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United States, Australia, Ireland, South Africa, China, Argentina
Aktiv Software
Odoo + CPQ
Kentmaster has been a trusted name in the meat processing equipment industry for over 50 years. Headquartered in Monrovia, California, with branch offices and distributors worldwide, Kentmaster designs and manufactures specialized carcass-cutting tools, vacuum cleaning systems, and custom-built offal byproduct solutions. Their Omaha branch plays a crucial role in developing equipment like pork stomach openers, automatic intestine cutters, and carcass cleaning systems that meet the highest industry standards.
Despite their global footprint, Kentmaster’s core operations were slowed down by fragmented systems and lack of automation:
No CPQ System
Sales teams struggled with product configuration and quoting, often relying on external tools, leading to pricing inconsistencies and errors.
Unstructured Financial Follow-Ups
Payment tracking and overdue follow-ups were manual, time-consuming, and prone to delays.
Disconnected Systems
Customer, product, and financial data were scattered across spreadsheets and siloed tools.
Limited Real-Time Insights
Leadership lacked timely visibility into operations, making data-driven decisions difficult.
Warehouse Inefficiencies
Products were transferred or stored without predefined rules, creating errors and slowing operations.
Ineffective Inventory Management
No centralized system to track stock, prevent negative balances, or manage serial numbers.
Kentmaster partnered with us to transform their business with Odoo ERP, tailored specifically for the manufacturing and meat processing industry. The project began with a discovery phase, mapping critical workflows and identifying gaps in standard ERP features.
Sales & Purchase
streamlined order
and vendor
management
Accounting
real-time financial
visibility across
companies
Manufacturing
full integration with
BOMs and CPQ-driven production
Inventory Management
strong control over stock movements and serial tracking
We began with a Discovery Phase to map Kentmaster’s critical workflows:
Each process was documented, modeled, and aligned with Odoo’s capabilities to ensure that customizations were purpose-built.
Kentmaster’s manufacturing process was restricted to a single fixed location, which created multiple
operational challenges:
We reconfigured Odoo’s manufacturing workflow to introduce flexibility in location management:
Delivery and invoicing were managed separately, which caused:
Aktiv Software bridged sales, delivery, and invoicing in Odoo with automated linkage:
Previously, Kentmaster had no consolidated view of customer payment status. The finance team had to manually track invoices, outstanding amounts, and overdue balances.
The custom Follow-up Report comes with:
In their existing process, products were stored or moved from multiple locations, but everything happened in an inconsistent way. This created challenges such as:
We understood the case wasn’t just about implementing multi-warehouse/location setup; it was also about configuring Odoo’s Preferred Location functionality so that transfers and storage could always happen from/to that designated location. Key actions included:
We identified two key challenges:
We used a mix of both standard Odoo & custom-built features to enforce strict inventory validation rules:
Kentmaster’s team struggled with:
This lack of integration led to wasted time, reduced accuracy, and slow response to customer requests
We implemented custom-built CPQ Module within Odoo, allowing Kentmaster to manage the entire process- configure, price, and quote, from a single platform. Key outcomes included:
100% data consolidation
across customers, products, transactions, and accounting in Odoo, previously managed in scattered files and systems
Seamless inventory control with prevention of negative stock and duplicate serial reservations, previously they could not manage inventory effectively
Faster and more accurate quoting with CPQ, including automatic BOM creation, previously they had no CPQ capability and had to rely on separate systems for quoting
Efficient warehouse operations with product-specific preferred locations, previously transfers and storage were inconsistent and prone to errors
Improved payment collections through customizable follow-up reports with direct email/print actions, previously, they had no structured way to follow up overdue payments
Higher user adoption and satisfaction with all departments working on a single, intuitive platform
Smarter decision-making backed by real-time reporting and visibility across multiple companies
Aktiv is Odoo certified partner offering
end-to-end implementation services.
We don’t just implement ERP, we bridge the gap between technology and your workforce, ensuring smooth adoption, empowered employees, and maximized ROI.
With over 10+ years of experience implementing Odoo for SME and Enterprise clients, we know how to assist you in your digital transformation journey.
It’s what we do the best!
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