Why manufacturers need to integrate MES with their Odoo ERP system

MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems)

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) can help manufacturers manage their products and resources, schedule and collect data, analyze performance and audit data. For smooth functioning of these processes and increased efficiencies, information exchange between the manufacturing floor and ERP systems like Odoo is one of the most crucial steps for manufactures. For instance, integrating MES with Odoo ERP can help businesses maintain orders to the warehouse through data feeding and order management systems.

Standard MES modules can provide well-defined operations management. This includes quality validation, real-time production order management, and key performance indicators (KPIs) for manufacturing.

Efficient communication between the two through IIOT and connected factory devices can usher new levels of efficiency. This data and process integration can be easily built through integrations between MES solutions and Odoo ERP.

Recent statistics like Gartner’s 2019 MES Magic Quadrant have also testified that IIoT platforms will be at the forefront of the disruptive process where MES is concerned. The global MES market is estimated to be 11.9 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach 14.9 billion by 2025.

 Why you need to integrate MES with Odoo ERP?

Integration of MES with Odoo ERP can help you bring together your shop floor’s functionalities and interface with your ERP system. Since ERP systems like Odoo contain inventory and customer information, MES can determine how to build on those demands. This can ultimately help increase flexibility and operational efficiency and make your business resilient as customer demands change.

Odoo ERP and MES integration options

MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems)

Machine level

  1. Machine Metrics is an Industrial IOT Platform especially designed for the manufacturing industry. It helps you collect, connect & visualize data from any piece of equipment on the shop floor. You can also easily make data-driven decisions through the insights offered by this platform. It helps you diagnose and predict problems in real-time. With Machine metrics, you can easily optimize processes by sending notifications to the right person at the right time.

           With features like production monitoring, condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, and process     optimization, Machine Metrics is a robust REST API that can be integrated with your Odoo ERP. 

  1. Lynq MES is an MES software with applications across various industries. It helps with effective scheduling of resources with interactive job lists, real-time data collection, and employees and equipment tracking. This software connects to 140 most common PLCs and devices and provides automatic data capture from your machines and other devices. It also allows you to conduct robust production planning, equipment performance, performance analysis and alerts.

Low level

  1. Tango controls – This is an open-source device-oriented controls toolkit for controlling any hardware or software and building SCADA systems. This software provides two-way commands to machines, giving more flexibility and scalability.
  2. Rapid Scada – Is an open-source industrial automation platform which is ideal for custom-built solutions and also supports Modbus.

Odoo and hardware integration options

MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems)

 Odoo allows you to connect your external devices to your Odoo database. Odoo

IoT box allows your devices to communicate with your Odoo system. This device can be connected through serial ports, WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI, USB and more. This eliminates the need for manual quality controls and connectivity issues. Some of the devices that you can easily connect with your Odoo ERP are:

  1. Cameras – USB webcams or cameras are compatible out of the box.
  2. HID Devices – Every USB keyboard or footswitch is compatible out of the box
  3. Printers- Printers connected through USB or network are also compatible out of the box.
  4. Measurement Tools (Bluetooth, WiFi, HDMI, USB)- The Odoo IoT Box supports many measurement tools with various connection standards. These measurement tools can range between gauge feelers, calipers, depth gages, etc.

How Bista can help

Working with manufacturing companies is one of our core strengths. We follow an agile method to understand your needs and provide solutions that can help you gain visibility into your manufacturing processes.

  1. We prepare a robust gap analysis to understand your existing processes, resource, and project plans.
  2. We outline a new system architecture for you and discuss timelines.
  3. We also understand and map your shop floor units and inventory locations to capture all properties that will be involved in the project.
  4. We tailor and implement the ERP hardware and software to align with the MES application and do thorough validation in a test environment.
  5. We provide robust training and go-live with the integration of your MES application with Odoo system.
  6. After integration with the external systems, we also monitor the behavior of the new MES system and fix any potential issues.

If you are looking for the right partners to integrate your Odoo ERP with your MES system, we can help you develop a strong roadmap for your manufacturing business.

Reach out to us and get a free consultation.

Odoo Partners. We are the award-winning Odoo Partner.

Odoo Partner

Outsourcing your technical requirements is one of the most crucial steps for an organization. It’s the synergies of the two companies that will ultimately come together and shape your business processes. However, picking the right partner for your business has many aspects to it. When it comes to Odoo, an overwhelming number of partners may pop up aftoer your Google search. In such cases, choosing the right Odoo partner becomes even more complicated.

