FAQ
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Why you need TeaMS
ERP accounting software for plantations is a comprehensive system that integrates core business processes such as financial management, inventory, payroll, procurement, and production specific to plantation operations. It provides real-time data visibility and improves operational efficiency.
Plantations have unique requirements such as crop yield tracking, estate-level reporting, wage calculations based on plucking, and integration with weather data. Specialized ERP software is tailored to handle these complexities unlike generic systems.
Typical modules include:
- Accounting & Financial Management
- Payroll and HRM (including labor management)
- Inventory & Stores
- Procurement & Purchase
- Field Operations (harvesting, spraying, etc.)
- Sales and Distribution
- Reporting & Analytics
- E-invoicing and GST integration (India)
Yes, TeamsERP supports multi-estate operations, enabling consolidated and estate-wise reporting, resource allocation, and performance tracking.
Absolutely. TeamsERP is built to adapt to the operational nuances of crops like tea, coffee, rubber, or palm oil — including harvest tracking, crop cycles, and quality grading.
Yes. TeamsERP solutions can integrate with various hardware systems such as:
- Weighbridges (for leaf/fresh produce weight)
- Biometric attendance
- IoT/weather sensors
- GPS & transport systems
Yes. TeamsERP systems support GST compliance, e-invoicing (in countries like India), PF/ESI reports, and other statutory requirements, ensuring smooth audits and legal adherence.
Through field staff apps or handheld devices, plucking data is captured daily and synced with payroll. Labor allocation, attendance, and productivity are all tracked digitally.
Yes. Cloud-based ERP systems offer web and mobile access for estate managers, finance teams, and field supervisors to monitor operations in real-time.
Implementation typically takes 4 to 12 weeks depending on the size and complexity of operations. Costs vary based on:
- Number of estates/users
- Customization needs
- On-premise vs. cloud setup
- Support and training services
Yes. Reputed ERP vendors provide initial training, documentation, and ongoing support (helpdesk, remote, and onsite) to ensure smooth adoption.
Yes. Data migration tools and services are offered to help transition from legacy systems or Excel-based setups to the ERP with minimal disruption.
Subscription & Orders
We offer multiple plans to suit different needs, including:
- Free Trial: Explore our platform with all features for fixed tenure(7 to 15 days).
- Starters: Ideal for individuals or small estates.
- Express: Ideal for mid size estates.
- Professional: Ideal for large Estates.
- Enterprise: Custom solutions for larger organizations.
- Check our Pricing Page for details.
Head Office
The HO module handles corporate-level functions like consolidated finance, statutory compliance, HR, centralized approvals, and high-level strategy execution across the group.
Yes. The HO module generates company-wide balance sheets, P&L statements, and cash flow reports by aggregating data from all estates, factories, and group offices.
Yes. Head Office can manage organization-wide HR policies, employee records, payroll processing, and compliance (e.g., PF, ESI, tax) for all units under one umbrella.
The ERP ensures GST, e-invoicing, TDS, and other regulatory compliance across all units, with consolidated filing capabilities from the Head Office.
orecasting, scenario analysis, and investment evaluation at the corporate level.
By consolidating data from all units, HO teams can perform data-driven planning, forecasting, scenario analysis, and investment evaluation at the corporate level.
Yes. With cloud-based ERP, HO users can access dashboards and live reports on production, inventory, sales, and labor across all locations — anytime, anywhere.
Group Office
The Group Office module acts as a centralized hub that consolidates data and operations from multiple estates and factories. It enables oversight, control, and decision-making across all business units within a plantation group.
Yes. The module pulls real-time data from all units (divisions, factories, HO), giving management a unified view of performance, finances, and inventory across the group.
Reports include:
- Estate-wise P&L
- Division-level yield comparisons
- Inter-estate labor cost benchmarking
- Group-wide inventory and sales data
- Consolidated financial statements
Yes. It tracks and manages inter-unit transfers of materials, produce, packaging, or labour, ensuring proper cost allocation and stock reconciliation.
Absolutely. Group Office users can define estate-wise or division-wise budgets, compare planned vs. actual performance, and conduct seasonal or annual planning.
