WillowIT were delighted to host the first OpenERP technical training course in our region from September 19-23, 2011.  Certified OpenERP trainer, Thibault Francois, travelled from OpenERP headquarters in Belgium to deliver the training to delegates who came from Australia and New Zealand. The week was dedicated to partners, integrators and developers requiring additional knowledge of the OpenERP development process.  Robust discussion, inspired learning, valuable networking and grea... Read more...

We received a call from an Australian company opening up a manufacturing company in China who needed assistance in implementing OpenERP. We were very impressed by how far they had come by themselves and provided custom data migration routines for them to carry out the initial loading of their data. From all reports, everything is going very well.  ... Read more...

This customer was looking for an ERP solution that could be accessed via the web and interface into their existing e-commerce system.  Their needs were pretty much covered by the standard modules and therefore the task to implement became mainly data migration and report design. We are currently in the initial stages of this project and will keep you up to date ........ Read more...

This particular customer is a manufacturer and installer of blinds and awnings together with aluminium door frames.  They are looking to replace their current lower end accounting system, but initially we will be implementing the purchasing function as this is proving to be troublesome and quite manual using their current procedures. After discussions by phone, we imported a sample of the customer's products and suppliers from a spreadsheet provided to our "cloud" implementation of O... Read more...

We were recently contacted by a solar energy provider who had started implementing OpenERP independently.  They were having trouble setting up their chart of accounts so they took advantage of the free download provided on WillowIT's website giving them a localised version. We were then asked to provide consultation services in assisting them to set their accounts up for OpenERP "anglo-saxon" accounting with real-time stock valuation which can be a tricky process. We also assisted wi... Read more...

After extensive analysis and discussions with our customer, we embarked on a major customisation project to move customer's existing custom ERP and Manufacturing systems to the fully integrated OpenERP solution.  Because of the extent of this project, we have broken it down into identifiable and functional phases.  At the end of each phase, our customer will have a working system replacing part of their existing system.  We have decided this is the safest approach because even though their... Read more...

Recently we finished a complete custom project for an energy company.  Basically, what our customer required was an extremely specialised CRM package storing data particular to their industry.  Due to the unique requirements of our customer, we decided to commence with the most basic OpenERP set-up possible and then use the OpenERP framework to deliver all of the modifications. The utility provided by the excellent search functions and associated built-in reporting facility in the O... Read more...