The most potent foundation stone of a successful software implementation is evaluating various partners and picking one that aligns best with your business.  Here are some key points that will help differentiate one partner from the other.

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  1. Understanding your business: The first step to a robust software implementation is conducting an in-depth business analysis. This evaluation of business processes and requirements can only be accurate if your Odoo partner understands your industry. Hence, the first step is to check if the partner in consideration has prior experience in your business vertical.
  1. Level of partnership- Gold, Silver, or Ready: Odoo partners are trained, dedicated companies that officially collaborate with Odoo to deliver services in their region. This team of fully trained developers is an expert in Odoo. They are categorized by a transparent ranking system based on the number of customer references. The higher the references, the better the ranking. It is essential to make sure that the partner is an Odoo Gold Partner.
  1. Locally located: The key to building a responsive outsourced ERP team is to have geographically local partners. This ensures a faster turnaround time and speedy response to issues. Geographical proximity also comes into play when your partners need to understand your country/state’s compliance needs.
  1. Cost-Effective: IT implementations can be a huge cost for many businesses. The combination of efficiency and cost-effectiveness is what accounts for an ideal Odoo partner. Therefore, it is best to get quotes from various partners and pick one that provides the most in the least amount.
  1. Strategic software development model: Staying ahead of the curve means adopting a strategic approach toward your ERP implementation. It would be best to turn towards Odoo partners, who follow an agile approach to their development methods. These not only provide quick results but also thrive in a highly collaborative environment. Since collaboration is an indispensable part of third-party software implementation, the agile methodology allows the outsourced Odoo partner to act as an extension of your business.
  1. Understands the importance of data security: Data security plays a pivotal role in businesses that deal with extremely confidential data. Odoo partners must understand how to store and collect this data.
  1. Support and training: Your ideal Odoo partner should be one who handholds you throughout the journey even after going live. They should support you with version upgrades, support, and migration services.

 Why is Bista the right Odoo partner?

A fair balance of evaluation and expertise is what builds toward a successful ERP implementation. We have worked for over a decade with 250+ clients across industries to implement and integrate Odoo for them. We use agile methodology to provide a consolidated service throughout the various phases of the development of an enterprise solution.

We are official Odoo Gold Partners in North America (United States and Canada) and we have been Odoo partners for over a decade. We are also proud winners of Odoo Best Partner ( North America) for 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2018, 2016 & 2015.

Awarded as  "The Best Odoo Gold Partner  North America 2024

Best Odoo Partner in North America – Awarded for 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021

 

And here’s what sets us apart:

  • We take extensive measures to understand your business needs
  • We are official Odoo Gold Partners in North America
  • All our developers are located in the US and Canada
  • We follow agile methodology to implement Odoofor you
  • We adjust our costs according to your budget

Let’s work together to streamline your business operations. Reach out to our Solution Architects for a free consultation now.

ODOO SHIPSTATION INTEGRATION

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Odoo Shipstation Connector For All Your Shipping Needs!

Odoo Shipstation Integration

Odoo Shipstation Connector Integration developed by Bista Solutions offers you complete advanced-level integration with Odoo ERP software. If you use Odoo and Shipstation for your order shipments, Odoo Shipstation Shipping Integration becomes crucial for you. This integration will help to connect with a Shipstation shipping carrier with Odoo. You can perform a variety of operations, such as getting a live shipping rate based on the shipping company you select, creating shipping labels, tracking shipments using tracking ID, and canceling shipments.

Understanding ShipStation

Integrating ShipStation with Odoo ERP can streamline shipping and order fulfillment, making it an efficient solution for businesses handling high volumes of shipments. ShipStation is a popular web-based shipping software that consolidates and automates order processing, whereas Odoo ERP provides a variety of applications for inventory management, sales, accounting, and more.

Understanding ShipStation Odoo Connector

ShipStation is an e-commerce shipping platform that will streamline and automate your fulfillment process. No matter how big or small your business is, the ShipStation Odoo application allows you to manage your shipping operations easily and efficiently from Odoo. Offer your customers more options for shipping.

Seamlessly Connect Odoo And ShipStation With Bista Solutions

To ensure that your inventory is always optimized, coordinated, and moving out the door, Shipstation can assist you in developing a successful product allocation strategy. It enables your customers to compare prices and delivery times across all carriers in real-time, and it selects the best carrier for each cargo based on price and delivery time. Odoo and Shipstation can now be integrated seamlessly and quickly.

