ABAS PRODUCT WORLD: SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR BUSINESS MODEL BE A DIGITAL CHAMPION WITH ERP EXCELLENCE 4,000 SATISFIED CUSTOMERS SPEAKS FOR ITSELF MIDMARKET COMPANION SEVEN STEPS TO GO LIVE ARE YOU READY FOR DIGITALIZATION? CONTENT DIGITALIZATION BE A DIGITAL CHAMPION 04 WITH ERP EXCELLENCE DIGITALIZATION 04 Be a digital champion with ERP excellence MARKET EXPERIENCE 06 Midmarket companion PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 08 Ready for the digital future LEADERSHIP 10 Thinking about tomorrow today PRODUCTION MARKET EXPERIENCE 12 Optimal planning. Agile control. MIDMARKET 06 COMPANION FINANCES AND ACCOUNTING 14 Master finances. Plan strategically. SALES 16 Transparent and mobile ORDER PROCESSING 18 Work efficiently, securely and structured LEADERSHIP THINKING ABOUT 10 TOMORROW TODAY PRODUCTION OPTIMAL PLANNING. PURCHASING 12 AGILE CONTROL. 19 End-to-end digital purchasing processes IT 20 High security. Low operating costs. Confident future. IMPLEMENTATION WITH STRATEGY 22 Seven steps to Go Live ABAS IN ACTION 24 Live operation: Turning goals into results SALES INNOVATION AT ABAS TRANSPARENT 26 Research. Understanding. 16 AND MOBILE Practical solutions. REFERENCES 28 Hidden Champions run abas! ABAS WORLDWIDE 30 Your local experts – in 27 countries IMPLEMENTATION WITH STRATEGY SEVEN STEPS 22 TO GO LIVE 3 DIGITALIZATION BE A DIGITAL CHAMPION WITH ERP EXCELLENCE Digitalization is changing companies and their value-added chains faster and more profoundly than any previous technological revolution. Prices are falling, run times are getting shorter, and new competitors challenge com- panies of all sizes and industries with innovative products and services. For midsize businesses, the impor- an interface to third-party systems, one-man show: Networking with the tant question is how to master these platforms and services. Flexible right partners is a decisive step on challenges and what can and must and robust, open yet secure, they the way to successful digital trans- an ERP system contribute. The fact optimize workflows and consolidate formation. That's why ERP selection is: ERP solutions are becoming the data into key figures. This demand- is becoming more about finding a catalysts and pace-setters of digital ing role as a data and process center partner with the necessary digitali- transformation. They automate pro- requires a new generation of ERP zation expertise and understanding cesses across system and company software – and a new self-concept of your business processes, rather boundaries, integrate eCommerce on the part of ERP providers. Rigid, than just the largest functional pack- platforms and provide the foundation self-contained ERP systems are age. Only someone who understands for the Internet of Things. being replaced by open platforms how you work can provide you with suitable for networking, and soft- the right tools and services. ERP AND DIGITALIZATION ware providers are transforming Companies looking to leverage the themselves into system integrators BE PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE potential of technological develop- and digitalization companions. It doesn't matter whether you're put- ments such as IoT, Big Data, and ting your existing ERP organization Artificial Intelligence are more TEAM SPIRIT INSTEAD OF to the test or whether you're already dependent on a highly efficient and ONE-MAN SHOW in the middle of the ERP selection networked IT environment than ever ERP decisions are increasingly process: The sustainability of your before. Modern ERP systems com- focusing on which software provider system is central to digitalization bine all relevant commercial, logisti- can best help you prepare for these and thus a cornerstone of your cal and production data and act as developments. Digitalization is not a company's ability to compete. MIDMARKET ORGANIZATIONS WITH A DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY: 63% ONCE A STRATEGY IS IDENTIFIED: APPROACH DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION WITH A CLEARLY DEFINED PLAN: 51% INCREASE IN PROFITABILITY OVER LAST 12 MONTHS: 74%* *BDO Middle Market Digital Transformation Survey 2019 4 "Overall our analysis revealed that in small and midsize businesses in particular, there is a significant discrepancy between established and available technologies for digitalization and their use in the companies." Dr. Gerrit Sames, TH Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences THM Theses, Volume 9, Status of the Digitalization of Business Processes to Industry 4.0 in the SME Sector, 2018 DIGITALIZATION READINESS CHECK IT'S TIME TO GET STARTED! "We can't rest on our laurels if we want to continue to successfully assert ourselves on the world market. That's why we've embarked on the path to Industry 4.0. The customer benefits and easy data exchange through intelligent networking are designed to increase our competitiveness." Martin Zeller, Managing Director BASS GmbH & Co. KG 5 MARKET EXPERIENCE MIDMARKET COMPANION Shaping change and creating new potential has been our business and our passion for almost 40 years – with ground-breaking solutions, intelligent process consulting, and the industry knowledge of our team. As a vision- ary and pioneer in the field of business software, we now provide far more than "just" an ERP system: We com- bine proven ERP with smart services to create a modern IT platform that offers the best foundation to master digital change. Over 4,000 midsize manufacturers currently rely on abas. Ninety-three percent of our customers have stayed with us over the years; 45 percent have relied on abas for more than ten years. It's a fact we're really proud of, because it proves that we live up to our most important aspiration – to provide reliability. