Automotive Tier-2 Supplier — MRP & Subcontracting
A Pune-region auto component manufacturer consolidated Tally + Excel MRP into Odoo MRP with subcontracting, quality NC workflows, and OEM traceability.
- Industry
- Automotive Manufacturing
- Location
- Pune, India
- Odoo version
- 18.0 Enterprise
- Users
- 180+
- Modules
- ManufacturingSubcontractingQualityPurchaseAccounting
- Timeline
- 18 weeks
Challenge
Production planning lived in Excel; subcontractor material issues were untracked; OEM rejection debit notes took weeks to reconcile. Inventory accuracy at year-end stock take was 72%, causing emergency purchases and line stoppages.
Solution
Odoo MRP with multi-level BOMs, subcontracting locations with auto-reservation, quality inspections at GRN and pre-dispatch, and NC workflows generating vendor debit notes. Shop floor tablets confirm MO operations; planners run MRP nightly with exception review.
Results
Inventory accuracy
72%
98%
Subcontractor reconciliation
3 weeks
2 days
Production planning cycle
3 days manual
4 hours MRP
Support & retention
Dedicated support pod; Odoo 18→19 upgrade planned Q3 with TraceNcode upgrade runbook.
Upgrade path: Odoo 18 live; 19 upgrade scoped with custom module compatibility matrix.
“OEM schedule changes used to mean three nights for our planners. Now they review MRP exceptions over coffee.”
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