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Abas erp for production companies
1. abas ERP for production companies
abas ERP
Product Brochure abas ERP
2. The brand name abas Business Software includes the products abas
ERP, abas Distribution and abas eB. Together, these products form a
complete solution offering a broad spectrum of functions for midsize
production, wholesale distribution and service companies. Functions
range from purchasing and sales, to materials management, produc-
tion planning and production, through accounting and eBusiness.
abas Business Software is based on a combination of the most
modern technology and many years of experience. When you
choose abas Business Software, you are opting for competence,
continuity and first class technology.
abas Business Software
Effective software solutions for your company
Content is subject to modification.
Table of Contents
Overview 3
Benefits 4
Upgrades 8
Add-ons 10
Functions 12
Software architecture 22
ABAS Group 24
Industries 26
for production companies
Distribution for wholesale and distribution companies*
eB eBusiness for midsize companies*
*Please also refer to our abas Distribution and abas eB product brochures.
3. Overview
”The decision to implement ABAS
software was made years ago.
The system runs so smoothly that
we never have to worry about it.
It was one of the best business
decisions I have ever made.“
Harald Steiner, CEO,
BVS Blechtechnik GmbH
Purchasing
Sales
Materials Management / MRP
Scheduling
Production / PPC
EDI
Infosystems
Material valuation
Cost accounting
Fixed asset accounting
Financial accounting
Costing
Controlling
Group accounting
eBusiness
Portal
Spectrum of performance
”Twelve years ago we made a very
important decision to implement
abas ERP. We have experienced no
restrictions when using the system.
The flexibility and upgradeability
of abas ERP is great.”
Volker Häffner, IT Manager,
BEW-Umformtechnik GmbH
4. Short implementation times, excellent price/performance ratio, platform
independent, reliable, user friendly, adaptable, multinational… and the
most satisfied customers in the industry are convincing arguments for
abas ERP.
Benefits
Efficient ERP Solutions
For Midmarket Manufacturers
The inherent flexibility found in abas Business Software, together
with sophisticated implementation strategies, facilitate short imple-
mentation times and easy integration into the company structure and
existing software environments. Introduction periods are reduced by
25%, delivering a consistent ROI for abas customers.
abas ERP offers users an extensive function range, while allowing
for additional functions and customization to be programmed quickly
and easily by the user or though an abas Partner. Users will being
realizing such benefits as increased productivity, improved transpa-
rency, greater competitive strength, superior service, and much more.
These benefits bring significant costs savings which has distinguished
abas Business Software as having one of the best price/performance
ratios in the industry.
Excellent price/
performance ratio
Short implementation
period
5. ”We were impressed by the imple-
mentation concept. Before the
software was implemented
numerous training courses were
provided for the employees,
which ensured the ERP software
was introduced smoothly and
efficiently.“ Christian Estenfeld,
ADA Holding GmbH
ABAS’s continual upgrade strategy guarantees our business software
will be just as reliable in the future as it is today. A new version of
the abas Business Software is provided each year. New functions
and technologies are always integrated into the software standard,
ensuring abas users are up-to-date.
The secure investment
for the future
Choose whichever operating system is best suited to your IT environ-
ment, whether it be Linux, Unix and Windows abas Business Software
runs on all three platforms. Since 1995, ABAS has supported Linux
on the server side, with 80% of all installations to-date based on
Linux. Our software is also offered in the front end range using Linux.
Having already distinguished itself on the server side, Linux is now
developing a reputation on the client side with low costs, great
stability and excellent performance.
Select your
platform
“If you look at the increase in
transparency, productivity and the
time savings realized since the
implementation of abas Business
Software in our company, you
would see that our ERP invest-
ment has more than paid itself off
– and in as soon as 12 months.”
