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As a battle-hardened trainer and team manager, Jedi knight, Obi-Wan Kenobi is well aware of the challenges posed by human resources. He is also the best to illustrate the power of ERP and HR. The benefits of an HRM module within an ERP system doesn't stop where the HR department ends. Your SME's ERP will allow you to automate the entire process. it also allows you to instantly gain access to a full set of information about your employees or employee recruitment. For more of the benefits of an ERP integrated HR module read this blog post.

ERP & Odoo Human Resources Team

4 oct. 2018 Guides & methods

Captivea USA, Sébastien RISS

ERP et le département marketing :avec Han Solo et son stagiaire, Chewbacca

A good ERP for an SME will come loaded with tools for your marketing department's success. Imagine being able to easily create a website, a blog or even a forum link to your business or even being able to quickly create automated and responsive e-mail campaigns or marketing events. The features offered by an ERP solution result in time savings and productivity boosts as well. In this blog post, Han Solo steps in as a marketing director to explain what he and his intern, Chewbacca, could have improved in their journeys if they had a good ERP solution.

ERP & Odoo Marketing & Communications Team

25 sept. 2018 Guides & methods

Captivea USA, Sébastien RISS

Service comptabilité et vente ERP : mettant en vedette la princesse Leia

Even though ERP systems typically feature sales, administration and accounting modules they are often underused in an SME context. There are several good reasons to operate your sales and accounting with an ERP. It'll make staff more productive and efficient as their more time consuming and menial tasks will be automated and operations will be more streamlined. If Leia was a sales manager she would agree. You can't get it all done alone. You need the right tools to help reach your goals sooner. We cover the benefits of ERP for your accounting and sales department in this blog post.

Accounting & Finance Team ERP & Odoo Sales & CRM Team

24 sept. 2018 Guides & methods

Captivea USA, Sébastien RISS

ERP et inventaire : avec Luke Skywalker

There's no debate, Luke Skywalker was essential to the Rebel Alliance. He was a leader who brought his team to victory. The inventory manager of your business is no different. the inventory manager plays a very important role in your business. No business is viable if inventory is not a well-oiled operation. The inventory manager needs tools to lead the department, manage stocks and ensure that orders are deliverable. So why not equip them with the best tool? Featuring Luke Skywalker this blog post, covers the benefits of using an ERP system for your inventory management.

Distribution & logistics Industry ERP & Odoo Supply chain & distribution Team

20 sept. 2018 Guides & methods

Captivea USA, Sébastien RISS

ERP et le service commercial avec Dark Vador

Optimize your interactions with customers and prospects and get a 360° view of all your customer information. An all in one solution for your sales department could potentially have a great impact on their performance. But this view isn't unanimous. Some sales representatives may not see the benefits of a complete ERP solution. The idea of an ERP with a built-in CRM system may still be a mystery to them. In this blog post we feature Darth Vader. With a stubborn determination and the willingness to do anything to meet his targets, he embodies the (sales) Force of the Empire and obviously uses an ERP with a high-performance CRM solution!

ERP & Odoo Sales & CRM Team

19 sept. 2018 Guides & methods

Captivea USA, Sébastien RISS

Projet CRM : 10 mauvais conseils à ne pas suivre !

You understand all of the benefits that a CRM can bring to your company. You've already thought it through and you are about ready to start your CRM project. There is a lot of bad advice circulating the web, some of which you may want to reconsider before integrating a CRM software into your SME. In this blog post, we address ten pieces of advice that you shouldn't follow as well as some counterpoints that will be more beneficial to your company's CRM project. We want you to have a successful CRM integration. And of course, Captivea is here to support!

Business Consulting Sales & CRM Team

17 sept. 2018 Guides & methods

Captivea USA, Sébastien RISS

Qu'est-ce qui relie une solution CRM et l'ERP Odoo ?

Your CRM solution allows you to manage relationships with your customers, prospective customers, and to track all your interactions with them. Odoo is a complete, highly modular product, and therefore, naturally comes with a CRM solution. Nevertheless, some businesses have their own customer relationship management software in parallel with their ERP software. While there is no longer any doubt that ERP and CRM complement each other, success in achieving this remains a strategic question for businesses and requires a well-structured organization. We explore the subject in this blog post.

ERP & Odoo Sales & CRM Team

17 sept. 2018 Insights

Captivea USA, Sébastien RISS

Étendez votre système ERP avec les connecteurs Odoo

For businesses that want to go beyond the limit of "off-the-shelf" ERP solutions, Odoo seems like a dream. Odoo has an infinite amount of customization options and also has most of the benefits you'd expect of a typical ERP system. Odoo can be connected to external applications related to finances, e-commerce, logistics and more. Things get even better when you have a good integrator that can help you configure the right connectors to these external applications that your company may use. In this blog post, we will be going through the main connectors implemented for Odoo ERP.

ERP & Odoo

11 sept. 2018 Product & solutions

Captivea USA, Sébastien RISS

Hébergement Odoo : SAAS ou On-premise ?

If you didn't know already, SaaS stands for software as a service, and it is everywhere. Software as a service is a software licensing and delivery model in which software is licensed on a subscription basis and is centrally hosted. We are sure you've heard about all the benefits that come with it, but when compared to traditional on-premise housing, which solution is best for your company's Odoo ERP? In this blog post, we will attempt to answer the question as to which hosting option is most suitable for your Odoo ERP system.

ERP & Odoo IT & Technology Team

6 sept. 2018 Guides & methods

Captivea USA, Sébastien RISS

Standardiser votre informatique via Odoo

In an era where data governance policies are ubiquitous, IT departments are on the front line. How can you effectively manage a data management policy with schedules that are often overloaded? We recommend the Odoo ERP. It fundamentally changes the company processes that are in place and employees' working habits. Odoo even makes it both simple and possible to combat shadow IT while streamlining your organization. To learn more about how Odoo makes IT a breeze read the entire blog. With Odoo, sprawling IT systems have never been further away!

ERP & Odoo Marketing & Communications Team

6 sept. 2018 Insights

Captivea USA, Sébastien RISS

5 fausses idées sur l'ERP Odoo

There are a lot of ideas floating out there. is the Odoo ERP strictly for SMES? Can you get Odoo for free? Does Odoo hold up well against other ERP software like SAP, Dynamics 365 and Salesforce? Does Odoo offer high-quality support? Is Odoo a flexible system, or is it a generic out the box solution? Odoo is an open-source ERP that is designed to provide a complete, professional, and easy-to-use solution for businesses of all sizes and industries. In this blog post, we will address some of the misconceptions surrounding the Odoo open-source ERP software and its usage.

ERP & Odoo

5 sept. 2018 Insights

Captivea USA, Sébastien RISS

CTO : Faites plaisir à votre responsable commercial !

You are an excellent gifted and enthusiastic CTO or CIO who now has to work with your sales manager, Richard! This may sound like a challenge but if you just take the lead and listen to what Richard really needs you will be in a good position. Figure out his stakes, the way he works, and what it is he wants to improve. You'll be able to make him realize that there are other alternatives to Salesforce. In this blog post, we break down some key points so that you too can make your sales manager happy!

Business Consulting IT & Technology Team Sales & CRM Team

12 juin 2018 Insights