Custom manufacturing estimation
One estimation captures setup and cycle time, hourly machine cost, labour, materials, tools, consumables, fixtures, operations, vendor charges and markup.
Odoo Manufacturing Case Study
End-to-End Manufacturing for Fabrication & Aerospace
A unified Odoo platform for complex estimation, quantity-based pricing, multi-stage production, partial work-in-progress movement, outsourced processing, stringent quality control and complete lot traceability.
Up to 10×client-reported manufacturing-throughput improvement
3-stageincoming, in-process and final quality management
16integrated Odoo applications and custom capabilities
1 platformfrom customer enquiry through delivery and invoicing
Executive summary
Built for precision, variability and control
Prefortune Technologies LLP implemented a comprehensive Odoo-based manufacturing solution for a fabrication and aerospace manufacturer producing highly customised precision components.
The operating model required detailed estimation, multiple pricing quantities, multi-stage manufacturing, controlled partial movement, external processing, strict inspections, engineering documentation, lot traceability and partial customer deliveries.
Standard workflows alone could not support every operational requirement. Odoo's standard applications were therefore combined with carefully designed custom modules and workflow enhancements to create complete enquiry-to-delivery traceability.
Industry fit
Fabrication & Aerospace Manufacturing
- Custom-fabricated and precision-machined components
- Aerospace parts with strict material traceability
- Made-to-order and repeat production
- Multi-stage manufacturing operations
- Coating, plating, anodising, painting and heat treatment
Business challenges
Where standard manufacturing processes broke down
The client needed operational flexibility without losing valuation accuracy, traceability, quality evidence or a single source of truth.
01
Manual estimation
Machine, labour, material, tooling, consumable, fixture and subcontracting costs were calculated in spreadsheets.
02
Disconnected pricing
Each requested quantity required a separate calculation, and quotations were not directly connected to manufacturing preparation.
03
Backorder complexity
Partial production could generate multiple manufacturing backorders, complicating planning and work-centre tracking.
04
Rigid work-centre flow
Different quantities could not progress independently or bypass an unavailable operation under controlled rules.
05
Outsourcing and valuation risk
External processing was difficult to track and returned processed parts could incorrectly affect stock or valuation.
06
Fragmented traceability
Raw-material lots, engineering documents, inspections, NCRs and order communications were maintained separately.
Solution implemented
An integrated manufacturing operating system
Each capability was designed around the actual manufacturing route, with Odoo remaining the central commercial, production, inventory and quality record.
Quantity-based quotation automation
The same approved estimate produces cost, selling price, gross profit and margin for quantities such as 50, 100 and 500 units.
Controlled manufacturing release
Credit approval, quality clearance, material availability, purchasing, receipt, incoming inspection and documentation are validated before shop-floor release.
Partial quantity progression
Completed quantities move independently between work centres while Odoo's native backorder structure remains managed in the background.
Extended shop-floor execution
Operators access checklists, timesheets, BoMs, inspections and controlled manual raw-material lot selection directly within the execution flow.
Purchase and Vendor NCR
RFQs, receipts, heat numbers, mill certificates, incoming QC and supplier non-conformance actions remain linked to the originating requirement.
Outsourced process management
Vendor delivery, processing status, return, inspection, NCR and onward routing are integrated without distorting work-in-progress valuation.
Documents, CRM and collaboration
Engineering, quality, commercial and production documents, order discussions and customer lifecycle visibility are connected to the same records.
Advanced production flow
Move what is ready, not the entire order
For a 500-unit order, Work Centre 1 can complete 50 units and immediately pass them forward. Work Centre 2 may complete only 20 of those units, allowing 20 to reach Work Centre 3 while the remaining quantities continue independently.
This reduces operational dependence on manually managed backorders and improves work-in-progress visibility, work-centre utilisation, finished-goods availability and support for partial delivery.
Flexible routing also allows a completed quantity to bypass an unavailable or unnecessary operation, subject to defined rules and approvals.
Quality and material traceability
Evidence at every quality gate
Incoming quality verifies material, quantity, dimensional requirements, certificates and heat numbers. In-process inspections record operation-level measurements, tolerances, images, observations and corrective actions. Final quality confirms customer specifications, drawings, documentation, packaging and certificate requirements.
Authorised operators can select the exact raw-material lot consumed, supporting traceability by heat number, batch, lot and mill certificate.
Outsourced manufacturing
External processing without losing WIP control
Coating, heat treatment, painting, plating, anodising, surface finishing and specialised testing become controlled steps within the manufacturing route.
The system creates the vendor delivery, tracks quantities under processing, receives the same partially manufactured components, initiates inspection and transfers approved quantities to the next operation.
Returned processed parts do not incorrectly increase stock quantities or inventory valuation, preserving material, WIP, finished-goods and subcontracting cost accuracy.
End-to-end workflow
Complete traceability from enquiry to commission
Customer Enquiry→CRM Opportunity→Estimation→Quantity Pricing→Quotation→MO & BoM→Release Validations→Procurement→Incoming QC→Shop Floor→Partial WIP→In-Process QC→Vendor Processing→Final QC→Delivery→Invoicing→Commission
Business results
Operational control with measurable impact
The client replaced disconnected calculations and records with one coordinated manufacturing platform.
Faster, more accurate estimation
Reusable quantity-based costing reduced quotation preparation effort and manual calculation errors.
Quotation-to-production automation
Approved orders automatically create or update the manufacturing, BoM, document, CRM, discussion and acknowledgement records.
Better partial-production control
Independent quantities progress through operations with improved WIP visibility and less manual backorder management.
Earlier customer delivery
Available finished quantities can ship before the complete manufacturing order is finished.
Complete material traceability
Vendor, purchase order, receipt, raw-material lot, manufacturing order, finished product and delivery remain connected.
Accurate outsourced-process valuation
External processing costs and quantities are tracked without incorrectly inflating inventory.
Integrated NCR management
Vendor failures remain linked to receipts, lots, inspections, corrective actions and supporting documents.
Centralised documentation
Drawings, work instructions, certificates, inspection reports, agreements and delivery records form a single source of truth.
Cross-functional collaboration
Production, quality, warehouse, purchasing, accounts, sales and management communicate against the relevant order.
Business Outcomes
The implementation connected sales, production, purchasing, quality and service around one traceable order lifecycle.
Up to
10x
client-reported manufacturing throughput improvement
3-stage
QC
incoming, in-process and final quality control
End-to-end
Traceability
customer enquiry through delivery and invoicing
Controlled
WIP
independent partial quantities across work centres
Applications integrated
CRMSalesCustom EstimationManufacturingShop FloorPurchaseInventoryQualityDocumentsDiscussContactsAccountingInvoicingMaintenanceEmployeesTimesheets
Prefortune Technologies LLP
Built on Odoo. Designed around real manufacturing.
This case study demonstrates how Odoo can be extended beyond standard manufacturing functionality for complex, high-precision, custom and made-to-order production environments.