The Backdrop | When software silos hurt impact A fast-growing NGO, focused on renewable energy access, operated with a dual-system setup : Salesforce for donor and outreach management and Odoo v17 for backend operations like inventory, finance, and logistics. It made sense – until it didn’t. Every new donor meant manual record creation in both […]

Why Manager Approval Matters for New Contacts Every contact – lead, supplier, customer or partner – ripples through your entire ERP. A single typo or duplicate can mean bounced invoices, failed GDPR audits or wasted marketing spend.  By adding a mandatory manager sign-off at creation time, you turn Odoo’s CRM into a gated community : […]

WHY “INVISIBLE” COSTS EAT YOUR PROFIT You buy a phone from a factory in Shenzhen for $100.You sell it for $140 and feel great about a $40 margin. Two months later finance tells you the item is losing money. Why? Because the true cost was never $100. After adding air-freight fuel charges, lithium-battery “dangerous-goods” fees, […]

A 60-second story every Shopify merchant knows It’s Friday afternoon and your flash sale was a success. Hundreds of orders are in. But instead of celebrating, your team scrambles : 👉Someone in finance is creating invoices manually for dozens of unpaid orders.👉Ops is trying to figure out which payments have cleared.👉Your warehouse team marks some […]

2025 : A year of booming bookings and silent losses Travel demand is roaring back. Global tour spending is projected to cross $300 billion this year – breaking past pre-pandemic highs. But behind the glossy booking numbers lies a silent battle tour operators are waging daily. Margins are thinning. Guests are demanding more. Operations are […]

In today’s fast-paced manufacturing landscape, staying competitive requires real-time data, agile decision-making, and operational efficiency. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are the compass of manufacturing success—but manually tracking them is both time-consuming and prone to errors. Enter Odoo 18, the latest version of the powerful open-source ERP platform, packed with enhancements for data automation, customizable dashboards, […]

Chats Are the New Table-Talk Pull out your phone during any lunch rush and you’ll see what modern hospitality looks like : guests checking order updates, scanning QR menus and messaging friends about the next meet-up. In 2025, the most successful Food & Beverage (F&B) brands aren’t just cooking great food – they’re continuing the […]

Why keep historical orders? Moving to Odoo 18 is exciting, but you still need all those past sales orders for customer service and reporting.If you import them the wrong way, Odoo will create fake deliveries and draft invoices, cluttering your stock and accounts.This article shows the safest, simplest method to bring in historical orders without […]

In today’s fast-moving manufacturing and supply chain environment, businesses need to stay agile. Odoo 18 introduces powerful tools to streamline production processes—two of the most impactful being Phantom Bills of Materials (BoMs) and subassemblies. For manufacturers looking to reduce inventory clutter, cut lead times, and simplify production management, mastering the use of Odoo phantom BoMs […]