Bring operations, stock, finance and planning together in Odoo
OpenSys helps growing businesses that make, move, sell or support physical products connect their operations in Odoo. We combine more than 15 years of using Odoo to run and grow a manufacturing business with the technical and financial experience needed to shape and deliver practical solutions.
The value lies in the connections
A customer order can affect purchasing, stock availability, production capacity, delivery promises, invoicing and cash. When those activities sit in separate systems—or are connected only by spreadsheets and people remembering what to do—visibility and control quickly suffer.
We start with how materials, information, responsibility and money move through your business. We then shape Odoo so that the important connections work in practice, using standard functionality where it fits and proportionate customisation where there is a sound operational reason.
Operational questions Odoo should help you answer
A connected system should help people make better day-to-day decisions and give leadership a reliable view of the whole operation.
Demand, stock and purchasing
What do we need, when do we need it, what is already available and which shortages or supplier delays could affect customer commitments?
Production, capacity and delivery
What should we make or prepare next, do we have the people and materials required, and are we still able to deliver when promised?
Cost, margin and control
What did the work really cost, where are margin and efficiency being lost, and can management trust the figures used to make decisions?
A connected system is usually built in phases
Phase 1: Reliable foundations
Establish dependable product, customer, supplier, stock and financial data, together with clear process ownership and basic operating controls.
Phase 2: Connected operational flow
Connect demand, purchasing, stock, production or preparation, fulfilment and invoicing so that work and information move through the business coherently.
Phase 3: Control and improvement
Develop planning, traceability, quality, costing, reporting and carefully chosen automation or customisation once the foundations are working reliably.
Your operation comes first
We do not begin with a list of Odoo features. We look at how customer demand enters the business, how decisions are made, how materials and work move, where information breaks down and what leadership needs to see.
You set the operating direction. Our role is to help improve the processes and shape Odoo so that it reflects that vision, works for the people using it and provides the financial and operational control the business needs.
Where does the operation need to work better?
Whether the issue is stock, planning, production, fulfilment, reporting or the connections between them, start by telling us what is happening in the business.
Questions from operational businesses
Can Odoo support complex manufacturing and engineering workflows?
Often, yes. The important question is how closely standard Odoo fits the real requirement. We establish where configuration and process change are sufficient and where a genuine operational gap may justify custom development.
Can you improve an existing Odoo system rather than replace it?
Yes. We first identify what is working and should be retained. We then prioritise the changes to processes, configuration, data, reporting or customisation that will make the greatest practical difference.
Will we need extensive customisation?
Not necessarily. We prefer standard Odoo where it fits because it is easier to understand, support and upgrade. We recommend customisation only where the business requirement is important and the benefits justify the additional complexity.
Do we need to implement everything at once?
No. A phased approach is often safer and more useful. Reliable foundations and the most important operational flows can be established first, with more advanced planning, reporting and automation added when the business is ready.