Gerhard Herdt, Project Manager,
EPHY-MESS GmbH
”We are glad we chose ABAS
because its software continues
to grow with our company, and
each year it becomes more and
more valuable to our business. In
introducing abas Business Software
we’ve received an ERP software
that permanently integrates the
most current technology.“
Karleugen Lägler, CEO,
Eugen Lägler GmbH
“The combination of abas
ERP and Linux is absolutely
reliable, we have had no
system crash since installation.“
Sven Berndt, IT Manager,
Walzengießerei Coswig GmbH
Top reasons
to choose abas Business Software
Short implementation period
Easy implementation
Broad functionality found in the
standard
Covering a wide range of industries
International and multilingual
High flexibility with 3 layer
architecture
Platform independent
Individual customization
Rapid ROI
User-friendly interface
Software that grows with
your business
Easy integration of
add-on solutions
Secure investment
Great price/performance ratio
ERP • PPC • MRP • eBusiness
6. Value added features
Specific requirements such as business processes, screens and data-
base structures can be easily integrated into the ERP software and
customized to suit your organizational structure. As maximum value,
your individual modifications, such as individual screen fields,
standard lists, new functions and macros will not be affected
once the upgrade is complete.
Easy to customize,
always up-to-date
Such features as the continual user interface, systematic screen
structure, Online Help (field, screen or topic related), and model
structures aligned with related functions make it possible to work
securely, intuitively and effectively with abas Business Software.
Whether browser based or using the graphical user interface –
you decide how you run abas ERP.
User friendly
Easy to updateUser friendly
“The system’s orientation is easy
enough that it does not require
a huge training effort.”
Thomas Federle, CEO,
Link Elektrische Bauelemente GmbH
7. abas Business Software is multilingual in the user menu, as well
as in the display language. You can work with the same database
in different operating languages, enabling simplified workflow
and communication between foreign subsidiaries. abas Business
Software is multi-currency and offered in 28 languages, with addi-
tional languages available upon request. Our network of internati-
onal partners and localization expertise is ideal for any company
looking to expand abroad and integrate their ERP system into their
foreign subsidiaries.
International
and multilingual
“I am continually impressed by
the flexibility of abas ERP.”
Armin Dörringer, authorized
representative, Schechtl GmbH
”With abas ERP we are well pre-
pared to meet future requirements.
We want to be close to our custo-
mers, which led us to establish an
affiliate company in Turkey within
just 6 months. The international abas
partner network has supported us
considerably in customizing and
setting up the EDI. The IT clients
for both companies are centrally
managed from our main plant.
Every employee can access abas
ERP in his/her native language
– not just in German or Turkish.“
Hubert Dohn, Authorized
representative and company
shareholder, Plastocell
Kunststoff GmbH
“ABAS knows both what
customers need AND what
they want: a flexible ERP
software that is update secure.”
Marcus Bunz, Project Manager,
Beutter Präzisions-Komponenten
GmbH Co.KG
ABAS was named number one in customer satisfaction in four conse-
cutive ERP studies published by the Konradin Group. ABAS ranked
first in price/performance ratio, functional fit, stability, ease of use
and upgrades. ABAS‘s strong customer focus has resulted in a 93%
customer retention rate since its inception in 1980. The company
still services many of the same customers who first implemented in
package over 20 years ago.
Satisfied
abas customers
”The ERP system’s inherent flexibi-
lity and ability to easily adapt to
workflow changes is what’s most
important to us. The speed at which
these adjustments were implemented
was stunning for example changes
discussed in the workflow were then
realized during the coffee break.“
Michael Kummer, IT Manager,
Binder+Co AG
8. The core business functions found in abas Business Software are
continually being developed. Customers never need to worry that
their system will become outdated because every year approxima-
tely 30% of the complete software code is reworked. This means
abas users will have a completely new software system with state
of the art technology every 3-5 years without ever breaking the
update path.
ABAS’s continual upgrade strategy guarantees our business software
will be just as reliable in the future as it is today. A new version
of abas Business Software is released each year. New functions
and technologies are always integrated into the software standard,
guaranteeing that abas users remain up-to-date.
The secure
investment for the future
Always
new technology
Software Upgrade
Evolutionary system technology:
Adaptable and Upgradeable
Take advantage of new functions added every year into abas Business
Software. By performing regular upgrades, you are guaranteed the most
up-to-date technology for the continued success of your company.
