Customer reference
CHEMINOV
Cheminov, a Lyon-based distributor specialising in products for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and veterinary industries (active ingredients, excipients, flavours, extracts, and laboratory equipment), relies on Odoo to centralise its accounting, CRM, sales, purchasing, and dashboards, streamlining processes and improving operational oversight.
Industry
Location
VAULX-EN-VELIN, France
Implemented by
Case on Odoo
The context
From Sage to an integrated Odoo ERP
CHEMINOV is a Lyon-based distributor specialising in products for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and veterinary industries, supplying active ingredients, excipients, flavours, plant extracts, and laboratory equipment.
Before the project, CHEMINOV was running on Sage with processes spread across different tools and a heavy reliance on paper documents and manual handling. Information was fragmented between accounting, CRM, sales, purchasing, and inventory, which made it difficult to consolidate data quickly and gain reliable, real-time visibility into operations and performance.
The stakes for CHEMINOV were to secure the migration from Sage, centralise all key business processes in a single ERP, and gain real-time visibility to support supply decisions, reduce errors, and better manage growth and customer expectations.
Their needs
A secure Odoo deployment and a clear project roadmap
Support for the installation and deployment of Odoo (migration from Sage)
- Be reassured on the feasibility of migrating from Sage to Odoo and running the business on a new ERP.
- Ensure that their specific distribution processes were fully understood and taken into account in the future solution.
- Validate a clear budget and timeline for the Odoo deployment, with visibility on each project phase.
- Obtain a structured implementation plan and documented deliverables they could rely on throughout the project.
The proposed solution
An Odoo ERP project driven by in-depth analysis and workshops
Captivea France began by performing a complete analysis of CHEMINOV's Odoo environment through business discovery and themed workshops with the different teams. This work produced detailed deliverable documents, a confirmed budget and timeline, and a shared understanding of how Odoo would support their activity. The deployed solution is an Odoo ERP centred on supply chain and finance, with modules such as Inventory, Purchase, Barcode, Accounting, Sales, CRM, Helpdesk, Documents, Discuss, Dashboard, and Calendar, giving CHEMINOV a single platform to manage operations and access real-time data for faster, more informed decisions.
The first step of this project is to perform a complete analysis of the client's Odoo environment.
Analysis objectives
- To be reassured on the faisability
- Show that we understood their business
- To confirm a budget
- To know and confirm how we will do it
- Know the timeline
Analysis processes
- Business discovery
- Workshops By theme / group of people / domains
- Create the deliverables documents
- Present it
- Handle feedback
The results
Benefits & Returns on investment
What the client gained, day after day, once the solution went live.
Time saving
- Centralised organisation of financial documents
- Generate quotes in a few clicks
- Quick sharing of documents
- Simplified supply management
- Automation of intervention schedules
Productivity gain
- Centralised management of leads and customers, increasing sales team efficiency
- Smoother order processing with real-time stock tracking
- Clear visualisation of performance and key indicators
- Quick access to employee information
Increase in sales
- Improved client satisfaction through faster project delivery
- Better time management that helps allocate resources to the most profitable projects
- Identification of additional needs through ticket analysis
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