Customer reference
EKU Power Drives Inc.
EKU Power Drives is an electrification and automation technology company that strives to bring world-class German automotive engineering to mobile and industrial machinery.
Our goal is to find the best solutions for our customers in a sustainable and efficient manner. We do this by automating industrial processes from both individual unit and fleet perspectives, connecting data with energy systems, and electrifying mobile, grid and industrial machinery.
Innovation is at the core of what we do. From our founders building the world’s fastest fully electric accelerating race car to the astonishing growth that has brought us to where we are today, one thing has always been important – sustainability. Our advancements in battery technology, grid management, engineering consulting and electrification for industrial machinery further support our goals of creating a net-zero future.
As the market leader in idle reduction technology, EKU continues to develop a product and service portfolio that delivers efficient solutions for reducing the carbon footprint.
At EKU, we don’t just think of a solution – we build it.
Industry
Location
Spring, Texas (US), United States
Implemented by
Case on Odoo
The context
Upgrading Odoo to Support Rapid, Sustainable Growth
EKU Power Drives Inc. is an electrification and automation technology company that brings world-class German automotive engineering to mobile and industrial machinery, with innovation and sustainability at the core of its mission.
Before the project, EKU Power Drives Inc. was already using Odoo ERP, but on an older version that no longer fully matched their rapid growth, expanding product and service portfolio, and ambitions around automation, electrification, and data-driven operations.
The key objective was to secure a scalable and reliable ERP foundation that could keep pace with their growth, support advanced industrial processes, and provide the visibility needed to continue driving sustainable, net-zero-focused innovation.
Their needs
A Controlled Odoo Upgrade to Match Rapid Growth
The client wanted to upgrade their Odoo ERP to a more recent version to support their growth. They chose Captivea for its expertise and ability to lead a well-structured, tightly controlled project.
- Upgrade the existing Odoo ERP to a more recent, robust version that supports current and future growth.
- Gain confidence about the feasibility of the upgrade and its impact on their business-critical operations.
- Confirm a clear budget and timeline for the project, with controlled risk and well-defined steps.
- Ensure that the integrator fully understood their business processes and could document how the upgrade would be carried out.
The proposed solution
A Structured, End-to-End Analysis of the Existing Odoo Environment
Captivea began the project with a complete analysis of EKU Power Drives Inc.'s Odoo environment, organising business discovery workshops by theme, teams and domains. This structured approach produced detailed deliverable documents, clarified feasibility, budget and timelines, and defined how the upgrade would be executed while collecting and incorporating feedback at every stage.
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
Odoo apps deployed
The Odoo suite on this project
All Odoo applications, activated at the pace of the client's needs.
Sales & CRM
Inventory & Manufacturing
Finance
Human Resources
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, improving 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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