Customer reference
Inmar Solutions
INMAR Solutions is a product development firm based in Southwest Michigan, specializing in high-performance polymer composite materials. We help organizations of all sizes take ideas from concept to commercial product, with a focus on mechatronic and electromechanical systems for the automotive and transportation industries.
Our core expertise covers advanced materials for electronics protection, wear and friction management, and precision metal replacement. We're particularly experienced in developing solutions for products that need to perform reliably in demanding environments and extreme conditions.
We bring together materials science, engineering, and manufacturing know-how — supported by a broad network of global partners — to solve problems that don't have off-the-shelf answers.
Manufacturing
The context
High-performance polymer expert looking to scale with integrated ERP
Inmar Solutions is a Southwest Michigan-based product development firm that specializes in high-performance polymer composite materials for mechatronic and electromechanical systems in the automotive and transportation industries.
Before the Odoo project, Inmar Solutions relied on fragmented processes and tools to manage product development, manufacturing, inventory, sales, and finance, making it difficult to consolidate data, maintain clear visibility across operations, and efficiently support demanding, high-performance projects.
The stakes for Inmar Solutions were to secure reliable operational control, strengthen inventory accuracy, gain real financial and analytical visibility, and protect customer relationships while continuing to deliver innovative solutions for products operating in demanding environments.
Their needs
A unified ERP backbone for product development and manufacturing
To streamline operations, strengthen inventory management, unlock deeper data insights, improve client relationships, and gain tighter control over its finances, INMAR SOLUTIONS chose to partner with Captivea for the implementation of Odoo ERP.
- Streamline day-to-day operations across product development, manufacturing, and support.
- Strengthen inventory management and reduce errors through better tracking and control.
- Unlock deeper data insights to steer decisions on projects, customers, and performance.
- Gain tighter control over client relationships and finances within a single, integrated system.
The proposed solution
An Odoo ERP foundation built on a thorough business and system analysis
Captivea began the collaboration with Inmar Solutions by performing a complete analysis of the existing and target Odoo environment, using business discovery workshops by theme, domain, and user groups. This work clarified feasibility, confirmed the budget and timeline, and defined how Odoo ERP and its apps—Accounting, Expenses, Documents, CRM, Sales, Inventory, Manufacturing, Purchase, Maintenance, Employees, Project, Timesheet, Field Service, Helpdesk, and Approvals—would be configured to connect finance, operations, and services within one coherent solution.
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
Productivity
The results
Benefits & Returns on investment
What the client gained, day after day, once the solution went live.
Time saving
- Centralized organization of financial documents
- Generate quotes in a few clicks
- Quick sharing of documents
- Simplified supply management
- Automation of intervention schedules
Productivity gain
- Centralized management of leads and customers, increasing sales team efficiency
- Smoother order processing with real-time stock tracking
- Clear visualization 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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