Automotive Supply industry expertise
abas ERP in the automotive industry
Ensuring readiness for delivery, reliability, quality, flexibility and a wide variety of scheduling or logistics processes pose major challenges for automotive suppliers. Efficiency, cost management, and transparency are critical to remaining competitive. abas ERP is the perfect-fit ERP solution for mid-market automotive companies.
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Typical requirements of the automotive supply industry
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Management of a complex supply chain
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Full transparency in the on-demand, delivery and production environment
Whitepaper
Selecting a Manufacturing ERP System in 7 Easy Steps
The Selecting an ERP System in 7 Easy Steps whitepaper includes guidelines on
- Organizing and prioritizing your requirements
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- And much more!

abas Automotive customers
Customer story ERNST Umformtechnik

Data exchange via EDI, extended workbench, B2B portal: abas ERP supports the Hidden Champion Ernst Umformtechnik with efficient business processes at several international sites.
Function Highlights
Important ERP features for the automotive industry
abas ERP helps your company manage a complex supply chain and coordinates the agreed logistical processes between the vendor/sub-vendor and the automobile manufacturer.


Common industry requirements
Efficient automotive processes
abas ERP maps all relevant processes in the automotive and supply industry – in particular, industry-specific requirements such as managing blanket orders, delivery schedules and JIT delivery schedules as well as control via cumulative figures, container management, or lot and serial number management.
Electronic Data Interchange
Integrated EDI standards
The integration of the standardized EDI processes according to VDA, ODETTE, EDIFACT or ANSI X12 represents a considerable competitive advantage. With their help, processes are automated, manual work is minimized, and sources for errors are eliminated.




Scheduling
Flexibly plan material and due dates
abas ERP's material requirements and schedule planning supports various scheduling methods. In critical situations in the production environment, an efficient early warning system enables you to make reliable decisions.
Abas ERP functions
A comprehensive solution with over 20 powerful functional areas
Abas ERP delivers continuous support in all business processes - from purchasing, sales and scheduling to production, warehouse, service and financial accounting. Learn more about some of the most important functional areas and how they can help you master your daily tasks.
Scheduling – The Abas brain
Your company has to monitor and control an enormous number of parallel processes on a daily basis. Abas ERP scheduling makes this complexity manageable. Fully automated, it permanently updates your material requirements and planning.
Production – Abas' strength
Production is the linchpin of Abas ERP. Our ERP solution helps you successfully tackle all challenges in the production environment - from production planning and execution to production control.
Financial accounting – Integrated
Benefit from the complete integration of finance in Abas ERP: From financial and fixed asset accounting, controlling, costing, and valuation to material costs posting and reporting. Always stay on top of you costs.
Customization
Thanks to our high adaptability with simultaneous upgrade compatibility, you can rely on standard software and still remain unique. Quickly and easily map your individual business processes and secure competitive advantages.
Sales – Your customer in focus
Abas ERP supports you throughout the entire sales process - starting with the sales opportunity, the efficient preparation of quotes, and order management and continuing through recording packing slips and invoices to mobile features for your external sales force.
Purchasing – Greater deadline adherence
With Abas ERP Purchasing, you can efficiently control all purchasing processes - from requests and order suggestions to incoming goods with quality control and invoice verification. With the help of the scheduling integration, you can ensure quantities and deadlines are met.
Connectivity – Made easy
Networking and interfaces are more important than ever before. Abas ERP contains powerful standard connectors (DMS, MS SQL and PDM) and, thanks to its integration tool, enables the easy connection of third-party systems without any programming effort.
Mobile applications – Anytime
Our mobile applications are intuitive to use and focus your employees on the essentials: They support your production and warehouse in real time and are also available offline for your external sales force and customer service teams.
Warehouse – Manage in Abas ERP
With the help of Abas ERP Warehouse Management, you can manage all processes relating to your material movements directly in the ERP system - from withdrawals and receipts to transfers - and easily keep an eye on stocks and delivery availability.

Customer Story
Automotive supplier Galvanotechnik Kessel relies on abas ERP
IoT is not a dream of the future for the automotive supplier, they've been living it for years. The abas ERP business software plans and controls production via interfaces to the electroplating plants and analysis machines. abas ERP fully automates the collection and control of the machine feedback data on the production machines. Quality Assurance is also mapped via the ERP system.
abas ERP customers in the automotive industry
