A FULLY INTEGRATED ODOO SYSTEM OPTIMIZES A MANUFACTURING COMPANY'S ETO WORKFLOW
Odoo’s platform laid the foundation for a manufacturing company’s fully integrated system that optimized its ETO and MTO workflows.
Solution: End-to-end ETO/MTO system
Implementation: ERP
INDUSTRY:
Industrial Manufacturing
LOCATION:
Indiana, United States
CHALLENGE:
A 20+ year-old legacy system creates limitations for cost management, labor costing, materials costing, quoting, and multi-warehouse management.
InLine Cleaning Systems (ICS)
Inline Cleaning Systems is a manufacturer of parts washers that has been in business for over 40 years. It is a privately owned company that specializes in the manufacturing of conveyor or pass through washers and cleaning systems that are built to the unique specifications of each customer. ICS is part of a family of industrial manufacturing brands that includes EIS Machine & Automation and Rando Machines. ICS and its family of brands specialize in custom built machinery that is either completely customized or highly customized for the following industries:
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Automotive
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Construction
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Aerospace
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Consumer Products
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Agriculture
“We chose Odoo because the modern architecture was able to be highly customized to our specific needs as a manufacturing company. We expect to hit at least a 20 year time horizon on the platform.”
– Andy Wilcox | President, ICS
CHALLENGES
ISC specializes in industrial washers that are built to the specifications of each commercial customer. Some of the challenges they have faced in their processes due to a 20+ year-old legacy system include:
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Difficulty in revising the BOM such as part replacements or quantity change
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Complexity in supply chain management such as receiving from a vendor, transfer from stock location to the plant floor, or returning finished goods back to stock location
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Needing various internal reports to display job costing for manufacturing including material, labor, and overhead costs
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Difficulty integrating with SOLIDWORKS for new projects or accessing historical designs
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Managing a team across different time zones
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Novobi architected an Odoo system that integrated core operational verticals of the business to create efficiency, streamline processes, and solve the core issues ICS was struggling with:
Sales & Historical Data
Integrating SOLIDWORKS to Utilize Historical Designs for the Quotation Process
Using the Sales app from Odoo……
Engineer Change Order
Integrating SOLIDWORKS to Utilize Historical Designs for the Quotation Process
Using the Sales app from Odoo…..
Quality Control
Integrating SOLIDWORKS to Utilize Historical Designs for the Quotation Process
Using the Sales app from Odoo…..
Barcode Scanner
Integrating SOLIDWORKS to Utilize Historical Designs for the Quotation Process
Using the Sales app from Odoo…..
Time Clock
Integrating SOLIDWORKS to Utilize Historical Designs for the Quotation Process
Using the Sales app from Odoo…..
The Novobi Approach
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Migrate legacy data to a new system on a single database.
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Provide thorough user training both before and after go-live to ensure a clean hand-off of new systems, workflows, and protocols.
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Utilize implementation methodology (SCRUM) for development and roll-out
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Risk Mitigation through out the process
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Create a go-live check list with thorough action items to be completed prior to moving systems to production
THE SOLUTION
Novobi was tasked with building a modern, powerful enterprise software platform to integrate engineer-to-order processes. By combining software with cloud-based technology and data analytics, they created an innovative, efficient, and most importantly scalable solution for the client.
Novobi built upon the open source framework of Odoo, an enterprise software platform that can be expanded with custom feature development aligned to the unique needs of the client. Development encompassed several key features for a powerful, single solution:
Implementation of a custom supply chain process to handle the stock moves in complex cases.
- Implementation of a custom clock in/out attendance application that suits the client’s work center set up and integrates seamlessly with payroll.
- Integration with Novobi’s custom built payroll and accounting application that supports complex US payroll requirements and has several improvements to UI, reports, and functions for manufacturing companies.
- Improvement of Odoo’s manufacturing application to support ETO workflows and provide better UI, reporting, and other functions.
- Integration with CAD and SOLIDWORKS.
Novobi’s approach included migration of legacy data for the client and comprehensive training both before and after go-live of the new system. The implementation strategy utilized a standard SCRUM methodology to keep the process paced and transparent for the client with risk mitigation. A go-live checklist was created and delivered to ensure that all parts of the implementation process and project scope were addressed prior to or concurrently with roll out.
BENEFITS
IT Results of the Project
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Cloud Infrastructure: Utilize cloud infrastructure for scalability and OPEX investment.
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Centralization: Create a single system for sales, purchasing, inventory, payroll and accounting.
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Automation: Manual processes are automated for speed, efficiency, and accuracy in the system.
Business Results of the Project
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Usability: Odoo’s framework provides a consistent, user-friendly platform to support faster, easier, and more accurate customer quotations.
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Material Cost Accuracy: Record material costs from vendors or acquired businesses more accurately as well as capture and record cost accounting using FIFO method.
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Time Tracking: Track and manage employee hours for payroll and to calculate labor costs.