Why Odoo ShipStation Integration Is Important?

For rapidly expanding businesses, receiving orders and shipping can be a complex process. Our Odoo ShipStation connector enables Odoo customers to leverage the power of ShipStation while keeping their business on the Odoo platform. Employees must manually copy and paste incoming orders and outgoing shipments between the two systems if an Odoo ShipStation Connector is not installed. This method is inefficient, time-consuming, and error-prone.

Features Of Odoo And ShipStation Integration

 

  • Automated Workflow Rules

Set up rules to automatically apply specific carriers, shipping methods, or packing options based on predefined criteria. 

Automates routine shipping tasks, reducing the need for manual entry and error.

  • Batch Processing

Bulk order processing enables faster fulfillment, making it ideal for high-volume sellers.

To improve efficiency, batch print labels and packing slips directly from Odoo.

  • Carrier and Shipping Method Integration

Provides access to ShipStation’s supported carriers (such as FedEx, UPS, and USPS). 

Integrates with various shipping methods, providing flexibility for varying shipping needs.

  • Label Generation and Printing

Allows users to create and print shipping labels directly from Odoo. 

Streamlines label management by making it available on the Odoo platform.

  • Multi-Warehouse Support

Supports multiple warehouses, allowing users to manage shipping and fulfillment from various locations. 

Synchronizes warehouse-specific orders to ensure accurate tracking and fulfillment.

  • Order Synchronization

Orders are automatically imported from Odoo to ShipStation.

Syncs order statuses and updates, providing real-time data on order fulfillment.

  • Return Management

Manages return labels and reverse logistics directly from Odoo to ShipStation. 

Simplifies the return process, which improves customer satisfaction.

  • Shipping Rate Calculation

Get live shipping rates directly from ShipStation. 

Displays multiple carrier options and rates in Odoo to help users select the most cost-effective shipping option.

  • Shipping Cost and Profit Analysis

Tracks shipping costs and integrates them into Odoo order reports. 

Provides visibility into each order’s shipping costs and profitability.

  • Tracking and Notifications

Tracking information is synchronized between ShipStation and Odoo. 

Customers receive real-time tracking updates to keep them up to date on the status of their orders.

Process Highlight of Odoo ShipStation Integration

Odoo Shipstation integration

 

Configuration of Odoo and ShipStation Connector

Enable ShipStation from the backend: Add API credentials

Odoo Shipstation integration

Load Necessary ShipStation Data: Make sure you download the necessary data first.

Odoo Shipstation integration

Setup Shipstation Delivery Carrier: Configure the shipstation delivery carrier, which will allow you to download any associated orders an your shipstation account.

Odoo Shipstation integration

Download Order Data: You can now download any associated order from your ShipStation Account.

Odoo shipstation integration

Odoo shipstation integration

Benefits of Our Odoo and ShipStation Connector

Integrated Shipping Methods: Our Odoo and ShipStation connectors allow you to seamlessly manage multiple shipping carriers. 

Importing Seamless Data From Shipstation To Odoo: This module allows you to import various shipping methods and packaging details from different carriers into Odoo. 

Customized Prices: This connector also allows you to provide price quotes to customers based on the delivery address, product measurements, or any other criteria you specify.

Comparison of Prices: Our Odoo and ShipStation connector allows you to compare prices and select the best option for you.

Ability To Create Batch Shipping Labels: The Odoo ShipStation integration allows you to generate batch labels with a few clicks of a button. 

Management Of Tracking Information: This connector allows you to easily enter your tracking reference number into the delivery order. 

Connect Odoo and ShipStation to Integrate Crucial Parts of Your Business

With our team at Bista Solutions, you can integrate everything from basic data entry to end-to-end processes.

Lead Management

Automate your lead management and increase conversions.

With Bista Solutions, you can automate every part of your lead funnel and give yourself the best chance at converting leads. Automate everything from lead capture to outreach to reporting—and close more deals as a result.

Marketing Campaigns

Make more impactful campaigns with automation

Measuring campaign performance across platforms can be chaotic. Bista Solutions allows you to create a centralized view of your performance, expertly manage your lists, and ensure that your campaigns drive ROI across the business.

Customer Support

Provide world-class support with a little help from automation

Support reps can’t be productive if they have to look up critical information for each incident or ticket. You can automatically send your reps the information they need to quickly resolve tickets and provide a consistent customer experience.

