Scoping and phasing
We decide which modules to deploy and in what order, based on what is costing you most today. Going live on three modules you control beats a full deployment abandoned halfway.
Capabilities
ERP in Algeria: Odoo deployed for industry, from MRP to payroll
ERP never fails on technology. It fails on data and configuration.
The symptom you'll recognise
Book stock never matches physical stock. Month-end ties up the finance team for three weeks. Sales promises a lead time production cannot meet because they have no view of the load. Every department has built its own spreadsheet of record.
We deploy Odoo as the management backbone for industrial and service companies in Algeria: sales, purchasing, inventory, manufacturing (MRP), maintenance (CMMS), accounting, payroll and HR in a single system. As an official Odoo partner we cover the whole cycle — scoping, data migration, configuration, custom development, training and support. Payroll and social declarations are configured to Algerian regulation.
No commitment — you leave with an order of magnitude.
What we do
Configuration and custom modules
Business configuration, rules, access rights and workflows. Where the standard product genuinely does not fit, we build dedicated modules that survive version upgrades.
Data migration
Extraction, cleansing and loading of your master data — items, partners, stock, balances, history. This is the step that sinks most ERP projects, and the one we spend the most time on.
Local compliance
Configuration aligned to the accounting, tax and payroll requirements applicable in your jurisdiction, worked through with your accountants and finance team.
What you receive
Deliverables, not promises
- Scoping note: perimeter, phasing and estimated effort
- Configured, tested and documented Odoo environment
- Migrated data sets, reconciled and signed off
- Custom modules, documented and version-controlled
- Role-based training and go-live support
What an ERP must handle in Algeria
An ERP designed for Europe is not enough. Before comparing products, check they cover these six local requirements: this is where most projects find their gaps, usually too late.
SCF accounting
Chart of accounts and financial statements under the Algerian financial accounting system (SCF, law 07-11), kept in dinars with journals by transaction type. We complete Odoo's Algerian localisation and have your accountant validate it.
VAT and the G50 return
VAT at 19% and 9%, output and input VAT split, and figures ready for the monthly G50 return. The ERP produces the amounts; your tax team still files and signs.
Invoices compliant with decree 05-468
Name, address, trade register, NIS and tax ID for both seller and buyer, total including tax in figures and in words, unbroken numbering. An error on the name, tax ID or address can be treated as a failure to invoice (law 04-02, art. 33-34).
Payroll: IRG, CNAS, DAS
Current IRG income-tax scale and allowances, CNAS social contributions, the annual salary declaration (DAS) and the G29 statement. Odoo has no standard Algerian payroll: we configure it and update it with each finance law.
Imports and landed cost
Freight, customs duties and handling spread across the cost of imported items, so you see actual margin rather than an estimate.
Arabic, French, multi-site
Interface and documents in Arabic (right-to-left) and French, several warehouses, several companies and per-site access rights, in a single database.
Beyond Odoo Enterprise: our in-house modules
Our team has worked on Odoo since it was still called TinyERP. Project after project, we have covered every Odoo module and built a long list of in-house modules, including the whole Algerian layer the standard product does not ship. With ARTEC, Odoo covers more than the Enterprise edition alone — and when a need exists nowhere, we build the module that matches exactly how you work.
Algeria and compliance
- Algerian payroll: IRG, CNAS, DAS, G29
- SCF financial statements
- G50 return preparation
- Invoices and pro formas compliant with decree 05-468
- Amounts in words on documents
- House-format document numbering
- Stamp duty on cash payments
Sales and distribution
- Price lists by customer tier
- Cash van and sales rounds
- On-route cash collection
- Discounts, promotions and free goods
- B2B customer portal
- Website form linked to the CRM
- Sales commissions
Purchasing and imports
- Bank domiciliation and import files
- Freight and customs duties in item cost
- Container and arrival tracking
- Purchase requests with approval workflow
- Supplier rating
Stock and logistics
- Multi-warehouse and inter-site transfers
- Lots, expiry dates, FEFO
- Cycle counts on handheld terminals
- Barcodes and labelling
- Weighted-average or FIFO valuation
Manufacturing
- Advanced MRP: work orders, routings, capacity
- Shop-floor production tracking
- Actual cost of goods
- Quality and non-conformities
- Subcontracting management
Maintenance
- Advanced CMMS: preventive and corrective
- Equipment meters and readings
- Spare-parts stock
- History and cost per machine
HR and payroll
- Biometric time clock linked to attendance
- Time off and absences
- Salary loans and advances
- Online recruitment and applications
- Expenses and business travel
Finance, reporting, technical
- Multi-company consolidation
- Cost accounting by site
- Budgets and variance tracking
- Custom reports and dashboards
- Odoo version migration
- Connectors: banks, e-commerce, terminals
These modules were born at manufacturers, distributors, service firms and multi-site groups. That cross-industry experience is our edge: a problem that feels unique to you, we have often already solved in another sector, and we handle technical challenges as readily as business ones.
