Odoo Community Based Implementation in a Textile Manufacturing Company

Abstract

Some textile manufacturing companies in Indonesia still use spreadsheets to record business transactions. This outdated practice, lacking an integrated information system, results in incomplete data recording and discrepancies between different sections. Additionally, the subcontracting process, which involves sending semi-finished goods to vendors for finishing, often leads to unrecorded stock movements. Similarly, unit cost calculations are delayed by the manual data recapitulation process, which is time-consuming and prone to human error, affecting the accuracy and timeliness of the company's profit and loss calculations. To address these issues, an analysis of the actual business processes and company needs was conducted through interviews. The conclusion was reached to implement an Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP system, specifically Odoo system, to help companies record business transactions and generate reports in an integrated, accurate, and real-time manner. The research produced several outputs, including the identification of company business requirements, the design of new business processes, and the configuration of Odoo. After the configuration, testing was carried out to assess whether the system successfully meets the company's needs and business processes. Additionally, the research addresses change management and the managerial impacts that need to be anticipated during the implementation of Odoo.