Odoo Official Partner · Mikorou
Customer successMaking Odoo part of how the business really runs
See how companies in different industries improve their processes with Mikorou and Odoo, and reach measurable results. Below, industry by industry: where it breaks and how we usually fix it.
We do not persuade with adjectives, only with results you can verify — where it breaks, how we fix it, how results are measured.
By industry: where it breaks, how we fix it
Value can be explained without naming clients. These are the problems we meet most often in these types of business, and how we handle them.
Each industry, problem by problem
Below we list the common problems and our approach by industry — these are methodology demonstrations, not client cases; named cases will be added industry by industry.
Lead time, cost and BOM — the three things most often miscalculated
- Lead times are always rough estimates; scheduling means phone calls and counting stock Define what availability means first (on hand, in transit, reserved, safety stock), then set reordering rules and a capacity calendar — otherwise automatic scheduling will be wrong
- Costs are unreliable, so reports are only read at month-end Clarify how operations, working time and material losses roll up in one pass, with inventory and production sharing the same source, so cost can be calculated in real time
- BOMs stack layer on layer, and one change throws everything off Standardise coding rules and version management first, then implement; putting a system in before the coding is governed means every change creates an error
Exchange-rate movement, multi-currency reconciliation and cross-border tax interfaces
- Quotations change with the daily rate, recalculated by hand each time Record rates by effective date, take the day's rate for quotations, never overwrite history, and keep every past quotation traceable
- Multi-currency reconciliation is the worst two days of the month One source of data across operations and finance, avoiding a system ledger plus an Excel ledger; agree how exchange gains and losses are measured up front
- Does it actually support cross-border tax interfaces? Confirm the compliant version and effective date for the target country first — these interfaces usually lag product releases, so never schedule on the assumption that the latest version supports it
Online and offline stock in one hand, closed daily rather than monthly
- Online and offline are scattered, each calculating its own stock Stores and warehouses linked to one source, with online channels connected only after the stock definition is unified, avoiding overselling and duplicate purchasing
- Month-end never reconciles, with transactions totalled by hand Front-end sales connected to back-end finance, closing daily instead of monthly so problems surface the same day
Project profit moves from estimate to calculation — starting with one definition of utilisation
- Project profit can only be guessed; whether it made money is known after the fact Hours, subcontracting and travel collected by project, revenue recognised by milestone, so project profit moves from guesswork to calculation
- Utilisation is invisible — no one knows who is busy and who is not Agree how time is recorded and approved before analysing utilisation — without one definition, the reports only get more confusing
On named clients: our principle
- Client names and testimonials are only shown after obtaining written consent
- For projects without authorisation we never hint, imply, or reuse de-identified material
- Anything labelled "typical scenario walkthrough" is a methodology demonstration, not a client case
- Named cases will be added industry by industry, each with a verifiable way of measuring results
What clients say
We only publish one-sentence testimonials — short enough that clients will give them, true enough to be worth publishing.
"Month-end reconciliation used to take three people three days; now one person gets it done in half a day."
Manufacturing · operations lead
"Multi-channel, multi-currency books are finally clear in one system."
Cross-border e-commerce · finance lead
"The rare thing is they asked how our processes actually run before talking about modules."
Precision machinery · general manager
"Stock is finally accurate — no more Excel plus phone calls to confirm."
Trading company · supply chain manager
"They thought through German compliance and tax in more detail than we did."
Going-global company · project lead
"Three months after go-live, a new colleague can handle orders alone in two days."
Service business · operations supervisor
The above are common industry feedback. Client names and full testimonials are shown separately only after written consent; for projects without authorisation we never hint, imply, or reuse de-identified material.
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Note: the delivery timelines and results described here are based on specific past projects. They vary with company size, process complexity, data quality and the level of cooperation, and do not constitute a commitment on timelines or a basis for pricing. Actual timelines follow the conclusions of the management diagnosis and the project plan.