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Notes on building better business systems.

Practical thinking on buying, operations and the decisions that make an implementation work beyond launch day.

01 / · 12 min read

QuickBooks to ERPNext: A Practical Guide for Growing Businesses

Bring purchasing, stock, sales and accounts into a connected operating system—with room to adapt it as the business grows.

02 / · 10 min read

Agentic commerce: let AI help customers buy without losing control

AI shopping agents can help customers find and buy products. Your business still needs to check the order, take payment correctly and deliver what it promised.

03 / · 12 min read

EDI integration for distributors: how do purchase orders, shipment notices and invoices connect to ERP?

A trading partner can receive a valid document while the order behind it is still on hold. Connect each message to an ERP decision, an accountable owner and a response the partner can use.

04 / · 11 min read

Shopify vs BigCommerce for B2B: which fits a growing trade catalogue?

Both platforms sell to trade buyers, but they put account-specific pricing, quotes and payment terms on different plans. This guide compares them on the B2B features that decide the plan, the cost, and the ERP connection.

05 / · 12 min read

Landed cost: how do you calculate it and get it into stock value?

A worked landed-cost calculation for one import container, which charges belong in it, how to split them across items, and how the ERP keeps stock value and margin right when invoices arrive late.

06 / · 12 min read

Inventory replenishment: how should your ERP decide when and how much to reorder?

A worked guide to reorder points, safety stock and the ERP records that decide when a distributor buys, transfers or waits.

07 / · 13 min read

Odoo alternatives: which ERP fits when Odoo no longer does?

Why businesses outgrow Odoo, how five alternatives differ in licence, hosting and customisation, what each one costs to run, and how to decide whether to switch platform, edition or partner.

08 / · 12 min read

B2B customer portal: what should it read from and send to your ERP?

Which system owns each account, price, credit and order record, when to publish data or check it live, how a portal order becomes an accepted ERP order, and twelve tests to run before trade customers log in.

09 / · 12 min read

CRM and ERP integration for distributors: who owns the customer, the quote and the order?

Which system owns each customer, contact, quote and order record, how an accepted CRM quote becomes one ERP order, which ERP facts sales reps need in the CRM, and ten tests to run before go-live.

010 / · 13 min read

MRP vs ERP: what is the difference, and which does a manufacturer need?

A worked material plan, the capacity and cost gaps it exposes, the records a standalone MRP tool must keep in step with accounting and ecommerce, and a decision table for choosing between MRP and ERP.

011 / · 14 min read

ERP testing for manufacturers: what must you prove before go-live?

The test levels and the evidence each must produce, a production-flow script from customer order to ledger, checks for migrated stock and open work, and go/no-go criteria for a manufacturing ERP.

012 / · 18 min read

Payment reconciliation for ecommerce: why don’t payouts match orders?

A worked payout, an ID chain from order to bank deposit, clearing-account postings and the matching rules that make ecommerce payment reconciliation repeatable.

013 / · 12 min read

Can a B2B ecommerce platform handle how your buyers actually order?

Use one difficult buyer order to find the gaps that a feature list and a polished demo can miss.

014 / · 11 min read

How do you build an ecommerce fulfillment workflow that survives split shipments?

A practical order-to-shipment design for teams that need every parcel, remaining item and customer update to agree.

015 / · 17 min read

Server-side tracking for ecommerce: what should you send, and how do you prove it works?

A practical event contract, consent route and reconciliation test for server-side tracking on an ecommerce or lead-generation site.

016 / · 19 min read

Wholesale order management: how do you connect ERP, finance, fulfilment and customers?

A practical guide to the connections behind wholesale orders, stock, dispatch, invoices and customer updates.

017 / · 15 min read

What are the best B2B ecommerce platforms in 2026?

Shopify and BigCommerce fit many managed B2B programmes. OroCommerce fits sales-led wholesale. Adobe Commerce fits deep enterprise commerce. Spree and commercetools fit businesses that need to shape the platform around a distinct model.

018 / · 24 min read

What is the best manufacturing ERP software for your production model?

ERPNext and Odoo fit many small and mid-sized plants. NetSuite fits cloud-first multi-entity firms. Dynamics 365 fits mixed-mode Microsoft estates. Epicor fits manufacturing-led firms that need deeper scheduling and shop-floor options.

019 / · 22 min read

Which Shopify alternative is right for your business?

BigCommerce is the closest managed alternative for many scaling brands. OroCommerce fits quote-led B2B. WooCommerce fits WordPress-led businesses. Spree and Shopware offer more platform control. Adobe Commerce and commercetools fit larger programmes.

020 / · 24 min read

How should ecommerce ERP integration actually work?

A reliable ecommerce ERP integration assigns one owner to every business fact, keeps the original record IDs, retries safely and checks that the systems agree. The order is only one part of the design.

021 / · 24 min read

ERPNext vs Odoo: which ERP is the better fit?

ERPNext is often the better fit for firms that want one fully open-source ERP and compute-based hosting. Odoo is often the better fit for firms that value a broader commercial suite, a larger app market and more hosting choices.

022 / · 27 min read

What is the best distribution ERP software for wholesalers?

ERPNext and Odoo can fit flexible small and mid-sized operations. Business Central, NetSuite and Acumatica fit many growing distributors. Prophet 21 and Infor add deeper distribution focus. The winner still has to pass your real order, stock, warehouse and finance tests.

023 / · 12 min read

Why do orders break between systems? An order-to-cash and lead-to-cash guide

A practical guide to connecting the records and decisions behind an order, from the first enquiry to the last payment.

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