ERP by industry
How manufacturers, distributors, retailers, logistics operators and service firms run ERP and CRM on Odoo and Dynamics 365.
- Manufacturing software for mid-market plants: what to shortlistPick the software layers before the logo, then keep three platforms on the shortlist.24 min read
- ERP for Professional Services: Project Billing, WIP and 1099sAt 20 to 100 people, the choice is where project billing, work in progress and revenue recognition should run: a PSA, project accounting in Business Central or Odoo, or Dynamics 365…19 min read
- Real-Time Production Nerve Center: OEE, Andon, MESDesign a mid-market production nerve center: ISA-95 MES↔ERP (schedule down, performance up), live OEE (40–60% typical vs ~85% world-class), digital Andon SLAs, factory orchestration vs MES, and a pilot-line plan.30 min read
- Retail Forecasting in Practice: Aligning Supply to Demand SignalsA practical mid-market playbook for retail demand forecasting: clean POS and inventory signals, forecast hierarchy, promos and seasonality, S&OP-lite cadence, and turning forecasts into POs and transfers.15 min read
- Supply Chain Resilience: 5 Dashboards Every COO NeedsBuild a supply planning dashboard plus four COO views—inventory, suppliers, OTIF, and cold-chain integrity—with metrics, thresholds, and data sources.15 min read