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.
Kanban replenishment is a pull-based way of supplying material: material is replenished because it has been used, not pushed in by a forecast. This piece is about implementing kanban replenishment in ...
Read postGoing live, switching the manufacturing operation onto the new system, is a defined and significant moment. It should be reached deliberately, when the project is genuinely ready. This piece is a go-l...
Read postA great many manufacturers run their operation, or large parts of it, on spreadsheets. Moving to Odoo is a genuine and worthwhile change. This piece is about migrating a manufacturer from spreadsheets...
Read postMany manufacturers, particularly in some regions, run their accounting on Tally. Tally is capable accounting software, but a manufacturer often outgrows what it covers. This piece is about migrating a...
Read postSome manufacturers move from SAP to Odoo. It is a less common direction than moving up from spreadsheets, but it is a real one, and it deserves an honest treatment. This piece is about migrating a man...
Read postOne of the most reliable ways to make a manufacturing implementation struggle is to switch everything on at once. Phasing is the alternative. This piece is about how to phase an Odoo manufacturing rol...
Read postOne of the genuine benefits of running on a connected system is that manufacturing and sales are joined. This piece is about connecting Odoo manufacturing to the sales pipeline, and what that connecti...
Read postFor many manufacturers, the operation and the accounts are two separate worlds that have to be reconciled. Connecting manufacturing to accounting joins them. This piece is about that connection in Odo...
Read postA manufacturer's production depends on having the right components, and getting them is purchasing's job. Connecting manufacturing to purchasing joins the two. This piece is about that connection in O...
Read postA manufacturing operation involves constant interaction with the system, and how that interaction is done, by hand or by scanning, makes a real difference. This piece is about barcode-driven manufactu...
Read postMuch manufacturing data is recorded by people. IoT, the connecting of machines and devices, offers the possibility of data captured directly from equipment. This piece is about IoT and machine data in...
Read postNot every manufacturing decision should simply happen because someone made it; some should be approved first. This piece is about setting up a manufacturing approval workflow in Odoo. What an approval...
Read postIf a question keeps coming up in your operations, it might be worth a blog post.