Customer reference
CEC Distributing
CEC Distributing is a wholesale tobacco distributor based in Jacksonville, Florida. Established in 1996, the company has been serving the greater Florida area for over 20 years. CEC Distributing is committed to providing its partners with quality products in a timely manner. The company offers a wide range of products, including cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, and smoking accessories.
Industry
Location
Jacksonville, Florida (US), United States
Implemented by
Case on Odoo
The context
From manual processes to an integrated Odoo ERP backbone
CEC Distributing is a wholesale tobacco distributor serving the greater Florida area with a wide range of cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco and smoking accessories.
Before the project, CEC Distributing relied on fragmented tools and manual processes that made it difficult to streamline daily operations and access clear, consolidated information about stock, purchasing and overall performance.
The stakes were to secure reliable order fulfilment, reduce operational friction and gain real-time visibility so the company could sustain its growth while continuing to deliver quality products on time to its partners.
Their needs
Clear visibility and streamlined operations with Odoo ERP
CEC Distributing needed a software solution to streamline operations and gain better visibility, and turned to Captivea for a customised Odoo implementation that would address their specific business needs and support growth.
- Obtain a centralised view of inventory, purchasing and sales activities.
- Replace fragmented tools with a single, integrated Odoo ERP solution.
- Automate repetitive tasks such as billing and routine operations.
- Gain reliable, consolidated information to support daily decisions and long-term planning.
The proposed solution
A customised Odoo ERP solution for wholesale distribution
Captivea began with a complete analysis of CEC Distributing’s Odoo environment, using business discovery workshops and detailed deliverables to confirm feasibility, budget, approach, and timeline. Based on this foundation, they deployed Odoo ERP with modules such as Inventory, Manufacturing, Purchase, Quality, Barcode, Accounting, Invoicing, Documents, Discuss, IoT, VoIP, CRM, Sales, Employees, Attendances, Project, Timesheet, and Odoo Studio to automate processes, centralise information, optimise purchasing and inventory management, and support eCommerce and website activities.
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.
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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