order's date, in plain language, for sales and customer service.

### Pre-run data checks

**Description:** Scan NetSuite data for missing times, unmapped work centers and impossible dates before each planning run.

### What-if drafting

**Description:** Take a request such as a rush order and summarize which orders would slip, leaving the decision with the planner.

## Alternatives

- NetSuite's Manufacturing Scheduler SuiteApp is enough for basic scheduling.
- PlanetTogether is another finite scheduling product with a NetSuite connector.
- Rules-based scheduling in spreadsheets can serve low-complexity shops.

## Faq

### What does Delfoi add that NetSuite lacks?

**Answer:** Delfoi positions Planner as finite, constraint-based scheduling on top of NetSuite's infinite-capacity planning, sequencing work across equipment, materials, tools and personnel so promised dates reflect actual capacity.

### Is it a certified SuiteApp?

**Answer:** Delfoi states that it is. Because certification status can change, confirm it in the SuiteApp Marketplace listing or with your Delfoi contact during evaluation.

### Where do achievable dates go?

**Answer:** Delfoi describes writing achievable dates back to NetSuite. Agree in advance which fields hold them and who is allowed to change them, so the ERP and the scheduler do not contradict each other.

### Do we still need NetSuite MRP?

**Answer:** Typically yes for material planning. Planner schedules the work, while NetSuite continues to manage items, inventory, purchasing and costs.

## Source

https://delfoi.com/?p=24497

## Search terms

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