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ZÜKO AG
ZÜKO is a reseller and lessor of top-class utility vehicles and equipment for road, green area and winter maintenance as well as waste desposals, and offers modification, repair and maintenance services.
Size: 10-49 users | Locations: 2
Core Apps: Purchase, Inventory, Manufacturing, Sales, Rental, Field Service, Attendances, Invoicing, Accounting.

Gutermann AG
Gutermann is a global technology leader and innovator in intelligent water loss technologies and manufactures from conventional leak detection equipment to leading systems for the permanent leak monitoring of water supply networks.
Size: 50-99 users | Locations: 6
Core Apps: Purchase, Inventory, Manufacturing, CRM, Sales, Helpdesk, Repairs, Invoicing, Accounting

INNO Instrument Group
INNO is a leading manufacturer, supplier, and provider of essential products and services in the fiber optic industry.
Size: 50-99 users | Locations: 6
Core Apps: Purchase, Inventory, Manufacturing, CRM, Sales, Invoicing, Accounting

Laboratoire Naturel S.A.
LabNat distributes non-woven textile materials, wet and antiseptic wipes and other hygiene products.
Size: 10-49 users | Locations: 2
Core Apps: Purchase, Inventory, CRM, Sales, Invoicing, Accounting
Internal Backlog
The customer supplies steel, metal and cast iron components, products and supply chain solutions to industries like wind, cement and mineral, offshore and marine and machine processing.
Locations: 4
Core Apps: Purchase, Inventory, Manufacturing, PLM, Sales, Accounting
Challenges:
- Full replacement of different local Microsoft NAV versions
- Introduction of a joint ERP system for the company conglomerate
- Go-Live of the first company (80 users) three months after the Kick-Off
- Complex requirements and customizations in internal and external manufacturing processes
- Geographical distance and language barrier
Note:
The project was the outstanding factor in winning the "Odoo Best Partner Europe"-Award and prominently presented on the Odoo Experience 2019.
The client is a leading global tire manufacturer and distributor.
Locations: 16
Core Apps: Purchase, Inventory, Manufacturing, CRM, Sales, Accounting, Payroll
Challenges:
- Gradual, full replacement of SAP HANA and stand-alone solutions like Hubspot and Wordpress for all locations
- Planning and coordination of roll-out for 16 globally spread locations
- Local customizations ensuring country-specific must-haves
- Multi-language and multi-timezone environment
The client takes care of the complete B2B process of procurement, logistics and related IT management, from ordering to storage to delivery and invoice processing.
Locations: 1
Core Apps: Purchase, Inventory, Sales, PoS, Website, E-Commerce, Approvals, Accounting
Challenges:
- Full replacement of SAP R3
- Complex, the client's customers integrating procurement, logistics, invoicing and approval processes
- E-Commerce and online portal approval processes
- OCR and semi-automatic vendor bill mass-processing based on bill and approval criteria
- Direct off-line reordering by the client's customers via customized PoS app
The client is the European subsidiary of a global leading manufacturer of lifting gear, hoists, cranes and related equipment, with about 100 years of experience and 3,000 employees worldwide.
Locations: 8
Core Apps: Purchase, Inventory, Manufacturing, CRM, Sales, Accounting, Helpdesk, Website
Challenges:
- Full replacement of SAP R3
- Mid-implementation change of the customer's project manager
- Mantaining conformity with specifications of the Asian parent company
The client is a technological leader in asphere production, with know-how in manufacturing systems as well as lenses of different shapes and materials for every wavelength and focal length.
Locations: 3
Core Apps: Purchase, Inventory, Manufacturing, CRM, Sales, Project, Accounting
Challenges:
- Introduction of a joint ERP system for all companies of the Group, including local accounting
- Time to Go-Live: 5 months
- API to dedicated Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
- Complex custom production projects (R&D, design, planning, Iimplementation, manufacturing, delivery, invoicing)
Gutermann is a global technology leader and innovator in intelligent water loss technologies, from conventional leak detection equipment to leading systems for the permanent leak monitoring of water supply networks.
Locations: CH, DE, FR, UK, US, AU
Core Apps: Purchase, Inventory, Manufacturing, CRM, Sales, Repairs, Accounting
Challenges:
- Introduction of a joint ERP system for all companies of the group in six different countries including local accounting
- Time to Go-Live: 6 months
- Coordination and change management in a multi-language environment
- Multi-level intercompany business processes
- Data preparation and migration of ten thousands of products and bills of material
The client develops business software in an open-source and commercial version, offers implementation, IT and support services and hosts regular IT events.
Locations: 1
Core Apps: CRM, Sales, E-Commerce, Events, Project, Timesheets, Helpdesk, Accounting
