Open Source ERP and New Technology for Agrobusiness Solution Herry Nurmawanto Atwar Inodesain, Director In Bali, locals are turning from tourism to seaweed farming, because of coronavirus YouTube : Bali is reviving seaweed farming as coronavirus wipes out its tourist trade The Indonesian Islands is famous for surfing nightlife and yoga retreat But a ban on foreign arrival has destroyed its multi million dollar tourist industry While Bali welcomed 6.3 million visitors last year, shops and bars are now shuttered To make ends meet, locals have picked up where they left off On Nusa Lembongan Island off the coast of Bali, metres from where tourist used to sunbathe, locals are growing seaweed in line, before drying it ready for sale. Seaweed farming began on Nusa Lembongan in 1978, but production declined as tourism boomed Indonesia still the world’s second biggest seaweed exporter after China, though only a small amount come from Bali Once processed, this valuable resource can be used in everything from food to cosmetics The global seaweed market was worth $4 billion in 2017, and could be worth $9 billion by 2024 The farmers themselves make around 5-6 million rupiah ($400) per month Top 10 Seaweed Producing Countries Instagram : #dginfo_flora_seaweed Top Agrobusiness Product of Indonesia (Top 10 in the World) Instagram : #dginfo_flora_indonesia YouTube : Seaweed #2 #1 China Vanilla #2 #1 Madagaskar Papaya #4 #1 India Avocado #5 #1 Mexico Rice #3 #1 China Sandalwood #7 #1 Australia Chilli Pepper #4 #1 China Orange #8 #1 Brazil Banana #3 #1 India Corn #8 #1 USA Cassava #3 #1 Nigeria Guava #6 #1 India Cinnamon #1 #1 Indonesia Coconut #1 #1 Indonesia Mango #4 #1 India Rubber #2 #1 Thailand Palm Oil #1 #1 Indonesia Pineapple #8 #1 Costa Rica Cacao #3 #1 Ivory Coast Coffee #4 #1 Brazil Tea #3 #1 China Tobacco #5 #1 China Ginger #4 #1 India Nutmeg #2 #1 Guatemala Cashew #9 #1 Vietnam Agrobusiness Resource Management Resources : Activities : • Areal • Land Clearing • Material • Nursery • Labour • Immature Planting • Vehicle & Heavy Equipment • Mature Planting • Finance • Harvesting Required Solution : • Replanting • Resource Planning & Budgeting • Transportation • Areal & Estate Management • Mill Processing • Mill Management • Waste Management • Inventory/Material Management • Other Activities : • Vehicle & Heavy Equipment Management • Power Generation • Human Resources & Payroll • Water Treatment • Activity based Financial & Accounting • Health Care • Education • Other Social Activities Open Source ERP Software Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is the integrated management of main business processes, often in real time and mediated by software and technology. ERP is usually referred to as a category of business management software, typically a suite of integrated applications, that an organization can use to collect, store, manage, and interpret data from many business activities. Open source ERP – a publicly available, free and customizable software – sounds like a dream. While it certainly does have many advantages, it comes with downsides, too. Below, we’re going to list and explain the pros and cons of open source ERP software. Source : wikipedia.org and selecthub.com Open Source ERP – The Pros Low Cost Access to Community Support As we mentioned above, there are no licensing fees required to download the Many open source platforms are supported by vibrant user communities – the support source code. Therefore, if you self-host your open source ERP system with no is experimental and transparent. For IT professionals who love to be immersed in this vendor support, it’s free of cost. For those who don’t want to fully manage their environment, open source can be a good solution. These communities are known to own system, you can find a vendor that offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) quickly tackle system bugs, share their pre-built customizations or modules and more. solution. They’re typically billed monthly, and pricing will depend on what services you select and how many users you have. Independence from Vendors Highly Scalable From infinite flexibility to endless opportunities for innovation, independence from vendors can open many doors for software users. Think about it: open source software When gathering your requirements for ERP software, it’s important to consider users are always able to conduct business on their own terms, and on their own what your business will look like in the future. That’s because adding features or schedule. users later down the road often requires expensive re-implementations. However, with the scalability of an open source system, a growing business has the flexibility to make changes to their ERP system as needed. Authority Over Customization The direct access to source code allows users to be the sole authority over their system customizations. With this control, users can reach a whole new level of personalization. Open Source ERP – The Cons Requires Knowledgeable IT Team Lack of Proprietary Engineering With an open source ERP implementation, you become