Data Management

Automate your way to actionable, up-to-date information

The days of manually exporting and importing data have passed. You can send data where it needs to go in the format you require, allowing you to centralize your data and gain new insights.

Tickets and Incidents

Use automation to resolve incidents faster

Your technical support team prefers to focus on technical tickets rather than administrative tasks. You can automate everything from ticket creation to routing and inter-team communication, reducing friction in incident management and increasing resolution speed.

How Bista Solutions Can Help?

Over the years, with strong ERP solutions, Bista Solutions has helped customers across industries simplify their processes. Our Odoo ERP Development services including this connector for Odoo and ShipStation aim to simplify the organization’s shipping processes. We will help you to incorporate this module and customize it according to your particular needs as well.

  • 3+ decades of ERP Expertise  
  • Most Awarded “Best Odoo Gold Partners” (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2018, 2016 & 2014)
  • 200+ Successful custom App development
  • 250+ expert Odoo Developers
  • 350+ successfully implemented projects
  • 24/7 Support Available

Partner with Bista Solutions to unlock your business’s full potential through our implementations, tailored integrations, advanced digital transformation, business automation, and award-winning ERP solutions. Contact Us Now!

 

HERE’S WHAT THE NEWEST VERSION OF ODOO 14 OFFERS

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  • Oct 07, 2020
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Every year, Odoo releases upgrade and improvements to their software. This year too, they announced the new features and improvements offered by their latest upgrade, Odoo 14 version. Let’s have a look at what this upgrade offers:

  1. Website builder

    The pandemic this year has increased the need for a robust online presence for brands. Keeping this in mind, Odoo has revamped its website builder and created a holistic system that allows you to design custom websites that could previously only be done with software like HTML, CSS, and JS. With the new website builder, you can now easily compress pictures for better image optimization, utilize adaptive color illustrations according to your theme colors, and use shapes to bring your design to life with just a few clicks.

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  1. Integrated spreadsheet –

    Now, you can create a spreadsheet within Odoo. With this new view, you can pick a spreadsheet template and prepare plans, projections & forecasts directly in Odoo. Eliminating the need to switch between various platforms, you can also have all your documents saved instantly in your ERP system.

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  1. Data duplication and cleaning

    One of the common issues with several users using the same platform is duplicating data. Be it CRM, recruitment, contacts, or more, Odoo previously had a multi-step process to remove duplicate data. This involved exporting data, identifying duplicates, renaming, updating, and then finally filtering them for deletion. With Odoo 14, this costly and time-consuming process is now shorter. Your home screen will now have a data cleaning icon that can be used to quickly wipe out CRM copied leads or any other repeated data.

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  1. Odoo for Outlook

    Bridges your mailbox with Odoo database, and the calendars are also synchronized. This Outlook plugin automates the communication logging and helps track the team communications efficiently. It is also a priceless tool for traceable communication with customers or when employees switch organizations. You can utilize office 365 calendar synchronizing with this feature.

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  1. Inventory and stock management

    The new Odoo inventory helps check stock availability of the forecasted stock. Odoo 14 focused on efficient replenishment and manufacturing processes. You can also prioritize orders based on their urgency by easily accessing the raw material count required to fulfill an order. Adjusting quantities is also much more straightforward with convenient buttons that allow you to change quantities of products scanned through barcodes.

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odoo 14

 

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  1. Online events

    As the world pivots to an increasingly virtual workspace, Odoo 14 now allows you to create events. Through these events, attendees can also select the talks they would like to add to their list of favorites and they can view precisely when and where the event is, and interact with other attendees in media rooms.

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  1. Record any activity

    Often, users want to share specific actions of Odoo and keep them on record for future references. To fulfill this need, Odoo 14, now lets you record your activities with the click of a button.

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  1. Documents-

    With Odoo 14, you can now edit documents with ease. Let’s say you have a single PDF with all your vendor bills for the month. You can easily mail it to your database and split it with PDF cutter. Its new version allows you to keep the pages you want and share them with your accounting team.

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How we can help you upgrade 

If you are using the current or older version of Odoo. We can help you upgrade to this newest version seamlessly. To enjoy all these new features, get in touch with our team, and we can help you with the Odoo upgrade.


About us 

We work with customers across industries to implement and integrate Odoo for them. Bista have over a decade of experience in implementing Odoo, and we take pride in being an official Odoo Gold Partners. We are also proud winners of Odoo Best Partner (Americas) for 2015, 2016 & 2018. We use agile methodology to provide a consolidated service throughout the various phases of the development of an enterprise solution. Contact us to book a free demo.

