Features of Manufacturing in odoo 12
Odoo 12 offers many useful features for improving manufacturing processes. The Manufacturing module helps manage production orders, work centers, and bills of materials (BOM) easily. It provides a simple interface for businesses to plan, schedule, and track production in real-time.
Odoo 12 also works well with inventory and procurement modules, making sure stock levels are accurate and materials are available on time. It allows for product traceability, so manufacturers can track items throughout the production process.
With better reporting and analytics, businesses can get helpful insights to improve workflows, reduce costs, and increase productivity. This makes Odoo 12 a powerful and efficient tool for manufacturers.
Unbuild orders
The push rules are now also applied after unbuild orders.
The barcode on work order
Work orders can be processed by using a barcode scanner.
Variants
Enlarge the feature to define which components to use for a finished product specific variant on the BoM.
Robustness
Prevent users to suppress productivity losses that are needed on work orders.
Product Cost
Compute the cost of products based on their BoM in mass directly from the product list view.
Manufacturing in 2 or 3 steps
Pick the components before a MO and store the finished product after a MO with a one-click configuration.
Access Right
The stock user does not have the right to create invoices. The button “create invoice” is invisible from the repair order for those users.
BoM structure
Add information about the BoM reference and version and make it clickable. Also, add the attachments of the product on that report.
Produce on MO
Define the exact quantities of components you consume to produce a finished product on a MO. Gives more flexibility for component consumption.
Inventory
Dashboard view and KPIs
New dashboard view giving an overview of your inventory management. Gives average cycle times and delays and information about value coming in and out of the stock.
Push and Pull Rules
Push and pull rules are merged into a single concept, easier to configure.
Product Cost
Add more information on journal items created through a change of the cost of the product. Clearer description of journal items.
Track PO
If the PO has been triggered by a reordering rule, show that reordering rule as source document on the PO (even in case of multi-steps receipt).
PDF Reports
Improvement on the batch picking pdf to regroup the products to pick per locations. Improvements to the delivery slip, traceability, the picking operations, and the production order PDF reports to fit business.
Visual representation of routes
Representation of the routes that apply to the product, to ease the configuration and debugging of push and pull rules.
Replenish
A new button appears on the stockable product to allow to easily replenish your stock for this product.
Carriers Connector
Full integration with BPost and Easypost to support 90 extra carriers.
Unit of weight
Define if you work with kilograms or pounds. Useful when working with carriers integrations.
Transfer Date
Display the date at which the transfer has been processed on done transfers. The default scheduled date on pickings is set to today’s date.
Putaway strategy by product
The putaway strategies can now be applied product per product and not only per product category.
Valuation
Accounting entries are posted automatically when an exchange rate has changed between the invoice and the receipt/delivery dates.
Exceptions
When there are exceptions to manage, a next activity is logged on the impacted document.
Barcode
Work Flow
Using the Barcode App allows you to process your pickings much faster, increasing the productivity of your workers. Scan directly lot or serial numbers, scan operation types to create new pickings from scratch and take from or deliver to specific location in your warehouse.
New Interface
The User Interface (UI) has been completely reviewed to facilitate the work of the employee in the warehouse. He clearly sees what he is doing and what he has to do.
Inventory adjustments
The new Barcode App is made to perfectly fit to mobile usage.
Mobile
The new Barcode App is made to perfectly fit to mobile usage.
IoT
Integration
Odoo integrates the IoT technology to your business flows. We don't add extra steps to your work.
Device Connection
The IoT Box allows you to connect any device to your database.
Ready Out of the Box
The configuration of the box is very easy, even non technical users can do it.
Hardware
Devices can be connected to the IoT Box in USB, HDMI, Bluetooth or Wifi.
Fleet
Activities
Create activities on vehicle to remind drivers or yourself to perform some actions.
Stages
Adding stages to manage status of cars (on order, deprecated, ...)
Project
Subtasks
Subtasks can be out of a project to be used. See at a glance for the allocated hours and the hours spent both on the parent task and its children.
Onboarding
Starting steps have been improved to ease user adoption.
Template
Project templates for auto-created projects.
Timesheets and Forecast
Invoice
You can now create a SO and Invoice from the project app itself (project overview).
Employee rate
Different employees can now timesheet on the same project/task at different rates.
Forecast
A project can now be forecasted by day, week or month.
Reporting
Pivot view to compare timesheets and forecasts.
Planned hours
When the ordered quantity of a sales order line is updated, the planned hours of the corresponding task are updated accordingly.
Times Units
Employees can now choose which time unit they want to encode their time-sheets, hours or days.
In conclusion, Odoo 12's Manufacturing module provides a extensive solution for effective production management. Its inventory connectivity, real-time tracking, and thorough reporting capabilities enable firms to simplify operations, cut costs, and increase productivity. Odoo 12 is an essential tool for organizations who want to improve their manufacturing operations.