Introduction
Manufacturing industries have long relied on traditional processes to manage their operations. While these processes have served well over the years, they are not without their challenges. With the advent of digital transformation, the need for more efficient, integrated, and real-time solutions has become apparent. This whitepaper explores the traditional manufacturing processes, highlights their pain points, and introduces Odoo Manufacturing modules as a solution to optimize these processes.
Overview
Traditionally, manufacturing processes have been managed through a combination of manual methods and disparate software systems. These processes typically include:
Production Planning: Estimating demand and planning production schedules based on historical data and forecasts, often done manually or through basic software tools.
Inventory Management: Tracking raw materials, work-in-progress (WIP), and finished goods using spreadsheets or standalone inventory systems.
Quality Control: Conducting quality checks at various stages of production, usually relying on manual inspections and record-keeping.
Maintenance Management: Scheduling and performing maintenance on equipment, often reactively rather than proactively, leading to unplanned downtime.
Order Management: Handling customer orders, scheduling production, and managing delivery, often using separate systems that do not communicate well with each other.
Reporting and Analysis: Generating reports for decision-making, typically involving manual data collection and consolidation from multiple sources.
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