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Blumaka

Custom in-soles manufacturing on Odoo (US/CN)

Company Profile

Blumaka is a U.S.-headquartered outdoor gear manufacturer specializing in technical backpacks, tents, and performance apparel. To better serve the Asia market and optimize production costs, they established an operations center in Dongguan, China, and engaged Majorbird to handle Odoo localization, training, and ongoing improvements.

  • Employees in China: ~50
  • Location: Dongguan, Guangdong Province
  • Core Products: Technical backpacks, camping tents, functional apparel
  • ERP Hosting: Odoo.sh

Challenges Faced

Although Blumaka already ran Odoo in the U.S., their China operation needed full localization, streamlined variant management, and robust inter-company processes. Without these, finance and supply-chain teams spent excessive time on manual work and reconciliations.

  • Missing Chinese GAAP chart of accounts, VAT reporting, and Golden Tax (金税盘) integration
  • Hundreds of product attributes and options → thousands of SKUs, leading to frequent order-entry errors
  • Manual U.S.–China inter-company order, invoicing, and reconciliation workflows causing delays
  • Local staff unfamiliar with Odoo core modules (Sales, Purchase, MRP, Accounting) requiring structured training

Odoo Implementation

Majorbird delivered a complete Odoo 18 Enterprise rollout, combining standard modules, Studio customizations, and bespoke development. A dynamic attribute-matrix wizard was built to simplify variant selection, while inter-company automation eliminated manual reconciliations.

  • Core Modules Deployed:
    • Sales, Purchase, Manufacturing (MRP)
    • Inventory, Invoicing, Accounting
    • Inter-company (automated orders, invoices, and clearing entries)
  • Localization & Integrations:
    • Chinese GAAP chart of accounts and VAT report templates 
    • Bank statement import and automated statement matching
  • Custom Variant Management:
    • Attribute Matrix Wizard for visual variant selection on sales orders
    • SKU-level pricing rules and automatic BOM generation per variant
  • Training & Continuous Improvement:
    • Combined on-site workshops and online sessions for finance, production, and sales teams
    • Bi-weekly sprint cycles to deliver incremental enhancements and address new requirements

Business Benefits

Within three months of go-live, Blumaka’s China operation achieved dramatic gains in efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. Finance and supply-chain teams were freed from repetitive tasks, and new product lines could be launched significantly faster.

  • Operational Efficiency:
    • Order processing time reduced by 50%
    • Variant-selection errors dropped by 90%
    • Automated inter-company postings saved 60 staff-hours per month 
  • Scalability:
    • New product deployment time shortened from weeks to days
    • Reusable BOM templates and attribute-matrix wizard ready for other regions or product ranges

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