Manufacturing

The challenge

Production planned in Excel, unknown real costs per product, stock-outs of raw materials and no traceability.

The Odoo solution

Bills of materials and routings, production planning based on orders and stock, shop-floor tablets, quality checks, maintenance and full lot and serial number traceability.

Apps used

Manufacturing (MRP), Inventory, Purchase, Quality, Maintenance, PLM, Accounting

Recommended package: Distribution and Trading or Manufacturing

Wholesale and distribution

The challenge

Stock spread over several warehouses, manual reordering, price lists in spreadsheets and slow order picking.

The Odoo solution

Multi-warehouse stock in real time, automatic reordering rules, customer-specific price lists, barcode picking and a B2B portal where customers order themselves.

Apps used

Sales, Inventory, Barcode, Purchase, Accounting, eCommerce (B2B portal)

Recommended package: Distribution and Trading

Import, export and trading

The challenge

Several currencies, shipments that are hard to follow, landed costs calculated by hand and unclear margin per deal.

The Odoo solution

Multi-currency sales and purchasing, landed costs (freight, duties, insurance) added to product cost, shipment tracking and margin per order, customer and supplier.

Apps used

Sales, Purchase, Inventory, Accounting, Documents

Recommended package: Distribution and Trading

Retail shops and chains

The challenge

Tills that are not connected to stock, end-of-day reconciliation by hand and no view across shops.

The Odoo solution

Point of Sale connected to stock and accounting, works offline, loyalty and gift cards, central product and price management for all shops.

Apps used

Point of Sale, Inventory, Sales, Accounting, Loyalty

Recommended package: Retail and eCommerce

eCommerce and online stores

The challenge

Online orders typed into the back office, stock that does not match the website and several marketplaces to manage.

The Odoo solution

Odoo eCommerce or connectors for Shopify, WooCommerce and marketplaces, with stock, orders, shipping labels and invoices flowing automatically.

Apps used

Website, eCommerce, Inventory, Sales, Accounting, Email Marketing

Recommended package: Retail and eCommerce

Professional services and consultancies

The challenge

Time tracked in spreadsheets, projects over budget without warning and invoices sent late.

The Odoo solution

Projects with budgets, timesheets from desktop and mobile, invoicing by time, milestone or fixed price, and a client portal with documents and e-signatures.

Apps used

CRM, Project, Timesheets, Invoicing, Sign, Documents

Recommended package: Services

IT, software and subscription businesses

The challenge

Recurring contracts managed by hand, missed renewals and a help desk disconnected from billing.

The Odoo solution

Subscriptions with automatic recurring invoices and online payment, renewal reminders, help desk with service levels and a customer portal.

Apps used

Subscriptions, Helpdesk, CRM, Project, Accounting

Recommended package: Services

Construction, engineering and real estate

The challenge

Job costs known only at the end, subcontractors and materials hard to control, and rental income tracked separately.

The Odoo solution

Project-based job costing, purchase and subcontracting per project, field service reports from site, rentals and property invoicing.

Apps used

Project, Purchase, Field Service, Rental, Accounting, Documents

Recommended package: Services or Distribution and Trading

Logistics and transport

The challenge

Warehouse operations on paper, carriers booked by phone and vehicle costs not visible.

The Odoo solution

Warehouse management with barcode, waves and batch picking, carrier integrations and shipping labels, fleet management with fuel and maintenance costs.

Apps used

Inventory, Barcode, Fleet, Sales, Accounting

Recommended package: Distribution and Trading

Healthcare, clinics and wellness

The challenge

Appointments, stock of supplies and billing in different tools.

The Odoo solution

Online appointments, patient and client records, stock of consumables, invoicing and payments in one system, with access rights for sensitive data.

Apps used

Appointments, Sales, Inventory, Accounting, Documents

Recommended package: Services

Hospitality and restaurants

The challenge

Orders, kitchen and stock not connected, food cost unknown.

The Odoo solution

Restaurant Point of Sale with floor plans, kitchen screens and online ordering, recipes linked to stock and purchasing for real food cost.

Apps used

Point of Sale (Restaurant), Inventory, Purchase, Manufacturing (recipes), Accounting

Recommended package: Retail and eCommerce

Holding companies and international groups

The challenge

Several companies in several countries and currencies, inter-company invoices by hand and slow consolidation.

The Odoo solution

Multi-company in one database, automatic inter-company transactions, local tax setups per country, consolidated reporting and shared services.

Apps used

Accounting (multi-company), Purchase, Sales, Documents, Approvals

Recommended package: custom (Enterprise)

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