The module enables centralized procurement for multiple divisions/factories, with workflows for purchase requisitions, approvals, vendor selection, and stock distribution.
Factory
This module manages the intake of raw produce (e.g., green leaf), processing stages, inventory of semi/finished goods, quality control, and dispatch logistics.
The system captures raw material intake (with supplier or division data), verifies weights (often via weighbridge integration), and allocates batches for processing.
Yes. Each intake batch can be tracked through processing (withering, drying, sorting, etc.) — enabling traceability from field to factory to final product.
Yes. The module allows you to record QC parameters at multiple stages, flag issues, and generate reports for quality audits and grading consistency.
Processed goods are logged into inventory by grade/variety and quantity. The system tracks stock movement, storage, and readiness for dispatch or sale.
Yes. The ERP can manage packing instructions, label generation (including barcodes), and packaging material usage to streamline logistics.
Definitely. The factory module offers reports on production output, input-output ratios, waste percentages, and overall efficiency metrics.
Yes. Once goods are processed, the system allows dispatch planning, invoicing, gate pass and linkage to the sales module for real-time updates and stock visibility.
Division
Yes. The system allows you to configure multiple divisions, sections, and fields under one estate, enabling granular reporting and better operational control.
Labor data (attendance, job assignments, and plucking records) is captured daily via mobile apps or biometric devices and synced with payroll and productivity reports.
Yes. The system provides real-time data on field-wise plucking, pruning, spraying, and yield analysis to monitor productivity and plan harvesting cycles.
Absolutely. You can record field input issuance, application schedules, and consumption for each section or division, with cost tracking for budgeting and audits.
Yes, many ERP systems can integrate with weather APIs or IoT sensors to factor in weather patterns for operational planning and crop health monitoring.
Yes. Mobile-based entry tools enable supervisors to record plucking weights, labour output, and field tasks on-site, even in offline mode (syncs when online).
Financial Accounting
It's a fully connected module that links all financial transactions across estates, factories, and offices into a single accounting system — covering everything from procurement and payroll to sales, asset management, and compliance.
Plantations involve complex operations like labor-based costing, crop-specific tracking, inter-estate transfers, and decentralized procurement. Integrated accounting brings all financial data under one roof for accurate, real-time reporting and control.
Yes. You can generate both unit-level (estate/factory) and consolidated reports such as:
- Profit & Loss
- Balance Sheet
- Cash Flow
- Trial Balance
- Purchases & GRNs
- Payroll & statutory deductions
- Field input usage
- Factory production
- Sales & invoicing
- Asset depreciation
- GST input/output
- E-invoicing
- GSTR reports
- Reverse charges
- Tax deduction at source (TDS)
- TDS reports
- PF/ESI summaries
- GSTR-1, GSTR-3B
- Audit reports
- Fixed asset schedules
- Revenue vs. budget
- Estate/factory-wise performance
- Cash position
- Payables/receivables aging
- Cost per kg output
- Payroll
- Procurement
- Sales
- Inventory
- Factory and field operations
- Asset management
Payroll and Workforce Management
- Worker ID
- Leaf weight
- Time of weighing This data is synced with the ERP to calculate task-based wages automatically
- Verifies identity using Eye blink technology
- Records time and location (via GPS)
- Syncs with the ERP in real-time
- Total wage cost per division
- Attendance vs. productivity
- Statutory compliance status
- Monthly payroll trends
Inventory and Distribution Management
- Material Requests (MRs) from divisions/factories
- Stock transfer orders
- Gate pass entries
- Goods Issued Notes (GINs) and acknowledgments Each transaction is auto-posted to inventory and accounts.
- Division
- Activity (e.g., manuring, spraying)
- Field/block number
- Quantity used
- Employee ID (optional)
- Current stock levels
- Item-wise movement history
- Division/factory-wise consumption
- Stock valuation (FIFO, weighted avg.)
- Monthly/seasonal usage trends
Asset Management
- Asset value
- Depreciation
- Maintenance history
- Asset utilization