Odoo 2024 innovations in inventory management
Adjust your routes in real-time
The Odoo v18 routing system enables more dynamic and responsive coordination of goods flow. With the introduction of multi-step routes, each product’s journey can now be customized based on specific criteria such as product features, categories, or even the selected carrier. This replaces the old pull rules, offering greater flexibility to adapt your logistics processes.
In practice, this means you can adjust routes in real-time to address supply chain disruptions. For instance, if a product is damaged or a delivery is delayed, you can easily reconfigure the product's path to prevent further breakdowns in the process. The introduction of push rules enables proactive adjustments: the system can automatically redirect flows or alter shipment sequences based on current priorities, ensuring uninterrupted operations.
This level of flexibility is crucial for improving delivery times and ensuring seamless stock organization. It allows you to respond quickly to unexpected events and reprioritize logistics on the fly, helping maintain strong performance in an often-unpredictable environment.
Avoid stockouts
Odoo has thoroughly reimagined the make-to-order (MTO) workflow, bringing more flexibility to the process. Previously, all products needed to be available before initiating a manufacturing order. Now, you can combine in-stock deliveries with MTO orders for remaining goods. This optimizes manufacturing systems, prevents stockouts, and allows for better priority management.
The system no longer triggers automatic product movements between warehouses or storage zones after order confirmation, giving you greater control over resource management and enabling tailored adjustments based on specific requirements.
Use purchase rules to automatically generate purchase orders
Goods reception processes have also seen a notable improvement. In the latest version, whenever your inventory identifies a need, a purchase rule is automatically activated, instantly generating a purchase order. This streamlines operations and enhances responsiveness, allowing you to meet your business needs more efficiently while reducing errors.
This automation makes replenishment flow smoother and better aligned with your supply chain's actual demands.
Benefits of Odoo 18 updates for business
More flexible and responsive stock management
Odoo version 18 refines stock management processes, helping you better respond to the changing needs of your business. You can adapt operations to demand fluctuations and supply chain requirements, enhancing your ability to handle unforeseen challenges.
For example, the cross-docking feature allows you to ship products directly to customers without intermediate storage. This reduces warehousing costs and simplifies inventory tracking. You can optimize resources and synchronize flows more efficiently throughout the supply chain.
Enhanced barcode tools for better results
Odoo 18 has also improved its barcode application, simplifying logistics processes. The mobile scanning feature is now a Progressive Web App (PWA), accessible across devices like smartphones and tablets. This facilitates smoother and faster stock management.
You can now directly access an integrated database to search for barcodes and create products in real time, improving inventory handling and minimizing human error.
For product returns, the process has been simplified: scanning a returned item automatically generates a return order. This feature speeds up and streamlines the operation, improving overall team performance and seamlessly integrating into your workflows. For more details, see our dedicated barcodes page
Reduce errors and boost performance
A key focus of Odoo 18 is reducing common inventory management errors while improving overall operational performance. This upgrade simplifies exception handling and flow adjustments, ensuring more efficient management of unexpected issues while minimizing errors.
With adaptable new tools, you can quickly respond to changes in business needs and enhance the reliability of your processes. Odoo 18 improves returns, routing, and replenishment management, reducing human error and boosting operational reliability.
You’ll gain productivity, speed, and responsiveness—key elements to thrive in evolving market conditions.
The Odoo 18 upgrade introduces tools better suited to the current demands of inventory and supply flow management. With enhanced features, businesses can not only optimize process efficiency but also adapt more readily to unexpected events like demand fluctuations or delivery delays.
This version increases supply chain responsiveness, lowers warehousing costs, and strengthens the reliability of daily operations. Odoo 18 provides greater flexibility, better control overflows, and error reduction, all while boosting the overall performance of your processes.