 

How machine learning can help prevent user errors in Odoo Accounting

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Odoo provides efficient accounting methods to manage and analyze your finances, but what happens if someone makes an incorrect entry in your Odoo accounting system? We created an Odoo module that understands your data, identifies anomalies, and helps you prevent damages. This unique module uses Machine Learning anomaly detection technology.

Human beings are always prone to errors, however if this happens with your accounting and invoices, it can cause unprecedented disruptions to your business. More often than not, it means that an unusual occurrence has taken place. This could be a human data-entry error, a tagging error or even user familiarity issues. These small errors can ultimately cause major changes in your balance sheet and reflect dramatically on your finances and balance sheets.

So, what are some common mistakes that your employees could make?

  •     Error in entering invoice numbers or amounts
  •     Incorrect assigning of costs on bills (taxed of untaxed amount)
  •     Error in entering bill lines
  •     Mistakes in attributing or tagging accounts
  •     Oversights in verifying invoice numbers and costs

What does this module do? 

This module understands your expense data patterns and uses machine learning anomaly detection to automatically identify anomalies in your data.  This machine learning driven anomaly detection combs through vast amounts of data to identify and alert you for any rare minimum transactions, maximum trained data, or contamination ratio. Once identified, it reports these unexpected dips or spikes to you immediately.

Prevention is better than cure. A lot of times, employees could make errors mentioned above. We designed an Odoo module that safeguards you against all these accounting errors.

  • Understands your data – The module understands your accounting data patterns and registers them in the system to keep a robust track of the usual expenses and amounts that you generally enter in your vendor or customer bills.
  • Identifies anomalies in your data – It uses machine learning for anomaly detection of your data. It identifies any entry that breaks this pattern and falls out of the purview of your usual transactions, amounts, and expenses.
  • Helps you prevent damage – Finally, it combs through vast amounts of your data to identify and alert you for any unusual expense spikes or errors. Once identified, it reports these unexpected numbers to you immediately.

How does it work?

We train data with the existing set of the transaction for regularly entered amounts in bills and invoices.

After this, we use the test data, which is a matrix of current stock moves. This data is used to find a pattern of transactions from the trained data to be compared to.

When can you use it? 

No matter which industry you operate in, this cutting-edge machine learning automation can be used for accounting anomaly detection across all industries. If your business relies on human data entry for you accounting needs, this module can help you avoid errors.

How can we help?

Over the years Bista has been helping businesses reshape their digital processes. One of the key practices that we take pride in is our Machine Learning developers who can seamlessly integrate your ERP system with intelligent technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for your business.

Contact us for more details.

ITAR compliance software for Defense and Arms Industry

ITAR compliance software

As a defense manufacture or supplier, it is extremely crucial to comply with various regulations set in place by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.  One of the key regulations that defense companies need to comply with, is International Traffic in Arms Regulations or ITAR. ITAR is a set of regulations pertinent to the export and import of defense articles, services, and technology. Keeping this in mind, it is also important that defense manufacturers adopt an ITAR compliance software.

We understand the importance of ITAR compliance

We understand ITAR no other partner. We can customize the ERP software into an ITAR compliance software for you. Over the years we have worked with stalwarts in the defense industry to make sure that proprietary equipment or technology belonging to the U.S. Military does not make its way into the hands of a foreign nationals.

We understand how confidential your data is, which is why we have a trustworthy team of developers that treat your data integrity and privacy as paramount.

Why you need an ITAR compliance Software

ITAR compliance software

ITAR compliance software

What an ITAR compliance software can do for you

So, let’s have a look at what an ITAR compliance software can do for you:

  1. End to end data encryption – An ITAR compliance software can be encrypted from end-to-end so that your work process and bill of materials are safely stored. This data encryption also protects your product related data so that the confidential data about raw materials and works operations cannot be seen by anyone outside USA.
  2. Approved or denied party checks- An ITAR compliance software can validate customers for you and make sure that shipments and sales orders only go to approved parties after ATF approvals. The software creates a database of denied or approved parties and ensures that only ATF approved customers orders are processed.
  3. Licensed customer application checks – An ITAR compliance software can help you to identify, escalate and resolve any customer licensing issues. The software monitors and reports the consumption of licenses by orders and manages license consumption. Since all crucial customer information is recorded in this software, it can use data to confirm sale orders if the customer licence is valid or expired.
  4. Management of regulated parts or products – An ITAR compliance software stores information about all defense manufactured products and indicates which regulation and regulatory body covers the part or material. Through a robust product configuration and multiple serial numbers, it also helps manage the classification or rating within that schema which applies to it.
  5. Management on the assembly level – If manufacturers are handling orders for assembly, an ITAR compliance software can easily record the parts within that assembly and the extent to which they are covered by different export regulations and commodity jurisdictions.
  6. Secure document storage – Many documents for control items have licenses can only be viewed by certain authorized personnel. An ITAR compliance software has an robust native document management functionality that is best suited to export control.
  7. Compliance with international requirements – Exporters often have operations in other countries, most of which have their own set of export controls regulations. An ITAR compliance software verifies the customer information before they are shipped to them.

How we can help

We at Bista understand the criticality of regulations and data in the defense and arms industry. With a fully integrated suite that allows D&A manufacturers and distributors to manage their supply chain, CRM, manufacturing, companies can easily comply with regulations and avoid any uncertainties.

With a unified ITAR compliant ERP system, we can help manufacturers and distributors create a streamlined approach, manage orders, checks against third-party lists, transactions and other activities.

If you would like to work with us to implement defense and arms ERP software for your business, please feel free to reach out to us on sales@bistasolutions.com or at +1 (858) 401-2332.

ODOO EXPERIENCE 2020 IS HERE!

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  • Sep 30, 2020
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Odoo Experience is an event where speakers and tech leaders from all across the world give presentation and share how Odoo has benefitted their business. Ranging from Odoo best practices to functional capabilities and business growth, Odoo Experience is the go-to platform to understand how Odoo can help you succeed.

This year, the two-day event will be held online and joined by industry stalwarts for a holistic virtual experience. From community meetings to inspirational talks and virtual presentations, Odoo Experience 2020 will be a unique learning and training experience. One of the key highlights of the event this year will be the launch of Odoo’s latest version – Odoo 14.

The event will also have lots of workshops where attendees can learn how to use Odoo to the fullest. You learn how to design websites, use Odoo spreadsheets and use the timesheet app.

Bista is at Odoo Experience 2020

We are also proud to share that we will be participating in this biggest open source enterprise software event. Last year, our Chief Technology Officer, Faisal Basar shared insights on how automating existing business models and redesigning operational processes with Odoo transformed our client’s business. He also delved into how the future of manufacturing will be driven by remote monitoring, predictive maintenance, and virtual repair capabilities – all running on one easy to use tool (Odoo).

Have a look at last year’s video

What are we talking about?

With over 18 years of international experience in the technology industry, Faisal Basar is a software expert who co-founded Bista Solutions, which is amongst the top partners of Odoo. As the CTO of Bista Solutions, Faisal has gone to the length and breadth of the world to evangelize Odoo as the to-go platform for integrated business needs. This year at Odoo Experience 2020, Faisal will be speaking about how machine learning can help strengthen Odoo to prevent user errors.

The talk focuses on a module that we designed to safeguard users against all these errors. This module understands your data, identifies anomalies and helps you prevent damages. From warehouses in manufacturing factories to delivered products in retail, this cutting-edge automation can be used across all industries. If your business relies on inventory or raw materials, this module can help you avoid errors in stock inventory. After this, we use the tested data, which is a matrix of current stock moves. This data is used to find a pattern of transactions from the trained data to be compared to.

Don’t forget to register and join us for this talk on Studio7 – 30th September, from 3:30 PM 4:00 PM (EDT)

Reach out to us after the talk!

Over the years Bista has been helping businesses reshape their digital processes. One of the key practices that we take pride in is our Machine Learning developers who can seamlessly integrate your ERP system with intelligent technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for your business.

Contact us to know more about how we can help transform your business.

 

How we implemented Promotional Products ERP for Pinnacle Promotions

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One of the key projects that we take pride in was our software implementation for our key Pinnacle Promotions. Knowing how dynamic this industry is, we knew we had to tailor the software to suit the needs of their business. Once we were onboarded, we implemented Odoo as the promotional products ERP solution for Pinnacle Promotions.

About Pinnacle Promotions

Pinnacle Promotions is an e-commerce company that creates a range of promotional products for businesses across industries.

Working in the industry for over 20 years, Pinnacle has screen-printed, embroidered, laser engraved, pad-printed, and debossed thousands of promotional products for companies across industries. 

