Medi Afric Offshore S.A.L.
An Odoo Rescue: Rebuilding a Misconfigured ERP the Right Way
Medi Afric is a hospital equipment distributor. How Leeway rescued their existing Odoo — replacing a poorly configured setup from a previous vendor with a clean, correctly built system on Odoo.sh, with validated data migrated across.
Engagement type
Odoo-to-Odoo rescue & rebuild
Platform
Odoo.sh, managed by Leeway
Modules rebuilt
Sales, Purchasing, Inventory, Accounting, CRM
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Modules rebuilt
Sales, Purchasing, Inventory, Accounting, and CRM, reconfigured to work as one system.
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System of record
One consistent, trustworthy view across every core function.
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Validated data migrated
Cleaned and validated before moving into the rebuilt, correctly configured Odoo.
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Config debt carried over
A clean rebuild — not another patch on the previous vendor's setup.
The Need
One clean system the team can trust.
Medi Afric distributes hospital and medical equipment, and needed its core operations working together in one coherent system — with clean data dependable enough for everyday decisions and reporting.
An Odoo they couldn't trust
Medi Afric already ran Odoo, but a previous vendor's implementation left configuration and data the team couldn't rely on.
The platform wasn't the problem
Odoo was the right system — the setup was the issue. It had drifted from good practice and no longer matched how the business worked.
Rebuild, not patch
Adjusting settings one at a time wouldn't undo the deeper problems. A clean, correctly configured rebuild was the right call.
The Rescue
An Odoo-to-Odoo rescue, done right.
Medi Afric was already on Odoo — but the inherited setup was misconfigured and hard to trust. Rather than keep patching it, Leeway rebuilt on a clean, correctly configured Odoo and migrated validated data across.
BeforeInherited Odoo
Set up by a previous vendor — misconfigured, with data and workflows the team couldn't trust.
SalesPurchasingInventoryAccountingCRM
Misconfigured & unreliable
Rebuilt clean
AfterRebuilt right
A clean, correctly configured Odoo — every function working as it should and reconciling.
Odoo on Odoo.sh
Clean, validated data
SalesPurchasingInventoryAccountingCRM
Connected, Not Siloed
Five functions, one connected core.
Each module was configured to work with the others, so stock, orders, billing, and customers reconcile across one shared foundation.
Sales
Orders
Purchasing
Supply
Inventory
Stock
Accounting
Finance
CRM
Customers
Odoo
On Odoo.sh
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Purchasing feeds inventory
Goods received update stock automatically, keeping availability accurate.
2
Sales draw on real stock
Orders are placed against inventory that reflects what is actually on hand.
3
Everything posts to accounting
Stock and commercial movements flow through to dependable financial records.
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Customers stay connected
CRM and sales activity live in one workspace, not scattered across tools.
How It Was Done
A disciplined rescue and rebuild.
The rescue followed a clear path — audit the inherited setup, rebuild clean, migrate validated data, then connect — so the new Odoo started trustworthy and stayed that way.
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Audit the inherited Odoo
Reviewed the existing setup to pinpoint what was misconfigured and which data the team couldn't trust.
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Rebuild clean
Stood up a clean, correctly configured Odoo instead of patching the previous vendor's setup.
3
Migrate validated data
Cleaned and validated the data, then migrated it into the new environment so it started trustworthy.
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Configure & connect
Set up Sales, Purchasing, Inventory, Accounting, and CRM to work together and reconcile correctly.
Data quality, before and after
The clean rebuild lifted consistency and cut manual reconciliation.
Data consistency across functionsSingle source of truth
Before
Mixed
After
Unified
Manual reconciliation effortReconciles in-system
Before
High
After
Low
Relative comparison for illustration — direction and scale reflect the move from a fragmented setup to one validated, unified system.
Distribution & Trading
Stock, purchasing, and finance reconciling on one clean foundation.
Data Integrity & Security
Clean data, kept that way.
A system of record is only as good as the data inside it. The rebuild was designed so records stay accurate, consistent, and trustworthy across every function.
Validated master data
Data was cleaned and validated before migration, so the new system started accurate rather than inheriting old errors.
Single source of truth
One coherent system means every function reads from the same trusted records — no conflicting versions to reconcile.
Stock that reconciles
Inventory and purchasing are configured so stock and orders line up correctly with what is happening operationally.
Dependable accounting
Accounting is set up for accurate financial records and reporting the team can stand behind.
Role-based access
Each team works within a connected workspace scoped to what their role needs across the unified system.
Clean, upgrade-friendly base
A well-structured foundation that stays maintainable and ready to build on as Medi Afric grows.
Hosting & Management
Rebuilt on Odoo.sh, managed by Leeway.
Medi Afric's rescued ERP runs on Odoo.sh — Odoo's own cloud platform — while Leeway operates it end to end: updates, backups, environments, and support.
The official Odoo cloud platform — Medi Afric's system is built, deployed, and scaled on Odoo's own managed infrastructure.
Managed by LeewaySecure cloud hosting
Managed updates & upgrades
Version updates and module upgrades are applied and tested by Leeway on Odoo.sh, keeping the platform current and secure.
Automated backups
Odoo.sh keeps regular backups of the database and filestore, so Medi Afric's records stay protected and recoverable.
Staging & production
Changes are validated on a staging environment before reaching production — no surprises on the live system.
Monitoring & support
Leeway monitors the environment and responds, keeping the ERP healthy and available day to day.
Outcomes
A dependable base for growth.
Medi Afric gained one consistent system that reflects reality across stock, finance, and customers — and a clean foundation to keep building on.
A correctly configured Odoo that reflects how the business operates
Clean, validated data the team can trust for decisions and reporting
Sales, Purchasing, Inventory, Accounting, and CRM unified and reconciling
Hosted on Odoo.sh and managed end to end by Leeway
A dependable foundation to build on, free of the old configuration debt
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