Field notes for teams running Odoo.
Guides, comparisons, and how-tos on Odoo, ERP, and manufacturing systems.
Practical articles for the engineers and operators who work with Odoo and the systems around it.
Not all of a manufacturer's production necessarily happens in its own plant. Some may be outsourced to a subcontractor. Odoo can manage that. This piece is about setting up subcontracting in Odoo manu...
Read postBasic subcontracting sends components out and receives finished goods back. But some production is more involved, passing through more than one external step. This piece is about multi-step subcontrac...
Read postWhen production is subcontracted, the subcontractor is doing real work that the manufacturer needs visibility of. A subcontractor portal is how Odoo brings the subcontractor into the picture. This pie...
Read postWhen a manufacturer subcontracts production, the subcontractor's work is part of what the product costs. Tracking that cost properly keeps product costing honest. This piece is about tracking subcontr...
Read postIn ordinary subcontracting, the manufacturer provides components to the subcontractor. But the components do not always need to pass through the manufacturer's own plant first. This piece is about dro...
Read postWhen a manufacturer sends components to a subcontractor, those components do not stop being the manufacturer's concern. They are still its stock, just in someone else's hands. This piece is about mana...
Read postKnowing how much of something a manufacturer has is one thing. Knowing exactly which batch or which unit is another, and it is what traceability rests on. This piece is about lot and serial number tra...
Read postTraceability is the ability to follow material through a manufacturing operation: to know, for any item, where it came from and where it went. This piece is about full traceability from component to f...
Read postNot everything a manufacturer holds lasts indefinitely. Some materials and products have a shelf life, and managing that is essential. This piece is about expiry date tracking for manufactured product...
Read postA manufacturing order needs its components, and a component in stock is only useful to that order if it is still there when production starts. Component reservation is what protects that. This piece e...
Read postA warehouse that serves a manufacturer is not just a place to keep stock; it has to support the flows of production. This piece is about setting up a manufacturing warehouse in Odoo. What makes a manu...
Read postWhen a manufacturing order is produced, the components it used have to be recorded as consumed. There are two broad ways to do that, and backflushing is one of them. This piece explains backflushing c...
Read postIf a question keeps coming up in your operations, it might be worth a blog post.