9. ”We are satisfied with all aspects of
abas Business Software, especially
the software’s upgradeability. Even
an upgrade over a number of versi-
ons takes just one day. We worked
until Friday afternoon with the old
version, and by Monday morning
the new version is already booted
on the computer. All upgrades
functioned without a hitch.“
Walter Irion, IT Manager, MAFAC
Ernst Schwarz GmbH Co
”The abas upgrade strategy coupled
with the system’s inherent flexibility
enables us to take full advantage
of the technological progress,
without losing our individuality.
Through the easy adjustability
and openness of the system we
are able to flawlessly accompany
the company’s continual impro-
vement process with abas ERP.“
Sandor Winter, CEO,
Symanzik GmbH Co.KG
”The high standard expected of
abas Business Software is always
maintained. Regardless of how
many adjustments we make the full
upgradeability remains intact, which
means our software will remain
functional for many years to come.
Every new upgrade brings us more
innovations and developments.“
Werner Fischer, IT Manager,
J. Schmalz GmbH
Why perform annual upgrades?
New functionality
Improvements made to abas ERP standard modules
Upgrade performed in manageable phases, not all at once
Continuous improvement of the internal organization
Manageable investment blocks
Enhanced value
ERP · PPC · MRP · eBusinesss
”Due to the upgrade method, we
were able to implement during our
growth phrase without disrupting
our day-to-day business. The method
resulted in just minimal delays, even
when updating the customized
programs. In just 1.5 days, the
entire company was up-to-date
without experiencing any down-
time. This is very important for a
production that runs in three shifts.“
Michael Jung, Sales Manager,
FACT Future Advanced Composites
Technology GmbH
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Add-ons
Make your Software
Go Even Further
You can integrate a variety of add-on solutions to complete your abas
Business Software. Our cooperation partners provide you with a broad
spectrum of practical solutions which work efficiently and profitably when
used in connection with abas ERP.
Integration with MS Office / Open Office
PDA / JPM / MDE
Business Intelligence / Data Warehouse
CAD / CAQ
CRM
Document Management / Archiving
EDI
Export and shipping dispatch
Production planning
Firewall solutions
Integration with fax, E-mail and Internet solutions
Management Information Systems
abas Wireless terminals (barcode scanning)
Mobile order entry
Human resources management
Project management
SCM
Sales information system
and many others…
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External IT systems are integrated using both the abas and DDE
(Dynamic Data Exchange) standard interfaces. ODBC (Open
Database Connectivity) and ActiveX standard interfaces are also
available as an option.
Open
interfaces
- DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange)
- ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity), optional, license required
- ActiveX
- EDP (abas ERP Data Access Protocol)
- ERP Export/ERP Import
- Form generator
Easy and secure
connections using:
”There were many requirements
which the new system had to
fulfil, such as interfacing with the
existing CAD and payroll systems.”
Hans Haist, Production Manager,
Maschinenbau Kallfass GmbH Co.
”If used correctly, companies that
implement abas Business Software
system have a considerable advan-
tage. I doubt many companies our
size are able to offer such solutions
like an integrated PDC system.“
Hartmut Hillebrand, CEO,
Bergmann Hillebrand
GmbH Co.KG
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Functions
More Function
Means Greater Value
abas ERP provides manufacturing companies with a wide range of out of
the box functionality. Whether your firm operates in a make to order, make
to stock or job shop production environment, abas can optimize your pro-
duction and improve customer service. Companies in both discrete produc-
tion and in the processing industry, can rely on abas Business Software to
enable their key business processes. More importantly, abas can readily be
adapted to meet industry or company-specific requirements without impac-
ting the standard functions or limiting your upgrade path.
