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Production starts with materials and produces output, and not all of what it starts comes out good. Yield and scrap rate measure that. This piece is about yield and scrap rate reporting in Odoo. What ...
Read postTwo related measures describe how production flows through a plant: how much is in flight at once, and how long it takes to get through. This piece is about work-in-progress and lead-time reporting in...
Read postFood manufacturing has particular demands, and seeing how a food manufacturer actually uses Odoo makes those concrete. This piece walks through how a food manufacturer runs on Odoo. Production: recipe...
Read postBeverage manufacturing shares the demands of food production and adds its own. Seeing how a beverage manufacturer uses Odoo makes those concrete. This piece walks through how a beverage manufacturer r...
Read postDairy processing has a particular profile: highly perishable products, strict traceability, and process-based production. Seeing how a dairy processor uses Odoo makes the demands concrete. This piece ...
Read postA bakery and confectionery business makes recipe-based food, often fresh, often short-dated, and frequently a mix of standard lines and made-to-order work. This piece walks through how such a business...
Read postChemical manufacturing is process production at its most exacting, with the added weight of hazardous materials and strict compliance. This piece walks through how a chemical manufacturer runs on Odoo...
Read postPaint and coatings manufacturing is formula-based process production with a particular twist: a vast range of colours and variants. This piece walks through how such a manufacturer runs on Odoo. Formu...
Read postPharmaceutical manufacturing operates under some of the strictest regulation of any industry. This piece walks through how a pharmaceutical manufacturer runs on Odoo, with the honest note that the dem...
Read postNutraceutical and supplement makers sit between food and pharmaceutical manufacturing: recipe-based production, real traceability and quality demands, and a regulated, label-conscious market. This pie...
Read postCosmetics manufacturing is formula-based process production with a wide product range and real traceability and quality demands. This piece walks through how a cosmetics manufacturer runs on Odoo. For...
Read postAn automotive parts manufacturer supplies components to vehicle makers and larger suppliers, working to exacting standards. This piece walks through how such a manufacturer runs on Odoo. Discrete prod...
Read postIf a question keeps coming up in your operations, it might be worth a blog post.