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:

  1. Accounting & Financial Management
  2. Payroll and HRM (including labor management)
  3. Inventory & Stores
  4. Procurement & Purchase
  5. Field Operations (harvesting, spraying, etc.)
  6. Sales and Distribution
  7. Reporting & Analytics
  8. 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:

  1. Weighbridges (for leaf/fresh produce weight)
  2. Biometric attendance
  3. IoT/weather sensors
  4. 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:

  1. Number of estates/users
  2. Customization needs
  3. On-premise vs. cloud setup
  4. 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:

  1. Free Trial: Explore our platform with all features for fixed tenure(7 to 15 days).
  2. Starters: Ideal for individuals or small estates.
  3. Express: Ideal for mid size estates.
  4. Professional: Ideal for large Estates.
  5. Enterprise: Custom solutions for larger organizations.
  6. Check our Pricing Page for details.

The free trial gives you access to premium features for a limited time (usually 7 to 15 days). No credit card or payment is required for a free trial. If you like your product you can upgrade your plan by purchasing from the Pricing Page.

We accept major credit/debit cards (Visa, MasterCard, RuPay), Netbanking, UPI, and in some cases, Cheques (for Enterprise plans).

You’ll be billed at the beginning of each billing cycle (monthly or annually, depending on your chosen plan).

Yes, you can upgrade or downgrade your plan at any time from your account settings. Changes will be reflected in your next billing cycle.

We do not offer refunds for partial months or unused time. However, if you believe you've been billed in error, please contact support and we’ll be happy to help.

Yes, you can cancel your subscription anytime. Your account will remain active until the end of the current billing period.

Absolutely. We use secure, PCI-compliant payment processors to ensure your data is safe.

Yes. Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be applicable.

Yes, invoices are automatically emailed to you and are available for download from your account dashboard.

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:

  1. Estate-wise P&L
  2. Division-level yield comparisons
  3. Inter-estate labor cost benchmarking
  4. Group-wide inventory and sales data
  5. 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:

  1. Profit & Loss
  2. Balance Sheet
  3. Cash Flow
  4. Trial Balance

The ERP auto-posts entries from:
  1. Purchases & GRNs
  2. Payroll & statutory deductions
  3. Field input usage
  4. Factory production
  5. Sales & invoicing
  6. Asset depreciation

Yes. Estates, divisions, activities (like plucking or pruning), and even machinery usage can be assigned as cost centers for granular cost analysis.

Absolutely. Transactions can be linked to specific crops (e.g., tea, coffee, rubber), allowing you to assess profitability per crop.

The system manages inter-unit transfers with auto-posted journal entries, ensuring both sending and receiving units reflect the correct stock and accounting impact.

Yes. Worker advances, staff loans, deductions, and settlements are integrated with payroll and reflected in accounting automatically.

Yes. The ERP handles:
  1. GST input/output
  2. E-invoicing
  3. GSTR reports
  4. Reverse charges
  5. Tax deduction at source (TDS)

Yes. You can generate:
  1. TDS reports
  2. PF/ESI summaries
  3. GSTR-1, GSTR-3B
  4. Audit reports
  5. Fixed asset schedules

Yes. Dashboards show:
  1. Revenue vs. budget
  2. Estate/factory-wise performance
  3. Cash position
  4. Payables/receivables aging
  5. Cost per kg output

Yes. The system supports yearly and seasonal budgeting, with tools to compare actual vs. planned expenses and alert deviations.

Every transaction is logged with user, date, and audit trails. Access controls and approval workflows ensure security and compliance.

Yes. It seamlessly connects with:
  1. Payroll
  2. Procurement
  3. Sales
  4. Inventory
  5. Factory and field operations
  6. Asset management

Payroll and Workforce Management

It automates payroll processing for both field workers and staff, including attendance, task-based wages (like plucking), overtime, deductions, bonuses, compliance, and payslips.

Yes. The ERP distinguishes between permanent staff, contract workers, and casual labor, applying respective wage rules, attendance methods, and statutory contributions.

Absolutely. For workers, payroll is linked to daily output (e.g., kilos of leaf plucked), task types, and attendance — often captured via Easy Weigh or mobile apps.

Easy Weigh is a digital weighing scale often used in plantations to record plucked leaf weights. It captures:
  1. Worker ID
  2. Leaf weight
  3. Time of weighing This data is synced with the ERP to calculate task-based wages automatically

No. The ERP pulls data directly from the weighing machine or its connected app, reducing errors and speeding up payroll processing.

The app allows workers or staff to mark attendance via a face scan using a mobile device or tablet. The system:
  1. Verifies identity using Eye blink technology
  2. Records time and location (via GPS)
  3. Syncs with the ERP in real-time

Yes. The app can work in offline mode, storing data locally and syncing automatically once connected to the internet.

