3 Reasons Korean Semiconductor Component Manufacturer ALWOX Prefers Odoo

Company Name: ALWOX

Location: South Korea

Industry: Manufacturing

Company Size: 10-49

Apps Implemented: Discuss, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Studio, Purchase, Manufacturing, Accounting, Sales, Invoicing, Barcode, Repairs, Notes, CRM, Contacts, Calendar, Employees, Inventory, Dashboards

Implementation Partner: LINKUP INFOTECH (https://www.link-up.co.kr/)

Hosting Type: On-Premise

I believe Odoo has provided us with an excellent, flexible solution comparable to the more expensive SAP.

Founded in 2012, ALWOX has over a decade of experience developing automotive electronic control devices in Korea, with a specialization in semiconductor technology. For the past decade, the manufacturer has assisted the country in technological advancements with automotive lighting, diagnostic systems, high-performance motor control, and more. Introduced to Odoo in 2018, the manufacturer has experienced a streamlined and integrated sales and logistics management workflow.

To maintain optimal performance and service, ALWOX needed a comprehensive ERP tool to effectively manage the production from first contact with the customer to delivery. Here are three reasons why the Korean company chooses business management software like Odoo over other Cloud ERPs.

1. Flexibility

The biggest advantage [about Odoo] is flexibility

As a manufacturer of semiconductors for various smart car keys, diagnostic systems, and motor controls, ALWOX gets manufacturing orders with unique specifications depending on the customer and vehicle type and model for almost all its orders. This makes it crucial to predict production quantity and timing and to avoid any manual mistake or miscommunication, as any of those errors can easily add up to an extended lead time or risks of missing orders.

Because of this, ALWOX needed a tool as customizable and comprehensive as Odoo to cater to its varying manufacturing requests.

The manufacturing team finds Odoo Manufacturing the most adaptable for its flexible master data. Not only can it create a multi-level bill of materials (BoM) to create specific components within an existing BoM and have optional routing selections to create new routes that work best for an order, but the Manufacturing app also allows the team to sell sets of components to be assembled while supporting visualization of MOs and work orders for easier organization of workers, work centers, worksheets, quality tests, and much more.

This way, the sales representative can also always have the most updated project overview for realistic customer expectation management. With this app, ALWOX is able to overcome production complexities for custom orders that used to be missed or have extended lead times and delays in ways to keep product lead time to a minimum and achieve on-time delivery.

2. Harmonious Communication Through Integrated Apps

Through the seamlessly integrated apps, Odoo promotes a workflow that complements each team in addition to effective inter-department communication.

With a master production schedule linking to each order on the Manufacturing app, Odoo allows each department, namely sales, production, and logistics, to align objectives while working on different orders simultaneously. For instance, the business analysis support (BAS) team always keeps a close eye on the BoMs to cross-check with the history of Odoo Purchase to ensure the team has the best deal from the best vendor. As both apps are interconnected, the BAS team can efficiently uphold a high point-of-purchase management standard while handling multiple cases at the same time.

Thanks to its integrated nature, Odoo helps ALWOX organize tasks effortlessly while preventing occurrences of human mistakes.

3. One Price for All Apps with Professional Support

Last but not least, it's the subscription pricing of Odoo’s software.

Thanks to Odoo's straightforward pricing structure, the Korean company pays a single fee to access all the mentioned features and 70+ official Odoo apps to optimize other workflows. With the help of LINKUP INFOTECH and the dedicated account manager from Odoo, ALWOX has enjoyed a stable system over the years that has enabled them to provide consistent and reliable business results, allowing them to be trusted by their business partners.

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