Summary: In 30 days, an open-source ERPNext rollout at a top Indian auto dealership group (5+ companies, 50+ locations) delivered ₹2,16,000 Day-1 savings, 10–12% expense reduction, 0 manual entry, and near-zero training—with audit-ready governance and no vendor lock-in.

Client Context

• Industry: Automotive retail (new/used), finance & insurance
• Scale: 5+ companies, 50+ locations, 500 users, 1,500 employees
• Challenge: Slow, error-prone commission & purchasing processes; missed OEM scheme benefits; inconsistent procurement pricing; fragmented ways of working across entities

Opening insight (over tea): “How do you calculate sales commissions?”
Answer: “It takes ~15 days—and still isn’t accurate.” That became the entry point for change.

Objectives

• Cost out quickly without breaking operations
• Enterprise standardization across 5+ companies
• Governance by design: approvals, audit trails, SoD
• Faster time-to-value and lower TCO without lock-in

Approach: Design First, Then Configure

We led with process • data • controls, then configured ERPNext to the operating model (not the other way around).

1. Process: mapped purchasing, commission, approvals, and period-close flows
2. Data: unified masters; supplier price history; OEM scheme rules
3. Controls: approval matrices, audit trails, Segregation of Duties (SoD)
4. Proof: parallel runs to validate accuracy and measure rework
5. Configure: ERPNext aligned to the agreed design; small, rapid increments

30-Day Outcomes (Highlights)

• ₹2,16,000 saved on Day-1: OEM scheme auto-applied on the first Purchase Order (PO)
• 10–12% expense reduction: policy-based PO approvals, supplier price-history checks, and automated commissions
• Enterprise standardization across 5+ companies: one common format → 0 manual entry, near-zero training
• Governance built in: approvals, audit trails, SoD
• No vendor lock-in: open-source ERPNext, partner-agnostic

What Changed (By Function)

Pre-Sales & Sales

• Disciplined inquiry follow-ups; guarded discounting
• Automated deal math; margin intelligence (fixed/variable, F&I)
• Commission in a click with accurate payout logic

Procurement & Capex

• Smart PO automation (stock, backorders, in-transit, bookings)
• Supplier price-history checks; centralized buying
• Capex tracking with depreciation and approval controls

Finance & Compliance

• No manual entries for sales/purchase
• Customizable financial reports; GST & TDS automation
• Optional Tally integration for statutory continuity

HR

• Centralized attendance; standardized payroll structures
• On-time payroll; KRA/KPI tracking & appraisals

Quantified Impact

ROI note: With high transaction volume, the program paid for itself in ~30 days.

Why This Scales for Multi-Entity Enterprises

• Standardize to scale: one format across companies reduces training, friction, and errors
• Controls without drag: approvals, SoD, and audit trails embedded in daily work
• Lower TCO: spend shifts from licenses → capabilities (integration, analytics, UX)
• Freedom to operate: open-source stack = no monopoly, partner choice, in-house options

Implementation Snapshot

• Platform: ERPNext (open source)
• Method: design-first; short, iterative releases; parallel validation
• Team: lean, senior execution; formal governance and change control
• Handover: SOPs, admin enablement, dashboards for Finance & Ops

FAQs

Q1: How did you hit Day-1 savings?
By encoding OEM scheme logic so eligible POs automatically received applicable discounts.

Q2: How do you keep training near-zero across many entities?
We standardized the process and UI into one common automated format, so teams don’t relearn per company.

Q3: Will open source be supported long term?
Yes. You can retain a partner, build an internal team, or run a hybrid model. No vendor lock-in.

Q4: Can we adopt this without full MRP at the start?
Yes. Many autos groups begin with purchasing/commission/governance, then expand.

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Challenge: One of the largest automobile dealers has multiple companies, locations and brands. Due to this, automobile dealers were not able to manage purchases in real time, there were problems in availing the scheme provided by the manufacturer, stock tracking was not possible. Huge manpower was deployed only in purchase accounting          

                                                                                                                               
Solutions:
We provided ERP consulting. We audited the existing ERP and suggested the following ERP solutions.
1) Open-source ERP:-  We suggested Open-source ERP ERPNext systems which provide the ability to modify the source code to meet the specific needs of your business.  
2) One format for all activity:- Using a single format for all activity can make it easier for users to learn and use the ERP system. It can also make it easier to generate reports and analyze data.
3) ERP and old form:- based entry pattern: Maintaining a similar entry pattern to the old form-based system can help with user acceptance.
4) Business logic set as ERP process:- Setting business logic as ERP processes can help to reduce entry time and human error.
5) Voucher authentication as per organization employee hierarchy:-  Authenticating vouchers based on the organization’s employee hierarchy can help to prevent fraud and ensure that only authorized personnel can approve vouchers.

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Industries like service, manufacturing, contractor ship industries run business through project execution. ERPNext provides Project Budgeting which helps the industries to streamline their profits in the following ways.

• Task Wise Expense Budgeting – ERPNext allows ERP management to schedule expenses project wise. It helps in keeping the work and employee expenses under limits

• Purchase-wise budgeting – ERPNext allows project-wise budgeting. It helps the management to limit purchases as per the plan. It will notify the management if the purchase item amount touches the maximum purchase amount limit.

• Manage cost variances – Sometimes material cost increases cause losses to the project or reduce profit margins. If the material cost increases and it touches the maximum purchase amount limit, it will inform the management. Only then the management can take appropriate decision.

• Item wise purchase budget – ERPNext allows to create item wise purchase budget. This allows the management to maintain the consumption of the item as planned. It will notify management when items exceed plan limits

• Manufacturing Labor Cost Budgeting – ERPNext provides provision to fix maximum labor cost. Labor cost depends on the number of hours or months. In both the cases ERPNext provides provision for the budgeting. Once the labor cost reaches the planned labor cost, it informs the management.

• Production Budgeting – Raw material and labor   are required for production. With the help of ERPNext we can budgeting the raw material and labor cost requirement. When production  run, it requires raw material and labor costs. It will notify management when it reach to the plan cost

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Major Functions & Feature

Pre Sales

• Convert more leads into sales
• Strong inquiry follow up management
• Effective control over discounts
• Automation of sales deal calculations
• Lead analysis for better planning

Post Sales

• Stock tracking right from booking to delivery
• Automation of entire car sales operations resulting in manpower savings
• Margin reports (Fixed & Variable) including finance and insurance income for new and used car sales
• Incentive automation
• Evaluate sales team performance and take corrective actions

Procurement & Capex

• Automate New Car procurement orders based on robust algorithm taking into consideration stock, back order, in transit and bookings
• Optimize operating costs
• Centralizes procurement to minimize suppliers & reduce operating efforts
• Track capex and depreciation calculations

Accounts

• Eliminate accounting entries for sales and purchase
• Robust & customizable accounting reports
• GST & TDS automation
• Tally integration

HR

• Automate and centralize attendance
• Standardise payroll structures
• Simplify payroll processing to release salaries timely
• Monitor KRA performance versus targets & conduct appraisal

B2Grow use Frappe Framework and Open source ERP  “ERPNext” to accomplish this project.

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