Frappe Technologies

Europe

Vodafone Global
Vodafone Global's ERPNext success story

About

Vodafone Global

At Vodafone, our aim is to create a digital society that includes everyone and helps protect the planet. We believe superfast connectivity and technology is the key to unlocking the UK’s potential. We’re connecting people, businesses, and communities, so everyone can tap into the benefits of a digital society.

Apps implemented

ERPNext

Industry

Telecommunications

Help people to use our tools

We believe our tools like ERPNext can help organizations reduce waste and complexity. Frappe + ERPNext has the potential to be a “full stack” replacement for not only ERP (SAP/Oracle) but also the entire enterprise stack (Java/.NET). With this scope, we should help organizations by providing products and services to help them manage their technology platforms.

Why ERPNext over SAP B1 / Oracle

100% FOSS

Customizable

Future-ready

Challenges

Vodafone UK needed an efficient and scalable order management system to handle various SIM order types and streamline workflows. The existing process relied on CSV exports and manual order processing, creating inefficiencies in handling customer orders, supplier coordination, and logistics management.

The key challenges included:

  • Lack of an integrated system to manage customer hierarchy and webshop experience.
  • Complex SIM order types requiring unique workflows and approvals.
  • The need for a structured ordering process for different customer groups, including Product Line (EBUA) users.
  • The requirement to customise ERPNext to handle non-standard order processes and sales partner hierarchies.

Benefits

Korecent implemented a tailored ERPNext solution for Vodafone UK to improve order management efficiency and webshop functionality. Key features of the solution included:

  • Customer Hierarchy Mapping in ERPNext: Defined customers, ordering teams, and their respective hierarchies within the system. Mapped ordering teams to sales partners and structured them under parent ordering teams.
  • Custom Webshop UI/UX Enhancements: Redesigned header, footer, and menu with a grey banner and company information placeholders. Restricted item visibility based on customer login, ensuring only authorised products were displayed. Removed unnecessary payment references and masked order status for better process control. Introduced a virtual warehouse configuration for auditing and stock management.
  • Enhanced Order Management and Processing: Configured ERPNext to handle different SIM order types, including warehouse inventory orders, production orders, and IMSI-only orders. Implemented a structured workflow for order approvals, sales orders, purchase orders, and delivery notes. Customised the sales order ID series to ensure unique order tracking within Vodafone's internal systems.
  • Managing Items per Customer: Introduced customer-specific item visibility within the ERPNext item doctype. Ensured that only authorised items appeared on the webshop based on customer settings.
  • Product Line (EBUA) Order Placement Optimisation: Enabled EBUA customers to place orders directly from the webshop with restricted access to specific products. Added an option to save or discard new addresses from webshop orders.

Impact

Successful on-time ERPNext go-live

Increased sales order to cash

Increased inventory turnover

  • Increased Order Efficiency: The new system streamlined order processing, reducing reliance on manual CSV exports and improving order tracking.
  • Enhanced Customer Experience: The customised webshop UI provided a seamless ordering experience with only relevant products displayed.
  • Better Inventory Management: The introduction of a virtual warehouse improved stock auditing and management processes.
  • Optimized Workflow Automation: The integration of ERPNext with Vodafone’s internal processes reduced manual interventions and improved process efficiency.
  • Improved Hierarchy Management: The structured sales partner and customer hierarchy allowed better control over ordering teams and their respective permissions.

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