Service processing
Service quotation
Service order
Customer
Vendor / Forwarder
Purchase Order
Packing Slip
Goods Receipt
Invoice Purchasing
Financial Accounting
Cost Accounting
Service assignment
Corridor Controlling
Quotation
Sales Order
Invoice Sales
Accounts Receivable
Accounting
Valuation, Warehouse,
Production Activity
Product
Capacities
Costing
Service
Master Files
Sales
Purchasing
Accounting
Production
Services and Evaluations
Solutions of the cooperation partners
Group Accounting
Accounts Payable
Accounting
Fixed Asset Accounting
Imputed Depreciation
Scheduling
Warehouse/ CAQ
Work Order Suggestion
Work Order
Completion
Confirmation
Work Slip
Production Data
Capture
Packing Slip
Goods Issue
Purchase Orders
Suggestions
Service technician
eBusiness Communication
Solutions
Data Export
Infosystems
Administration, Processes, Printing
Wages and Salaries CRM Other Solutions...Document Management
Portal
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The purchasing function found in abas ERP processes as a continuous
transaction, from the initial request to suggested purchase orders,
purchase orders, receipt of goods and invoice verification. Working
with purchase orders is a central purchasing component. In schedu-
ling, suggested purchase orders are generated when inventory falls
below minimum levels. These suggested orders are then converted
into requests and actual purchase orders. Blanket orders can also be
edited. For each purchase order item, purchase order management is
linked to both financial and cost accounting through cost centers, cost
objects and accounting assignments.
Purchasing
In abas ERP the sales process is displayed starting with a quote
creation, through to sales order management, outgoing goods and
invoicing. Additional functions like quotation and revenue statistics,
commission calculation, archiving and many more are available.
The sales function provides you with an up-to-date view of customer
business relations and product sales trends. With abas ERP, you’ll
be able to deliver product using minimum inventory levels, resulting
in optimized stock levels. Furthermore, CRM functions can also be
developed using the customer infosystem.
Sales
• Requests
• Suggested purchase order
• Purchase order
• Blanket orders
• Receipt of Goods (ROG)
• Invoice verification
• Subcontracting
• Materials provided
• ...
Function overview
Purchasing
• Quotations
• Sales order management
• Blanket orders
• Sales order production list
• Shipping processing/Goods issuing
• Deliveries
• Invoicing
• ...
Function overview
Sales
“Except for the picking list and
packing slips there is no more paper
usage. This means we were able
to reduce our paper costs by EUR
5000 and postage by EUR 2000
per year. There were also savings
made through other simplified
processes which resulted in an
even further reduction of paper
documents.” Ingolf Wölk, IT
Manager, Armaturenwerk
Hötensleben GmbH
”We had to solve many tasks, one
of which was to make the flow of
material more transparent and the
organization more secure. We
succeeded. Purchasing is now
centrally coordinated with abas
ERP. Through real time scheduling
stock levels could be decreased
while stock turnover has increa-
sed. The fast access to data has
amplified the ability to provide
information and transparency
throughout the company.“
Dr. Ulrich Wolf, IT Manager,
Elkamet Kunststofftechnik GmbH
”Every time we expand the system
or make adjustments we are
reassured that we made the right
choice in implementing abas
Business Software. All requirements
made by customers Volkswagen
and Audi were realized quickly.
Since the implementation we have
quadrupled our turnover without
considerably increasing personnel.
Without abas we would have nee-
ded a lot more personnel, which
would not have been possible
given existing production costs.”
Bernd Buhse, CEO, Galvanotechnik
Kessel GmbH Co.KG
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Functions
• Warehouse management
• LIFO/FIFO management
• Lot creation
• Bundle and serial number management
• Inventory
• Material allocation
• Material valuation
• Lot management
• ...
Function overview
Materials management
Materials management safeguards your company’s logistical
processes. Using abas ERP will let you coordinate warehousing
measures with your delivery schedule and enable your company
to function efficiently with minimum inventory levels.
Materials management / MRP
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The abas ERP production functions support the manufacture of your
company’s products, regardless of the kind of production employed
(e.g. series, lot or single production).
Production / Production planning and control (PPC)
• Requirements and inventory planning
• Scheduling
• Capacity calculation
• Sales, production and resource planning
(MPS = Master Production Schedule)
• Batch size and minimum stock level calculation
• ...
Function overview
Scheduling
Scheduling ensures that sufficient production material and capacity
is available to process orders on time. In abas ERP, scheduling
generates procurement suggestions for purchasing, as well as matches
compliance with due dates to determine the earliest possible
final delivery dates.
