Odoo vs Epicor for Manufacturing
Epicor is an established ERP with a strong manufacturing reputation, and a manufacturer may come to compare it with Odoo. This is an honest comparison. What each one is Epicor is an established ERP wi...
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Epicor is an established ERP with a strong manufacturing reputation, and a manufacturer may come to compare it with Odoo. This is an honest comparison. What each one is Epicor is an established ERP wi...
Read postInfor is an established enterprise software provider, and a business may come to compare it with Odoo. This is an honest comparison. What each one is Infor is an established enterprise software provid...
Read postMany businesses run substantial parts of their operation on spreadsheets, and for a while that works. The question is when it stops being enough. This piece is about when to switch from spreadsheets t...
Read postA manufacturer planning an Odoo implementation reasonably asks how long it will take. The honest answer is not a single number, but the question can be answered honestly. This piece does so. Why there...
Read postA manufacturer planning an Odoo implementation reasonably asks what it will cost. There is no single figure, but the cost can be understood honestly. This piece does so. Why there is no single figure ...
Read postFor an Odoo manufacturing project, the implementation partner shapes the outcome as much as the software. This piece is about choosing one well. Why the partner matters so much An Odoo manufacturing i...
Read postOdoo comes in two editions, Community and Enterprise, and a manufacturer adopting Odoo has to decide which it needs. This piece is about that decision for a manufacturer. The two editions Odoo Communi...
Read postOdoo has to run somewhere, and a manufacturer adopting it has to decide where. This piece is about the hosting options for a manufacturer. Why hosting is a real decision Odoo runs on infrastructure, a...
Read postManufacturing ERP projects that fail do not fail without warning. They show signs of trouble, and the signs are visible before go-live. This piece is about spotting them. Why the warning signs matter ...
Read postThe cost of Odoo is often thought of as the cost of the implementation. But a business owns Odoo over years, and the honest cost is the cost over time. This piece is about the total cost of owning Odo...
Read postAn Odoo project that overruns its time and budget usually had a scope problem from the start. This piece is about how to scope an Odoo project so it does not overrun. Scope and overrun An Odoo project...
Read postA business often treats go-live, the moment it starts running on Odoo, as the finish line. It is not. This piece is about what to expect after Odoo go-live. Go-live is not the end Go-live is a milesto...
Read postIf a question keeps coming up in your operations, it might be worth a blog post.