Odoo Community, Odoo Enterprise or Odoo with ARTEC?
Odoo comes in two editions. The right one depends on your processes, not a label. Here is what each covers out of the box, and what you get by going through ARTEC.
| Odoo Community | Odoo Enterprise | Odoo with ARTEC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licence | Open source, no subscription | Per-user subscription | Community or Enterprise: we recommend the cheaper one that covers your processes |
| Accounting | Invoicing; full accounting not in standard | Full accounting | Full accounting, SCF chart and Algerian statements |
| Payroll | Not included | Included, no Algerian payroll | Algerian payroll: IRG, CNAS, DAS, G29 |
| Algerian-compliant invoices | No | No | Yes, decree 05-468 |
| Manufacturing | Basic manufacturing | Manufacturing, PLM, quality, planning | MRP fitted to your workshops |
| Maintenance | Standard module | Standard module | Advanced CMMS: meters, preventive, spare parts |
| Barcode and terminals | Not included | Included | Included, cycle counts on terminals |
| Customisation | Through development | Odoo Studio, no code | Modules built to your exact need |
| Version upgrades | Your responsibility | Upgrade service included | Migration handled, in-house modules included |
| Support | Community | Remote publisher support | Team in Algeria, in French and Arabic |
| Hosting | Anywhere | Odoo cloud or on-premise | Your servers, in Algeria or in the cloud |
Indicative comparison based on the standard features Odoo publishes for each edition; these change from version to version. Odoo Community and Odoo Enterprise are products of Odoo SA.
Needs, Odoo modules and what we add
Odoo covers most of what an industrial company runs on out of the box. Integration work is about what the standard product does not know: your rules, your data and the Algerian framework.
| Need | Odoo module | What integration adds |
|---|---|---|
| Sales and invoicing | Sales, Invoicing | Compliant invoices, unbroken numbering, local payment terms |
| Purchasing and imports | Purchase, Inventory (landed costs) | Freight and customs duties allocated to item cost |
| Multi-warehouse stock | Inventory, Barcode | Weighted-average or FIFO valuation, cycle counts, replenishment rules |
| Manufacturing | Manufacturing (MRP), Quality | Bills of materials, routings, lot traceability |
| Maintenance | Maintenance | Preventive plans, history per asset (CMMS) |
| Accounting | Accounting, Algerian localisation | Validated SCF chart, reconciliations, G50 preparation |
| Payroll and HR | Employees, Time Off, Attendance | Algerian payroll engine: IRG, CNAS, DAS, G29 |
| Customer relations | CRM | Pipeline linked to quotations and available stock |
| Management reporting | Dashboards | KPIs by site and business line, linked to BI where needed |
Choosing an ERP in Algeria: 10 criteria
These apply to any vendor or integrator, us included. Ask them in writing and insist on written answers.
Proven compliance
Ask to see an invoice, a payslip and G50 figures produced by the software, not a promise.
Data ownership
You must be able to export your whole database, at any time, in a readable format.
Hosting choice
Your servers, a host in Algeria or the cloud: the decision should stay yours.
Five-year total cost
Licences, integration, hosting, support and upgrades, not only the opening quote.
Costed data migration
Who cleans items, partners and opening stock, and how long is planned? It is the first line to overrun.
Phased go-live
One module live within weeks beats a big-bang launch that keeps slipping.