The ask 

As a branding company online, Pinnacle is in a very competitive industry. Sean Phuphanich, Vice President of eCommerce and Information Technology at Pinnacle Promotions, states, “Online, it’s a very competitive space and so in order to compete with that, you need to have great pricing, great service, and it has to be fast.”

To achieve this goal and supply their customers with the best services, Pinnacle wanted to streamline and unify their business processes through an integrated promotional products ERP software solution.

The challenges

Prior to adopting Odoo, Pinnacle was using different software for various activities like accounting, CRM, order processing, website management. 

Having disparate systems resulted in a lack of connectivity between different departments. It also meant that employees had to engage in manual data transfers from one software to another. This would waste their time and cause delays in customer response time. 

Their key challenges were:

  • Lack of connectivity between departments
  • Manual data transfers add unnecessary labor
  • Overhead for multiple software

Seas says, “Anyone that’s using multiple separate systems, there’s always some kind of tax you pay for that, whether it’s because you’re paying for the overhead of three different companies to do the same thing or because people are working in very different operating models. So what you do in one CRM system is completely different from how it’s expected to happen in another accounting system.”

Our solutions

We worked closely with the Pinnacle team to design and implement a robust and integrated solution. This Odoo implementation included capabilities such as order processing, e-commerce, purchasing capabilities, and more.

Because of Odoo’s flexibility, we were able to tailor it to suit Pinnacle’s unique business processes. 

With the aim to strengthen Pinnacle’s customer relations, we also worked with Pinnacle to add machine learning capabilities to Odoo. This included auto-filling data for salespeople, preventing potential mistakes based on error history, and predicting & identifying customers.

Key results

By providing answers to each of their unique needs, we implemented several customizations for Pinnacle Promotions. 

One of the key achievements of our implementation was that Pinnacle was able to reduce the order process complexities. With an integrated system in place, they were also able to reduce errors and labor costs. 

Our add-on machine learning capabilities also assisted in speeding up the sales processes and reducing errors.

According to Pinnacle, this promotional product ERP implementation resulted in:

  •  50% faster order processing time
  • 33% lower labor costs 
  • 76.9% lower error rate 

With our implementation, Pinnacle Promotions became leaner and was able to meet their customers’ expectations faster, at better prices, and with fewer errors. 

As their error rate dropped from 13% to 3%, Pinnacle gained a sharp competitive advantage in the promotional products industry. With fewer errors, their customer retention rate also spiked. 

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We at Bista always go above and beyond to make sure that our customers are satisfied. Even if that requires burning the midnight oil for weeks. Our team of passionate developers and ardent solutions experts is always here to understand your unique needs and help you build an efficient work environment.

If you would like to work with us to implement promotional products ERP software for your business, please feel free to reach out to us on sales@bistasolutions.com or at +1 (858) 401-2332

We’re a top Odoo partner and have done similar implementations for other eCommerce companies, as well as for businesses in the manufacturing, retail, services, automotive, financial services, and healthcare verticals.

Custom Odoo Apps

Odoo is a suite of open source business apps that covers all your business requirement. Odoo has two different types of apps published in their app store. One are the in-built apps, another are the custom odoo apps developed by odoo gold partners like Bista. As an odoo app development company we have more than 80 apps published on odoo app store that you can download and implement directly. Some of the custom odoo apps developed by Bista are :

Custom Odoo Apps developed by Bista Solutions

Different Odoo App services provided by bista:

Odoo App Store:-

Odoo App Store is a normal application publishing platform built for Odoo ERP. There are more than 10000 applications published on odoo app store for different modules. We “Bista Solutions” as odoo gold partner have published more than 300+ Custom Odoo apps available on Odoo app store s well as on our platform above. Odoo App store is a place where you can add extra modules to your existing system to make odoo more related to your requirement. Odoo apps available on odoo app store are both free and paid. You can directly download & install them on your existing odoo erp system.

Odoo Apps Free:-

Odoo comes with in-built free apps/modules which can be customized as per your business requirement. There are two different types of apps, Odoo Apps published by Odoo Partners on Odoo App store & in-built apps available in Odoo ERP community version.

There are many Custom Odoo Apps developed by partners on odoo app store which are free. Many modules which are developed as per your business requirement and you can download and install them directly.

Odoo App Development:-

We are odoo app development & odoo module development Company. We develop odoo apps for your business to manage your various departments. Odoo app development is perfect option to manage your unique business requirements. Custom odoo apps have evolved alot and can be developed on latest technologies like RPA, IOT etc. Many custom odoo apps developed by partners are RPA based apps, which reduce redundant work and automate multiple tasks.