Scheduling
• Suggested work orders
• Work orders
• Capacity planning
• Work order completion
• Editable sales order production list
• Manual production entries
• Extended workbench
• Combined production
• Service processing
• …
Function overview
Production / Production planning and control (PPC)
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Functions
• Preliminary costing
• Simultaneous costing
• Final costing
• ...
Function overview
Costing
Material valuation assesses quantitative movements within the
materials management cycle, recording these movements as
financial entries whenever stock levels fluctuate. A preview of
entries can be generated without affecting the financial accoun-
ting. The establishment of an unfinished products inventory is also
possible, as well as the valuation of manufacturing costs. If valuation
prices are not available when a quantity is entered, then a
revaluation is implemented through the material valuation once
the price becomes available. Material costs determined by
material valuation are then transferred to cost accounting.
Material valuation
• Valuation according to mixed price
• Warehouse group mixed price
• Planned price
• Invoice price
• Zero valuation
• Cost of goods manufactured
• Cost entry suggestion for changing raw/auxiliary
material inventory levels, as well as for operating
supply items, unfinished and finished goods
• ...
Function overview
Material valuation
abas ERP offers product and sales order related costing for the precise
operating result valuation. Costing can be carried out for products,
as well as for sales orders. The abas ERP costing functions use exact
date scheduling when specifying delivery times.
Costing
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Cost accounting covers cost type accounting, cost center accounting
and cost object accounting. The cost center accounting includes the
function IAAA (internal account activity allocation). In addition to IAAA,
there is the option to post overheads to the cost objects. Different
procedures available for this purpose. Cost center accounting can be
structured according to the flexible standard costing principle. Using
the function „Valuation of production activity“, the valuated personnel
and machine times of completed work orders are posted as stati-
stical entries and transfer into cost accounting. The cost accounting
integrates data from diverse modules such as financial and
fixed asset accounting. Using the „Material valuation“ and the
„Valuation of production activity“ modules, it also integrates data
from material valuation and production areas.
Cost accounting
• Cost type accounting
• Cost center accounting with internal account activity
allocation according to flexible standard costing
• Cost object accounting
• Valuation of production activity
• Planned consolidation
• Statistical journal entry
• Computation rule
• ...
Function overview
Cost accounting
• Representation of group relations
• Determination of intercompany sales
• Consolidation groups
• Time-related group structure
• Consolidated advance VAT return
• ...
Function overview
Group accounting
Using the group accounting function you can consolidate balance
sheets for individual businesses to compile an annual statement that
shows group reporting. For this function, group internal and group
external processes are differentiated by accounts.
Group accounting
”We implemented abas ERP at
exactly the right time. Through
integrating all departments we now
can provide our customers with
exact details concerning their orders.
Many steps were automated in the
implementation. Goods in all levels
of production can be automatically
traced without wasting valuable
time. Sales orders are now checked
in realtime, and our sales team has
been relieved from routine tasks –
leaving more time for the customer.“
Daniel Zumpe, Sales/IT,
Petroplast GmbH
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Functions
This function enables complete financial accounting management for
all financial transactions. It provides you with a thorough overview
of all financial transactions and lets you access data from prior fiscal
years. By maintaining a history of transaction figures it is easy to carry
out monthly comparisons by working with both planned and actual
figures. Target/actual comparisons can be user-defined over any gi-
ven time frame.
Financial accounting
• Accounts structure
• Taxes
• Financial entries
• Advance VAT return
• Account range form
• Outstanding items
• Cash management
• Reminders
• Evaluations
• Data export for GdPDU
• Recurring entries
• Additional entry ranges
• ...
Function overview
Financial accounting
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The integrated fixed asset accounting module in abas ERP is used to
manage fixed assets on an inventory basis, regardless of industry. It
enables both a qualitative and quantitative overview of the available
fixed assets. Included are all year-end closing evaluations, such as
the asset history sheet.
Fixed asset accounting
Corridor controlling supports you in business planning and control by
letting you quickly identify current fiscal year trends. This function lets
you view figure trends as they develop, which makes decision-making
easier and more secure.
