What is WGS for NetSuite?

WGS for NetSuite is a software module from Solution Source that adds features designed for Industrial Gas Distributors to the NetSuite ERP platform.

WGS for NetSuite connects your accounting, inventory, production, asset, and order data in a single cloud platform with built-in AI functionality. Every cylinder, every Delivery Ticket, and every PO are in a unified system with real-time dashboards and powerful reporting capabilities—slashing hours of data-chasing and accelerating business decisions that drive growth and profitability.

Who is it for?

WGS for Solution Source is designed for distributors of industrial gases and welding supplies.

If any of these challenges sound familiar, then let’s talk:

Challenges Facing Industrial Gas + Welding Distributors:

Legacy Systems – Lack modern features and may be slow to add new functionality. Difficult to customize and add integrations. Updates require significant effort and expense.
Deliveries & Backorders – Frequent mistakes lead to frustrated customers. May need to put cylinders & hard goods on separate orders.
Inventory Problems – Inaccurate inventory data makes purchasing decisions feel like guessing games and customers wait longer for products
Pricing Updates – Special customer-specific pricing arrangements are often wiped out by pricing updates
Dashboards & Reporting – Difficult to get data out of the system. Not easy to see everything that’s happening in your business. May require work in Excel or PowerBI just to run basic reports.
Missing Cylinders and Leases – losing money from lost cylinders and missed lease renewals
Delivery Routing – most solutions for optimized routing are too complicated & expensive

How Solution Source solves it:

WGS for NetSuite delivers the industry‑specific functionality you need, while leveraging NetSuite’s full CRM, ERP, and reporting power.
Delivery Tickets: Seamlessly manage orders, backorders, and deliveries for easier scheduling and more accurate truck‑load planning and backorder control.
Advanced Pricing Management: With a pricing system built specifically for this industry, you can manage pricing by customer, item type, vendor, and location with flexible markup strategies – all while streamlining ongoing price updates.
Purchasing Tools: Coordinate purchasing across multiple locations in one system. Reduce branch‑level inventory issues and improve supply chain visibility.
Asset Tracking: Track cylinder balances, rental charges, and asset movements with ease. Reduce lost‑asset costs, automate rental invoicing, and eliminate manual rebuilds.
Delivery Routing: Plan and optimize deliveries directly in NetSuite with a right‑sized routing solution, without the complexity of large commercial route‑planning systems.

Switch to a platform designed to meet your unique needs and scale as you grow.

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Key Benefits & Impact

Handle Leases
& Rentals

Streamline Branch
Operations

Handle Complex
Pricing Updates

In moving to NetSuite, we've been able to empower our people to get what they need out of the system. We have complete visibility to all transactions in our system. It's very empowering to have that visibility and be able to act quickly and get what you need.

John YoderCIO, Indiana Oxygen Company

Key Features

Order Processing

Order Entry – Unified processing of multiple Sales Order types, including walk-in, charge, and eCommerce. Quickly enter cylinders, hard goods, and leases on a single order
Order Surcharges – Automatically apply delivery, HazMat, and fuel surcharge fees to sales orders based on the customer, items, and delivery method selected.
Order History – View customers’ previous orders and easily add those items to a new order.
Profit Margins – See profit margins by order line and total. Get real-time alerts when margins drop below a specified threshold.
Sales Reporting – Track sales by customer, branch, item, category, sales rep, and more

Delivery Tickets

Streamline fulfillment and invoicing with Delivery Ticket records created automatically from orders. Track which products are expected to be delivered and handle backorders automatically, based on real-time inventory. Capture the items and quantities actually delivered, along with actual cylinder returns, which drives accurate invoicing.

Vendor Catalog Management

Import Vendor Catalog Items without creating unnecessary NetSuite Items for products that may never be sold. Easily import and remove catalog items as needed.

Pricing Rules

Import Vendor Catalog Items without creating unnecessary NetSuite Items for products that may never be sold. Easily import and remove catalog items as needed.

Production Reporting

Get accurate costing and spillage tracking, along with real-time cylinder and bulk usage data. Make smarter production decisions with demand-based pumping schedules.

Batch Invoicing

Batch Generate Invoices & Renew Cylinder Leases.

Advanced Purchasing Tools

PO and Transfer Generation – Batch Generate Purchase Orders and Transfer Orders by vendor or branch, based on demand, restock and reorder points, vendor minimums, and branch availability.

Advanced Pricing Management

Price Update Schedules – Schedule price changes to take effect on a specified date.

Price Freezes & Exemptions – Designate specific customers for Pricing Freezes & Exemptions.

Credit Card and Signature Capture

Fortis Integration – Use countertop card readers to capture credit card and signature information directly from NetSuite.

Asset Tracking

Delivery Routing

Solution Source is one of the rare partners that will drop everything to assist whenever needed. Our customers depend on us and we depend on Solution Source.

Resources

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