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Odoo 10 Implementation Cookbook

By : Mantavya Gajjar
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Odoo 10 Implementation Cookbook

By: Mantavya Gajjar

Overview of this book

Odoo is a Python-based ERP system and is completely open source. Odoo is a comprehensive suite of business applications offering a wealth of functionalities that can be deployed to meet your business needs. This book will help you manage the different functionalities of your business and optimize it. You will learn in detail about the various facets of the business process such as sales, accounting, purchases, manufacturing, and inventory. We will cover each of these topics in detail and learn how Odoo handles all these tasks with much ease. With its modular approach, you will be able to build customized solutions, take advantage of the Odoo 10 system in your organization, and master basic administration. We will cover modules and applications in Odoo that will help optimize quality checks. You will also be able to customize major reporting functions for your teams and set up forms and documents for sales, purchase, inventory, and so on. By the end of the book, you will be able to use the major functionalities of Odoo 10 and fully implement them into your business.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Master production schedule


Scheduling and planning of manufacturing orders can be done either automatically or manually. Automatic planning is managed by the Odoo scheduler—it computes the expected manufacturing order start date based on the customer commitment date. The automatic scheduling of the manufacturing order is perfect for the production unit, which produces the product on demand.

Imagine a factory which works 24/7; they have to plan in different ways instead of schedules based on demand. They have to plan based on the sales forecasts and expectations so that all the components are available in time to meet the sales forecasting.

Take the example of a Computer Desk—the Table Top is supplied by the vendor. They need six days to deliver the Top, while other components take only four days to be delivered. If any of the components are not available, they cannot be on time for production, which impacts the targeted sales.

Let's see how the Master Production Schedule (MPS) helps us to trigger...