Corridor Controlling
• Fixed assets
• Fixed asset category
• Imputed fixed asset accounting
• Depreciation
• Depreciation methods
• Suggested depreciation
• Assets impairment
• Daily depreciation
• Index series
• Replacement values
• Fixed asset transaction
• Asset history sheet
• External auditing evaluations
• ...
Function overview
Fixed asset accounting
• PL items and balance sheet
• Liquidity planning
• Risk management
• ...
Function overview
Corridor controlling
“Nowadays we can plan in more
detail and improve our delivery
reliability as a result. This has been
well-received by our customers.”
Christian Kirchschlager, Acting CEO,
Metallgießerei Hans Schwarz GmbH
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Functions
With the EDI function you can automatically exchange structured
business documents (VDA/ODETTE/EDIFACT) between the applica-
tion programs of your business partners. EDI implementation brings
full control of the entire product, data and money flow. Companies
are supported by abas ERP/Automotive in managing complex
supply chain processes and coordinating all predetermined logistical
processes between manufacturer and supplier.
• EDI Center
• Delivery forecast
• JIT delivery schedules
• Packing slips
• Credit notes
• Invoices
• Sales orders
• Sales order confirmation
• Product pricing
• Purchase order amendment
• Shipping processing
• ESP / VLC (Vendor Logistics Center) processing
/ Consignment warehousing
• Packaging supplies management
• ...
Function overview EDI
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
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• Master files administration:
• PDC
• Intrastat commercial statistics
• Characteristics, user and selection bars
• User-defined variables and keys
• Word processing
• Office communication, internal communication system
• System management
• Command log
• User-defined database areas for individual requirements
• ...
Function overview
Other functions
• Customer infosystem
• Turnover statistics
• Transaction figures
• Plan chart
• Debits and credits
• Procurement status
• Machine scheduling
• Capacity overview
• Cost accounting master files
• Expense distribution sheets (EDS)
• ...
Function overview
Infosystems
With abas ERP you receive a group of pre-configured infosystems
for various evaluations. These infosystems are adjustable and can be
used to write your own company specific requirements. Ultimately,
you choose which data is relevant for your company reporting.
Infosystems
The above-mentioned functions further complement the abas ERP
performance range.
Other functions
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Software architecture
ERP Software
that Grows with Your Business
As your company evolves, business requirements are subject to change.
The inherent flexibility found in abas Business Software matches your
company’s growth, letting you readily adapt to industry or company-
specific requirements without impacting the standard functions or limiting
your upgrade path.
The software’s layered architecture structure makes it possible for us
to guarantee users the most updated technology year-over-year. The
structure is divided among the following three layers:
abas ERP 3-tier architecture
The system base contains a stable, object-oriented database. The
abas log database increases speed and efficiency and is virtually
maintenance-free.
• abas system base:
The abas core functions include purchasing, sales, scheduling,
materials management/MRP, production/PPC, accounting, interfaces
and other functions.
• abas core functions:
• Flexible user interface (FO):
The continual development of core business functions is the most
unique aspect of abas Business Software. Every year approximately
30% of the complete software code is reworked, which means abas
users have a completely new software with state of the art technology
every 3-5 years. Customizations made to abas Business Software can
be realized using the Java programming language.
The outer layer, referred to as the FO layer, comprises the abas Tools,
the flexible standard user interface and the individual user interface. It
is within this flexible user interface that customization is done to ensure
our software satisfies your individual requirements.
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”abas FOP programming lets me
adapt the system to our company‘s
organization. I have added a trend
orientation to the production
planning, so I don’t have to
worry about the next upgrade.
Customizations will not be affected
when the current release is installed.“
Ralf Billmaier, IT Manager and
Project Leader, Gehr Kunststoffwerk
GmbH Co.KG
”The layered software architecture
found in abas Business Software
makes it easy to carry out adjust-
ments, of which we can do mostly
ourselves. We use the ERP system
intensely. All company fields
are integrated and almost all
of modules are being used.“
Heinz-Josef Schäfer, Chief Controller,
HOMA Pumpenfabrik GmbH
”abas Business Software won a
tough race against much bigger
competitors. The program’s
conceptual structure was the
deciding factor. Centered
around a fixed functional
kernel, the system allows for the
multifaceted design of the
software interface and the
integration of individual
applications.“ Udo Böttcher,
IT Manager, Lisega AG
”What convinced us to choose
abas was the software’s inherent
flexibility and the option to perform
our own adjustments. It was
important that we could adapt the
software on our own time to meet
our customers’ future requirements.”
