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.
Steel and metal manufacturing, from fabrication and structural work to metal product manufacturing, has a distinct profile: heavy, valuable material, production that cuts and forms that material with ...
Read postMedical device manufacturing sits at the intersection of precise discrete manufacturing and serious regulation. The products affect patient safety, and the industry is governed accordingly. An ERP for...
Read postOdoo is a broad business system, and Manufacturing is one of its applications. For a manufacturer considering Odoo, the practical question is what that Manufacturing application actually does. This gu...
Read postMRP, material requirements planning, is the calculation that turns demand into a plan of what to make and buy. Manufacturers evaluating Odoo ask how Odoo does MRP. This piece explains how material req...
Read postOdoo has genuine manufacturing capability, and it is a serious option for many manufacturers. But "is it the right fit" is a fair and important question, and it deserves an honest answer rather than a...
Read postOdoo is often discussed in terms of its Manufacturing application, but for a manufacturing company the more important point is that Odoo is a full ERP. Manufacturing is one part of a connected whole. ...
Read postFor a manufacturer evaluating Odoo, two practical questions follow the general interest: what features does Odoo's manufacturing software have, and how is it set up? This piece answers both, with a re...
Read postPLM stands for product lifecycle management, and Odoo has a PLM capability. For manufacturers whose products change and who need control over those changes, it is worth understanding what Odoo PLM doe...
Read postThe bill of materials is the foundation of manufacturing in any system, and Odoo is no exception. For a manufacturer running or considering Odoo, it is worth understanding specifically how the bill of...
Read postMake-to-order and engineer-to-order are demanding manufacturing strategies, and manufacturers who work that way reasonably ask how Odoo supports them. This piece explains how Odoo handles make-to-orde...
Read postIf you run a manufacturing business, you know the feeling. The shop floor reports one set of numbers. Finance reports another. The two never quite agree, and every month someone spends days reconcilin...
Read postAlmost every manufacturer runs part of its operation on spreadsheets. The production schedule, the stock list, the costing, the order tracker. Spreadsheets feel free, flexible, and familiar. But for a...
Read postIf a question keeps coming up in your operations, it might be worth a blog post.