Motorcycle Company: Use Case | Odoo Use Cases

Summary

In this video, Nathan and Kevin, the owner of a Croatian company that manufactures electric off-road motorcycles, discuss their business operations. Kevin explains how they handle sales, manufacturing, and logistics, and the complexities of managing stock, invoicing, and accounting. The company produces most components in-house, except for shocks and brakes, and manages customer leads through their website. They aim to automate processes like invoice matching, payments, and vendor bill management to improve efficiency. Kevin also highlights the desire for a streamlined system to manage customer discounts and payment terms.

Takeaways

• 😀 The company, based in Croatia, manufactures electric off-road motorcycles and was founded by Kevin and his wife 10 years ago.
• 😀 The company has around 50 employees across four departments: Sales, Inventory, Manufacturing, and Administration.
• 😀 They manufacture approximately 1,000 bikes annually in-house, except for the shocks, brakes, and raw materials, which are kept in stock.
• 😀 Customer acquisition is mainly done through their website, with occasional pop-up stores around the world for potential clients to try the bikes.
• 😀 The company uses a tracking system for finished bikes, and quality checks are performed at a second plant where the finished products are stocked.
• 😀 Accounting processes are currently manual and time-consuming, with discrepancies between invoices and stock levels.
• 😀 They aim to automate the reconciliation of payments and invoices to reduce manual labor and improve efficiency.
• 😀 They would like to implement a system to provide discounts for loyal customers or for early payments made within a specific time frame.
• 😀 The company seeks to automate bank payments for vendor bills, which would streamline their financial processes.
• 😀 The speaker offers to develop a solution based on the discussed needs and compare it with the company's existing systems in a future video.

Q & A

What type of business does Kevin's company operate?

Kevin's company sells and manufactures electric off-road motorcycles.

Where is Kevin's company located?

The company is based in Croatia.

How long has Kevin's company been in operation?

The company was set up by Kevin and his wife around ten years ago.

How many employees work at Kevin's company?

The company employs around 50 people, spread across four departments.

What are the main departments in Kevin's company?

The company has four departments: Sales, Inventory, Manufacturing, and Administration.

How many bikes does the company manufacture annually?

The company manufactures around 1,000 bikes per year.

How does Kevin's company usually acquire customers?

The company generates leads primarily through their website, and they occasionally set up pop-up stores for customers to try out their products.

What does the company manufacture in-house?

The company manufactures almost everything in-house, except for the shocks, brakes, and raw materials, which they keep in stock.

What issues is Kevin facing with his current accounting system?

Kevin's company currently struggles with manual labor and time-consuming processes, especially in matching payments with invoices. They also have discrepancies between invoices and stock levels.

What improvements would Kevin like to see in his accounting system?

Kevin would like to implement automated systems for aligning invoices and stock, as well as offering discounts to loyal customers and early payments.