Jan Klimek, Ripploh
Elektrotechnik GmbH
Meeting your requirements
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The core competence of ABAS Software AG is the development of
flexible ERP and eBusiness software for the midmarket. Founded as
a start-up company by a team of students, ABAS today is a world-
wide group of companies. ABAS Software employs 115 people at its
headquarter location in Karlsruhe, Germany. Together, with its over
50 sales partners worldwide, the ABAS group totals 580 employees.
ABAS Group
Midmarket Solutions
from a Midsize Company
Small and medium businesses are the pillars of the economy. These
companies need tried and true solutions, and an implementation part-
ner who can meet their requirements in the quickest time possible
using the best price/performance ratio. They demand expertise that
includes years of experience supporting the SMB market, plus the
guarantee of a secure investment for years to come.
As SMBs become more integrated into the global market, they also
require software that is both international and multilingual to optimize
workflow and communication between foreign subsidiaries. As an
internationally operative midsize company, ABAS is well-positioned
to understand the demands of these companies. One look in the mir-
ror and not only do we see our own reflection, but also those of our
customers and prospects.
From one SMB
to another…
Satisfaction, quality and service go hand in hand. ABAS orients itself
on these principles every day so that abas customers can concentrate
on what is most importance to them their core business. The quality
of our software is continuously tested to ensure the highest quality
standards. ABAS regularly communicates with its users and looks
to them for input on how to best further develop its abas Business
Software. Directness and trust make the cooperation between ABAS
and its users both satisfying and long-lasting.
Business philosophy:
“The Spirit of ABAS”
ABAS Software AG management:
Peter Walser (CTO), Werner Strub (CEO), Peter Forscht (COO)
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”What I admire most about
abas Business Software is the
company that stands behind
it its flexibility, philosophy and
customer understanding.”
Dr. Werner Dax, IT Manager,
IST METZ GmbH
”The decision to implement abas
Business Software in 2005 was a
defining moment for our company.
Ever since that point we have relied
on a flexible, evolutionary and
user-friendly system to compliment
our continued growth. The continu-
ed success of our IT provider also
assures that we’ve made the right
decision. ABAS Software AG con-
tinues to be a successful and finan-
cially stable company. We know our
in million
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008* *planned
35
Trading volume of the abas group (estimated values)
37,5
40
43
47
52
60
Long-term success is more important for ABAS than short-term
growth or gains. Business success over the long run can only be
achieved through the establishment of fair and honest business
partnerships. Appropriate return on investment guarantees a company’s
longevity and ability to innovate. ABAS has shown consistent growth,
especially in recent years, both in terms of revenue and also in
number of installations.
Economic success
through fair partnerships
11,000
10,000
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008* *planned
15 %
3,000
4,000
5,800
7,000
6,000
6,800
6,000
7,000
7,800
8,400
Trading volume of the ABAS Software AG in TEUR
9,200
11,500
10,000
investment in its software will remain
secure for many years to come.”
Kai Höpfinger, Mega Umformtechnik
GmbH Co. KG
26. 26
Industries
Over 2,000 companies worldwide from a wide array of industries use
abas Business Software. These companies range in size from 10 to over
1,000 employees.
Industry independent
for midsize companies
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• Automotive
• Building and Contracting
• Chemical engineering
• Consumer goods
• Electrical engineering
• Food processing industry
• Handicap facilities
For many industries
• Jewelry industry
• Mechanical engineering
• Medical engineering
• Metal working and finishing
• Packaging industry
• Plant engineering
• Plastics production
• Process industry
• Subcontractors and suppliers
• Vehicle manufacturing
• Wood and Furniture industry
• ...