Odoo App Download:-

You cn download and install custom odoo apps from odoo app store or from above. Custom odoo apps in odoo app store are easy to download and can be downloaded and installed on single click. App are available with complete description and a basic demo.

We have certified odoo consultant and software engineers who are  always ready to help our clients. We always add value our customer by consulting them on every stage of the project which helps us with 93% customer retention rate.

To know more about odoo apps or want to implement contact us.

All you need to know about Odoo Quality Management

odoo quality management

Odoo Quality Management is defined as a formalized system that documents processes, procedures and responsibilities for achieving quality policies and objectives.

Quality Control Point: This takes place during Delivery order transfer,Receiving order transfer, or during manufacturing procedures of the products.

Path: Odoo Quality Management→ Quality Control → Control Point → Create(If you want to create a new control point).

You can see different stages of quality Alert. When the new alert comes it is in the ‘New’ stage. When the alert is verified it comes in the ‘Confirmed’ stage. Once the corrective actions are taken it is moved to the ‘Action Proposed’ stage. Finally, when the issue is resolved it comes to the ‘Solved’ stage. You can create and delete the stage too as per your requirement best way to manage your documents

 

You can see different stages of quality Alert. When the new alert comes it is in the ‘New’ stage. When the alert is verified it comes in the ‘Confirmed’ stage. Once the corrective actions are taken it is moved to the ‘Action Proposed’ stage. Finally, when the issue is resolved it comes to the ‘Solved’ stage. You can create and delete the stage too as per your requirement

 

Title: Name of the Control point.

Product: Select the product you want to check quality in odoo quality management.

Product Variant: Add variant if product has any.

Operation: Select the operation you are creating control points for. Example: Select ‘Receipts’  if you want to quality check at the time of receipt of the Product. ‘Delivery’ if you want to quality check the time of delivery of products. ‘Manufacturer’ select if you want to quality check at the time of manufacturing the product.

Control Type: This option mentions at what interval we need to do the quality check. Here we have options of ‘Randomly’ and ‘Periodically’.

Type: Select the type of quality check you want to follow i.e., Text, Take a picture, Pass or Fail, Measure

Once you add all the details save the record.

Create a sale order for the product: ‘Cheese Burger’. Click on “Delivery” button.

You can see different stages of quality Alert. When the new alert comes it is in the ‘New’ stage. When the alert is verified it comes in the ‘Confirmed’ stage. Once the corrective actions are taken it is moved to the ‘Action Proposed’ stage. Finally, when the issue is resolved it comes to the ‘Solved’ stage. You can create and delete the stage too as per your requirement

You will see a Quality Checks button that appears to proceed to the quality check you configured before in odoo quality management.

Odoo Quality management

Clicking on Quality Checks button will open the instruction set on the quality control point. You are required to check the value.

Odoo Quality management

Once the quality check is done, you can find it linked to the corresponding transfer and access it by clicking on the  button

Odoo Quality management

If the quality check fails, the smart button will turn into red color(instead of green color). Odoo quality management will suggest you to create a Quality Alert by highlighting the corresponding button.

Odoo Quality management

Clicking on the “Quality Alert” button will open the quality alert view.

Odoo Quality management

Title: Name of the alert.

Product: Name of the Product and it’s variant will be auto-filled while clicking on the quality alert of that product

Lot: Lot number of the product

Team: Add the quality check team.

Root Cause: Add the main reason behind the quality check failure.

Description: You can describe the quality issue briefly.

Corrective Actions: You can add the corrective action to be taken to correct the issue.

Preventive Actions: You can add the preventive actions needed to be taken to prevent the issues.

Once you create the Quality Alert it will be displayed from the Quality Alert button on the right side of the transfer. You can do much more in odoo quality management app.

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You can also access all your quality Alert under the respective Quality Team in the Quality Overview.

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Odoo Quality management

You can see different stages of quality Alert.

When the new alert comes it is in the ‘New’ stage.

When the alert is verified it comes in the ‘Confirmed’ stage.

After taking corrective actions are taken it is moved to the ‘Action Proposed’ stage.

Finally, when the issue is resolved it comes to the ‘Solved’ stage.

You can create and delete the stage too as per your requirement.

Odoo Quality management app is one of the free odoo apps available with Odoo ERP.  To get your odoo implementation contact us here