7 Benefits of Odoo ERP integration into an eCommerce business

by Alex Forsyth Developer

Millions of eCommerce businesses have already integrated Odoo ERP into their business systems. And here are the benefits of Odoo eCommerce integration shared by a consultant of Odoo in Australia.

Odoo ERP is a comprehensive suite of business management applications that covers every unique business need and process including CRM that is Customer Relationship Management, sales, project management, warehouse management, human resource management, financial management, accounting, inventory management, orders and purchase management, manufacturing, eCommerce and what not. The ERP offers you a thousand different modules and applications to choose from as per your specific business requirements. It is available both on-site and on the cloud. It is open-source in nature and is an affordable and all-in-one integrated ERP solution that fits every business size and sector right from startups to enterprises and from manufacturing to construction, eCommerce, trading, retail, healthcare, education, and more.

And in the last few years, millions of eCommerce businesses have integrated the ERP for efficient management of processes and a streamlined workflow. eCommerce is one of the most growing business sectors. People prefer online shopping these days and this has increased the traffic on the eCommerce sites, and have increased sales and orders remarkably. However, managing the huge volumes of sales and orders is not that easy with manual efforts and traditional methods. And here comes the role of this standalone system or Odoo eCommerce integration. The software helps to increase the overall productivity of an eCommerce business.

Now, take a look at these benefits of Odoo eCommerce integration discussed by an experienced consultant of Odoo in Australia.

An eCommerce business has to deal with several tedious tasks and processes like managing huge volumes of orders, managing millions of online customers buying the same products at the same time, managing customer relationships, shipping, tracking orders, inventories, accounting calculations, and more. And Odoo ensures to streamline and effectively manage all.

Odoo is a complete solution to all eCommerce business processes:

As already mentioned, Odoo eCommerce integration can help with easy and efficient management of all processes right from orders to sales, products, customers, categories, etc.

It is an all-in-one integrated solution with multiple functionalities:

In Odoo ERP eCommerce, you can integrate modules like Odoo website, CRM, Odoo Sales, Odoo Manufacturing, Odoo accounting and more from the thousands of options the ERP has. This means eCommerce businesses can use this single integrated system with multiple functionalities and modules for managing all tasks and operations.

Gives the access to all business data in a single place:

Odoo centralises all business data. That is the ERP stores the data of all departments in a single location and makes it easy for the employees to access the data from there. Whether one needs information on inventory, shipping, sales, orders, stock, or any other information, it can be retrieved from a unified platform or database.

Helps with easy shipping integration:

ECommerce business owners can use add-on connectors as well with Odoo eCommerce integration for easy management of all shipping activities. The ERP can be integrated with some of the most common shipping solutions like UPS, FedEx, DHL, USPS, and more. Order tracking can also be easily done with this ERP.

Payment gateway management:

Odoo eCommerce integration also allows easy payment gateway integration like Stripe, Paypal, Adyen, Ogone, Authorise.net, Buckaroo, and more. One can choose the payment gateways as per the business requirements and the target audience.

Odoo allows multiple store management:

With this ERP integration, one can manage multiple stores from a single platform or interface. Managing inventories of multiple stores can be easy with this instead of managing the stores individually.

Ensures increased profits:

With the integration of this software into your eCommerce business, you can get the exact analysis of your inventory and sales. Also, you can easily and automatically manage your stocks and reports. All data are stored in an organised way with proper claims and order tracking details. Customers are also allowed to easily download the delivery orders and invoices and can also check the pending shipments from one single location. Overall, Odoo automates these processes, increases sales and hence increases the ROI or profit level.

To conclude, Odoo ERP is the ultimate software solution every eCommerce business needs today. Every process and task within an eCommerce business system become easy and streamlined with the successful implementation of the ERP.

Alex Forsyth is an Odoo ERP consultant associated with a reliable consultancy and implementation partner of Odoo in Australia, Envertis Software Solutions. The author has written this article to unbox the key advantages of integrating Odoo into an eCommerce business in 2021.