Maintainable custom work
Every development documented, version-controlled and able to survive upgrades.
Support in Algeria
People you can reach in local working hours, in French and Arabic.
Role-based training
The storekeeper, the accountant and the director use different parts of the ERP and need different training.
Reversibility
If you change integrator, nothing should be locked: code, access and documentation are yours.
The five phases of an ERP project
The timeline depends on scope. A sales-and-inventory start typically takes eight to twelve weeks; each additional area then follows as its own phase.
Scoping
Current processes, pain points, scope and rollout order, written up in a scoping note.
Configuration
Module setup, business rules, access rights and compliant documents.
Data migration
Cleansing and loading items, partners, stock and opening balances, checked by your teams.
Testing and training
Tests on your real cases, fixes, then role-based training.
Go-live and follow-up
Production start, intensive support in the first weeks, then the next phase.
Where to start, by company profile
There is no standard scope. These are the starting points we recommend most often, refined during scoping.
| Profile | First scope | Then |
|---|---|---|
| Distributor or importer | Sales, purchasing, multi-warehouse stock | Accounting, CRM, import costing |
| Manufacturer (food, materials…) | Stock, purchasing, manufacturing (MRP) | Maintenance (CMMS), quality, accounting |
| Maintenance-heavy site | Maintenance (CMMS), spare-parts stock | Purchasing, cost accounting |
| Services or project company | CRM, sales, invoicing | Projects, timesheets, payroll |
| Multi-company group | Centralised accounting and purchasing | Consolidation, stock and payroll per subsidiary |
Related solutions
The solutions, function by function
Odoo ERP
Sales management
Sales management software on Odoo: quotes, orders, deliveries, compliant invoices, purchasing, price lists and margins, linked to stock and accounting.
Inventory management
Inventory management on Odoo: multi-warehouse, batches and expiry dates, barcode scanning, cycle counts, replenishment, weighted-average or FIFO valuation.
Algerian payroll and HR
Algerian payroll configured on Odoo: CNAS contributions, IRG scale, DAS, G50, leave, SNMG. Full HR management with compliant payslips and declarations.
CMMS
CMMS in Algeria on Odoo: equipment register, preventive and corrective maintenance, meters, work requests, spare parts and cost per machine.
MRP and production
MRP in Algeria on Odoo: bills of materials, routings, work orders, scheduling, shop-floor tracking, true unit cost and batch traceability.
Frequently asked questions
What should we budget for an Odoo deployment?
It depends on user count, modules and the volume of custom development. We issue a costed estimate after scoping, with publisher licences and integration effort itemised separately. We don't quote a flat rate before seeing your actual perimeter.
How long does a deployment take?
A sales-and-inventory perimeter typically goes live in eight to twelve weeks. Adding manufacturing, accounting and payroll extends that. We deliver in phases so you're running the first module well before the project ends.
Can Odoo be connected to our other software?
Yes. We build the interfaces between Odoo and the tools you already run — accounting, payroll, line-of-business software, your e-commerce site, partner data files. That is often where the most time is won: every interface removes a re-keying step and the discrepancy that comes with it.
What if we want to change integrator later?
You own your database and your custom developments, delivered documented and version-controlled. Odoo is open source and we practise no technical lock-in.
Does Odoo handle Algerian accounting (SCF)?
Yes, once configured. Odoo ships an Algerian accounting localisation; we complete it (chart of accounts, journals, taxes) and have your chartered accountant sign it off before go-live.
ERP or sales-and-inventory software: which do we need?
Sales-and-inventory software is enough while you buy, stock and resell. Once you manufacture, maintain equipment, run several sites or want accounting fed without re-keying, an ERP pays for itself. Odoo lets you start with sales and inventory and extend later without changing software.
Where is our data hosted?
Wherever you decide: on your own servers, with a hosting provider in Algeria, or in the cloud. We install and maintain the environment in all three cases.
Does the ERP work in Arabic?
Yes. The interface and documents — invoices, delivery notes, payslips — can be in Arabic, French or English, set per user.
Let's talk about your erp, production and payroll project
A conversation with someone who has handled this class of problem before. You leave with a clear read, whether or not we work together.
No commitment — you leave with an order of magnitude.