Challenges:
- Embedding of a fully comprehensive ERP system on-premise into a complex, grown and proven server and software infrastructure
- Compliance with very high security standards for our support and in finding solutions for the customer (e.g. no access to server or system)
- Coordination of our solution design and client's professional, in-house development team
ZÜKO is a reseller and lessor of top-class utility vehicles and equipment for road, green area and winter maintenance and waste disposal, also offering modification, repair and maintenance services.
Locations: CH, DE
Core Apps: Purchase, Inventory, Manufacturing, Sales, Rental, Field Service, Attendances, Accounting
Challenges:
- Management of stationary and mobile warehousing
- Fully flexible assembly processes
- Attendance, overtime and compensation time management
The client is a manufacturer and service provider of UV water disinfection systems, from standard to custom-tailored solutions.
Locations: 3
Core Apps: Purchase, Inventory, Manufacturing, CRM, Sales, Field Service, Helpdesk, Accounting
Challenges:
- Management of stationary and mobile warehousing
- Offline Field Service management for very remote regions (e.g. in the mountains)
- Implementation of financial consolidation of all companies
The client takes care of the complete B2B process of procurement, logistics and related IT management for their customers, from ordering to storage to delivery and invoice processing.
Locations: 1
Core Apps: Purchase, Inventory, Sales, PoS, Website, E-Commerce, Approvals, Accounting
Challenges:
- Full replacement of SAP R3
- Complex, the client's customers integrating procurement, logistics, invoicing and approval processes
- E-Commerce and online portal approval processes
- OCR and semi-automatic vendor bill mass-processing based on bill and approval criteria
- Direct off-line reordering by the client's customers via customized PoS app
The client offers tailor-fit, in-house assembled and with custom drivers, scripts and add-ons configured Linux computers, as well as server management, IT services and support.
Locations: 1
Core Apps: Purchase, Inventory, Sales, E-Commerce, Accounting
Challenges:
- Building of an API from scratch to integrate an ideology-driven, fully open-source webshop
- Product catalogue with very extensive configuration options, i.e. product variants, bills of materials and accessories
- Coordination with sister company, including an API to Oracle Netsuite to manage inter-company assembly orders
LabNat manufactures, distributes and sells non-woven textile materials, wet and antiseptic wipes, disinfectants and other health, hygiene, cosmetic and beauty products.
Locations: CH, RU
Core Apps: Purchase, Inventory, CRM, Sales, Accounting
Challenges:
- Custom inventory routings for inter-company and inter-warehouse transfers
- Time to Go-Live: less than 3 months
- Compliance with wholesale customers' purchase processes
- Migration of accounting data history
The client specializes in the design, synthesis and production of novel building blocks for use in drug discovery, and is the world-leading chemicals company in the field of conformationally-restricted molecules and on the concept of bioisosterism.
Locations: 1
Core Apps: Purchase, Inventory, CRM, Sales, Project, Accounting
Challenges:
- Mapping of complex product catalogue
- API to dedicated inventory software for chemicals
- Significant process modifications and change management affecting chemists without contact point to Odoo
The clients are several business units of the operator of a national proclamation and announcement organ.
Locations: 1
Core Apps: CRM, Helpdesk, Recruitment, Employees
Challenges:
- Integration into company-wide, main ERP system (SAP)
- VOIP integration while following and maintaining high security standards
- Implementation, IT and support services with very limited access to server and systems
The client, a joint venture of a top German car manufacturer that develops frameworks, applications and graphical user interfaces for communication systems in cars, uses Odoo for their internal fleet management.
Locations: 2
Core Apps: Fleet
Challenges:
- System functionality with co-existence of Odoo Studio and hardcoded customizations
- Compliance with strict security and on-premise server requirements
- Compliance with strict budget limitations set for the joint venture's niche solution
The client is a young business unit of a national research institute in the areas of information and production technologies, human technology and medicine, and society and sustainability.
Locations: 1
Core Apps: Purchase, Inventory, Sales, Project, Helpdesk, Documents
Challenges:
- Integration into company-wide, main ERP system (SAP)
- Compliance with strict budget limitations set for the unit's niche solution
- Project planning and implementation with very limited customer's capacities
The displayed references are from Aphora clients or projects managed by our team members before joining us, and were granted to us without any promise of monetary or money-like benefits.
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