Software for Houston companies that operate on both sides
iTech Dev Corp builds systems for Houston companies with operations in Mexico or trade with Mexico: import and export, logistics, distribution and light manufacturing. We are a Texas entity, we invoice in USD and contracts go under U.S. law, with the engineering team in Monterrey in your time zone. But if your operation is entirely U.S.-based and you only need accounting, local vendors are cheaper and one of them suits you better. Where we are hard to replace is when the same business has to issue a CFDI on one side and sales tax on the other.
What reaches us from Houston
Houston is where the binational problem shows up most: the port, trade with Mexico, companies with warehouses on both sides and an accountant in each country who does not share a system. The symptom we hear is not technical: nobody knows the real cost of an import until weeks later, when freight, duties and handling arrive.
The three problems we see most
The real cost arrives late
Freight, duties and handling land weeks after the sale. If that is not allocated into product cost, your margin is a guess.
Two books, zero visibility
The Mexican company closes in one system and the Texas one in another. Consolidating is a monthly spreadsheet nobody audits.
Inventory that crosses
The same goods change legal owner when they cross and the system does not reflect it. That is where units and margin go missing.
Questions we get in Texas
¿Pueden llevar mi empresa de México y la de Houston en un solo sistema?
Sí, y es el caso que más trabajamos. Una sola instancia con dos compañías, inter-company automático, dos monedas y el documento que exige cada país: CFDI timbrado en México, invoice con sales tax en Estados Unidos. Lo que no hacemos es forzarlo cuando no aplica: si sólo operas de un lado, un sistema binacional te agrega complejidad que no vas a usar.
¿Tienen oficina en Houston?
No. La entidad de EE.UU. está en Laredo, Texas, y la ingeniería en Monterrey y Guadalajara, en tu mismo huso horario. Preferimos decirlo antes de que lo preguntes: si tu criterio es tener al proveedor a veinte minutos, hay firmas de Houston que lo cumplen y nosotros no.
¿Sirve Odoo para una empresa de import/export?
Sirve para compras, inventario, ventas y la parte fiscal mexicana, y sobre eso se desarrolla lo que tu operación exige: prorrateo de flete y pedimentos al costo, conciliación entre las dos entidades y trazabilidad de lo que cruza. Si tu operación es simple y de un solo lado, un ERP estándar sin desarrollo probablemente alcanza — y eso también te lo decimos.