Yes. The system uses encrypted facial data, detects spoofing attempts (like photos), and ensures that only genuine attendance is captured

Absolutely. The system logs time-in/time-out accurately, flagging deviations and enabling precise calculation of working hours and penalties, if any

Yes. The system auto-calculates statutory deductions and generates reports for compliance filings, challans, and year-end returns.

Yes. Payslips can be printed in multilingual

Yes. Wage structures, overtime rates, task rates, and bonuses can be configured estate-wise, division-wise, or even department-wise.

Yes. The ERP generates bank advice files (as per format) for bulk salary transfers to workers' and staff bank accounts.

Yes. Dashboards provide:
  1. Total wage cost per division
  2. Attendance vs. productivity
  3. Statutory compliance status
  4. Monthly payroll trends

Inventory and Distribution Management

The system tracks inventory from procurement or production, into central stores, and further distribution to divisions, and factories. It records every stock movement, cost, and usage.

Yes. Inventory can be centrally received and then transferred to multiple factories or divisions, with each movement documented and cost in real time.

The ERP supports:
  1. Material Requests (MRs) from divisions/factories
  2. Stock transfer orders
  3. Gate pass entries
  4. Goods Issued Notes (GINs) and acknowledgments Each transaction is auto-posted to inventory and accounts.

Yes. The ERP maintains separate stock ledgers for each division, estate, and factory, allowing real-time visibility and stock ageing.

When materials like fertilizers, tools, or fuel are issued from the division store to field staff or specific plots, the system records:
  1. Division
  2. Activity (e.g., manuring, spraying)
  3. Field/block number
  4. Quantity used
  5. Employee ID (optional)

Yes. Every issue can be tagged to a specific field. This allows accurate tracking of input costs per acre or per kg of produce.

Yes. TeaMS ERP systems offer mobile apps for field staff or supervisors to capture on-the-spot consumption with geo-tagging and timestamps.

The ERP allows you to set minimum and reorder levels per item and location. Alerts are generated when stock falls below threshold.

Yes. The system supports batch tracking, and expiry alerts, and ensures FIFO (First-In-First-Out) usage wherever applicable.

Yes. Reports include:
  1. Current stock levels
  2. Item-wise movement history
  3. Division/factory-wise consumption
  4. Stock valuation (FIFO, weighted avg.)
  5. Monthly/seasonal usage trends

Yes. Goods received from purchase or inter-unit transfers update inventory and trigger journal entries. Field usage gets posted to the respective expense heads or cost centers.

Yes. Issue limits can be configured by item, department, or project. Approvals are enforced based on thresholds and user roles.

Absolutely. It tracks both the physical quantity and monetary value of the stock — useful for valuation, audits, and profit analysis.

Asset Management

The Asset Module manages the entire lifecycle of plantation assets — including acquisition, depreciation, transfers, maintenance, disposal, and tracking — across estates, factories, and offices.

The Group Office monitors and consolidates all estate-level assets, ensuring standardized asset classification, unified depreciation policies, and inter-estate transfer tracking.

Yes. The module provides division-wise, estate-wise, and unit-wise reports on:
  1. Asset value
  2. Depreciation
  3. Maintenance history
  4. Asset utilization

Transfers are recorded within the ERP, with proper documentation, asset re-tagging, and automatic updates in the recipient unit's asset register and depreciation schedule.

Yes. Group Office can define centralized depreciation rules based on company policy or statutory standards, which are automatically applied to all units.

Assets can be added centrally via Group Office for distribution across estates, or purchased at the estate level with GO-level visibility and control.

Yes. The system links assets to CAPEX projects, helping track project-wise expenditure, asset commissioning, and approvals.

Head Office oversees group-wide asset performance, ensures compliance, manages insurance, audits, asset capitalization, and drives strategic asset planning and procurement.

Yes. The ERP system enables HO to access a master asset register, with filters by estate, factory, department, category, and age of asset.

Absolutely. All asset transactions (additions, revaluations, transfers, disposals) are tracked with audit logs. Capitalization entries are posted directly into the financial system.

Yes. HO can generate reports required for statutory filings (e.g., for tax depreciation, financial audits) and ensure uniform accounting practices across units.

Yes. You can record insurance details, expiry reminders, AMC agreements, and schedule service or maintenance activities for key assets.

Yes. Separate depreciation methods (e.g., SLM/WDV) can be configured for financial reporting vs. tax reporting, with HO-level oversight.

Facial Recognition App

The app allows workers or staff to mark attendance via a face scan using a mobile device or tablet. The system:

Yes. The app can work in offline mode, storing data locally and syncing automatically once connected to the internet.

Yes. The system uses encrypted facial data, detects spoofing attempts (like photos), and ensures that only genuine attendance is captured.

Absolutely. The system logs time-in/time-out accurately, flagging deviations and enabling precise calculation of working hours and penalties, if any.