CIMBIS
A success story of integrating Tryton ERP with an online store to centralize management, synchronize processes, and grow the digital channel without losing operational control.
About CIMBIS
CIMBIS is a company specializing in the import and distribution of orthodontic, aesthetic, and dental materials. It distributes its products to orthodontists, clinics, hospitals, universities, and insurance companies.
Its activity requires a system capable of managing both ERP processes and online sales from a single environment.
The starting point
CIMBIS's promoters were clear from the start that one of the project's keys was integrating all management processes into a single tool. They did not want to begin the project without first choosing the technological platform to support it.
The need was to cover all operations: warehouse, accounting, marketing, sales, logistics, claims, customers, suppliers, and purchasing.
La necessitat era cobrir tota l’operativa: magatzem, comptabilitat, màrqueting, vendes, logística, reclamacions, clients, proveïdors i compres.
Research: Integrated ERP and online store
Initially they considered using separate solutions to cover each business need and limit the initial investment. But they soon realized that this model was not viable.
Separate solutions
The first option was to cover each need with a specific application, but this generated dependencies and scattered information.
Need for an ERP
CIMBIS needed a tool capable of synchronizing all management processes and evolving with the company.
Choosing OpenERP
The selection process led them to OpenERP, now Odoo, due to its flexibility and the ecosystem of specialized companies.
Implementation
In 2012, OpenERP was launched. The first modules implemented were third-party, purchasing, sales, logistics, and accounting. The business began to grow rapidly, and with the results, new needs also emerged.
Over time, the project grew while OpenERP/Odoo was moving away from its initial spirit and from the open-source software model that had convinced CIMBIS. Keeping the ERP updated, accessing new modules, and sharing developments freely was becoming more and more complicated.
The change to Tryton
CIMBIS found in Tryton an alternative consistent with the reasons that initially led them to bet on OpenERP: flexibility, transparency, freedom, and an active community around the project.
For CIMBIS, the value of Tryton was not only technological. It was also strategic: it allowed them to keep evolving without being tied to a single vendor or a closed platform.
Over time, the project grew as OpenERP/Odoo drifted away from its initial spirit and the open software model that had convinced CIMBIS. Keeping the ERP updated, accessing new modules, and freely sharing developments became increasingly complicated.
The decision to migrate to Tryton was not particularly difficult. The same arguments of flexibility, transparency, and freedom that initially led us to OpenERP/Odoo are what now brought us to Tryton.
Laureano Rubín
Managing Director of CIMBIS
NaN-tic joins the project
When the original technology provider disappeared, the project was taken over by NaN-tic. This is one of the advantages of open source software over proprietary developments: a new team can analyze the work done and resume the project from where it stands.
NaN-tic diagnosed the situation, defined a roadmap of needs and priorities, and began to accompany CIMBIS in the evolution of the system.
NaN-tic's response is always quick, sometimes faster than our own ability to detect and define the needs we have.
Santiago R. C.
CEO and co-founder of CIMBIS
ERP and e-commerce in a single system
Online sales streamline the work of salespeople and simplify purchasing for regular customers. But to function properly, it requires a reliable technological foundation integrated with the company’s internal management.
Integrating the online store with the ERP enables real-time synchronization of prices, stock, sales, payments, and customer data. This connection improves service, reduces lead times, minimizes issues and returns, and simplifies maintenance of the entire technological platform.
Synchronized information
Prices, products, sales, and customers connected between ERP and online store.
Real-time stock
Product availability updated to reduce errors and improve service.
Less manual work
Reduction of duplications and repetitive tasks between systems.
Fewer incidents
Better operational control, fewer returns and more efficient technological maintenance.
Key data Real-time synchronized information
An integration designed to connect internal operations with online sales and reduce friction between systems.
Integrated processes
Connected management of warehouse, purchasing, sales, logistics, accounting, and claims.
Migration to Tryton
Evolution toward an open, flexible platform aligned with CIMBIS's needs.
Online store connected
Integration between ecommerce and ERP to work with consistent and up-to-date information.
Updated Prices
Centralized price management so the online store reflects accurate information.
Lower operating costs
Reduction of repetitive tasks, returns, incidents, and technological maintenance costs.
Tryton is one of the main pillars of our company's strategy. Business can be done equally with Tryton or other ERPs, but Tryton helps us do business differently, without having to give up who we are. Being able to count on Tryton and NaN-tic is a competitive advantage.
Santiago R. C.
CEO and co-founder of CIMBIS
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