Odoo (formerly known as OpenERP) is an open source enterprise management software (ERP) hosted in a cloud that easily adapts to your needs and those of your company.
It helps companies manage their business operations efficiently. It is highly customizable and offers a broad range of integrated application for managing Sales, CRM, Projects, Manufacturing, Inventory, Point of Sale, eCommerce, Finance, HR and more.
Now we will see what are the advantages of Odoo, how it can help you in your daily missions and examples of large companies that use Odoo for their day-to-day management.
Advantages of Odoo for your company
Odoo offers a multitude of advantages for companies, regardless of their size or industry. Some of the main advantages of Odoo include:
- Modularity: it is highly modular, which means you can choose and combine applications according to your specific business needs. This allows you to start with basic applications and add more functionality as your business grows.
- Integration: offers seamless integration between your applications, allowing different departments and business areas to work together efficiently and share information in real time. This helps reduce duplication of effort and improve collaboration.
- Customization: It is easily customizable and can be tailored to meet the unique needs of your business. You can modify existing applications or develop new applications to meet your specific needs.
- Open source: Odoo is an open source platform, which means that you can access the source code and customize it according to your needs. In addition, the Odoo open source community is active and constantly growing, offering continuous updates and improvements to the software.
- Cost-effectiveness: it offers a cost-effective solution compared to other enterprise solutions. The community version of Odoo is free, and the enterprise version is competitively priced. In addition, because it is open source, you can avoid the costs associated with licensing proprietary software.
- Support: Odoo has a large community of partners that offer support and advice to help you get the most out of the platform. You can also opt for the Enterprise version of Odoo, which is the one inDAWS works with and includes additional support and services.
- Scalability: it is scalable softwareand can adapt as your business grows. You can easily add additional applications or increase the number of users as needed.
These advantages can help improve your company's operational efficiency, reduce costs and enable you to make more informed decisions based on real-time data.
Odoo te ayuda en tus tareas diarias
El software de gestión empresarial Odoo ofrece multitud de aplicaciones diseñadas exclusivamente para cubrir las necesidades de todo tipo de empresa, agilizando el funcionamiento de estás, minimizando los pasos y haciendo los procesos más eficaces. Algunas de las funciones que puedes encontrar en Odoo son:
Gestión de ventas: te permite gestionar todo el proceso de ventas, desde la cotización hasta la facturación, de manera eficiente.
CRM: puedes gestionar y mantener relaciones sólidas con tus clientes.
Gestión de inventario: Odoo te ayuda a gestionar tu inventario en tiempo real, lo que incluye el seguimiento de productos, lotes, ubicaciones y movimientos de almacén.
Finanzas y contabilidad: puedes automatizar tus procesos financieros y contables, como la generación de informes financieros, la conciliación bancaria, la gestión de cuentas por pagar y cuentas por cobrar y el seguimiento de gastos.
Recursos humanos: te permite gestionar a los empleados de tu empresa, las ausencias, vacaciones y documentos.
These are just a few examples of how Odoo can be useful in the daily life of a company. Depending on your specific business needs, you may use more or less Odoo applications and features.
Companies using Odoo: Danone
Danone has found in Odoo a solution to the limitations of SAP.
Indeed, Danone is a user of multiple SAP solutions, but some years ago it decided to start using Odoo as a solution for its small operational units.
Colombia was chosen for Danone's first Odoo implementation case. The implementation was carried out in an agile manner, and without following the traditional parameters that a conventional ERP usually requires, such as analysis, development and implementation. The success of the process certified that a rapid deployment is possible, even for an ERP.
The training and documentation of the processes was done in Argentina, which also adopted the OpenERP application that was being customized.
In view of the results, Danone Australia followed the same path as the subsidiaries in Colombia and Argentina, confirming the success of the Odoo implementation and adding specific functions for industrial plants.
In conclusion, Odoo is the perfect ally for companies seeking to improve their performance with an open source software fully customizable and furthermore used by large companies such as Danone.
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