the software professional One of the things that companies pay for with proprietary products is specific on the project. This responsibility is a prominent roadblock, and it can engineering that serves their goals. For example, all of the research and development automatically deter companies without access to a tech-savvy team of people that a proprietary vendor has done on their products can support less downtime, from giving these systems a shot. reduce different kinds of failure rates and increase ease of use. This is the notion of “You get what you pay for”. Overly Complex Independence from Vendors Every ERP implementation project is complicated by nature, but open source implementations take the cake for complexity. Free-reign on customizations can Let’s revisit this one – while independence from vendors can be a positive thing, it easily get out of hand and become counter productive if you don’t have a set plan comes with great responsibility. Open source ERP users can only rely on themselves in place. and their user community for support. Potential for Increased Risk Highly established and financially stable open source software vendors aren’t exactly widely available on the market today. Some may consider it a business risk to work with companies that are still in their infancy. The Best Open Source ERP Software First released in 2008 by India-based company Frappe, ERPNext is a popular and Next on our list is another widely-used open source ERP software that offers paid comprehensive open source ERP system. With a wide range of features, it can work for subscriptions and services. almost any business. However, ERPNext offers industry-specific solutions for several verticals, such as manufacturing, retail, distribution, education, nonprofit, agriculture, Odoo is available in three versions: two are free to download and are deployed on- healthcare, and more. premise, and the third is hosted in the cloud for users who want to pay for using the system with support. The paid option, Odoo Enterprise, is a licensed version of the Frappe web framework, written in Python and Javascript, powers ERPNext. The generic software. Odoo Enterprise is more expensive than ERPNext’s paid subscription. framework can be customized, built upon and applications can be added. It’s MIT licensed Implementation services are available for purchase through a local partner (for more than and has been hosted on GitHub since 2011. The ERPNext community has more than 1,000 50 users), or Odoo themselves (for less than 50 users). people on the discussion forum.The system comes with the essential ERP tools, including accounting, HR and payroll, manufacturing, sales and purchase management, CRM, project Thanks to the developments made by Odoo S.A. and its community, 14,300 apps are management, as well as some more advanced capabilities. For example, some unique, available to users. This large suite provides applications for CRM, e-commerce, stand-out tools are deferred revenue accounting – which is an advance payment a accounting, inventory, point of sale, project management and much more. Odoo’s features company receives for services or products that are to be delivered in the future – and are user-friendly; for example, the website building tool has an intuitive drag-and-drop shareholder tracking, which manages a company’s shareholders. Built-in integrations to functionality. payment gateways, most of the Google suite, Amazon Web Services and others give this solution a competitive advantage. Odoo Community is the free, open source version of the system. It has many built-in features, but our researchers found that Odoo has been moving features from the For those who don’t want to manage the system completely on their own, paid services for Community version to the Enterprise version, such as the accounting module. It’s also support, hosting and backups are available. They offer three pricing models: Standard, important to note that Odoo doesn’t integrate with social media platforms. Enterprise and Self-Hosted. The pricing is either per user per month or yearly. A free trial for new users allows anyone to give ERPNext a shot, commitment-free. The Best Open Source ERP Software Flectra, the newest solution on our list, combines the functions of an ERP and Similar to Flectra, Dolibarr combines the functionalities of ERP and CRM CRM software. This system has quickly grown in popularity since its release in software while also offering external add-ons for download. 2016, with many reporting that Flectra is user-friendly. It was built using the Python and Postgresql framework. With innovation being a top priority, the system is made available for anyone to download for free, and several thousand developers, testers, translators and end The suite includes tools for CRM, purchasing, CMS, project management, users work on the project. Dolibarr instrumentalizes their large end-user base by inventory management, point of sale, a help desk for support, accounting, HR collecting feedback and contributions, which enables them to constantly improve and more.