The recent release, OpenERP7 is one of the leading open source enterprise management software and can be easily integrated with the Magento ecommerce store. Magento being one of the best ecommerce platforms built on open source technology when integrated with OpenERP7 offers variety of benefits to the ecommerce merchants. OpenERP is a complete web-based ERP solution which covers more than 800+ modules for SMBs.
The OpenERP follows the modular approach which includes some specific modules and plug-ins for various industries. For instance, the Magento E-commerce Plug-in implements OpenERP with key modules and this integration helps the ecommerce merchants to streamline multiple Magento e-stores from single software. The OpenERP version 7 has lot of new features such as user friendly interface, clear design, multi-store management etc. and is backed by powerful community members and partners that offer a wide variety of plug-ins which can be integrated with the third-party software. Some of the most popular plug-ins for OpenERP is OpenERP Magento Connector, OpenERP QuickBooks Integration and some of the enterprise modules available are Sales, Purchase, Inventory, POS etc.
In this post, we will see the main advantages of Magento ERP Integration with OpenERP7.
Open Source ERP Software
One of the major advantages of using OpenERP version 7 is being fully open source software backed with a strong community member. Also, the software does not require licensing on the number of users thus can be used for handling various Magento stores.
Can be accessed from anywhere via internet
Being a web-based ERP software, OpenERP ensures that it can be accessed from anywhere via internet. This allows the management to have a consolidated view of the business operations to take quick and informed decisions.
Highly Affordable
Cost is one of the important factors for small and mid-sized businesses, OpenERP being open source helps in eliminating the licensing cost as well as the development cost.
The key advantages of using OpenERP7 for Online Business
One tool Multiple Functionality
The integration of OpenERP7 with Magento online stores provides a fully featured and rich ERP system from where the business merchants can manage all orders, products, categories, customers and other related information with ease.
Easy Handling of Multiple Online Platforms
The OpenERP7 integration with Magento offers easy handling of multiple stores from single software. Also, it provides the facility to integrate non-magento stores such as Prestashop or an altogether different online platform such as eBay and Amazon. This helps to manage all the common inventories for all these stores from a single back-end login.
Multi-Currency & Multi-Company
With OpenERP multi-currency and multi-company feature it becomes quite easy to manage sales, assets and purchase from a single tool. Further, it also offers separate chart of accounts for each company.
Shipping Integration
The OpenERP7 provides shipping carriers connectors to manage the shipping services. These connectors currently support UPS, USPS and FedEx plus you can integrate more shipping connectors if required. These connectors helps in simplifying the shipping process as it provides the printing of the shipping labels from various carriers within the ERP and also update the tracking number back to the respective web stores.
Cost Effective & Quick Implementation
The OpenERP7 can be quickly and easily integrated with various platforms. Also, OpenERP being an open source in nature is cost-effective as it does not require license as per the users.
The above points are some of the basic advantages of OpenERP7 for Magento online stores. So, what are you waiting for?
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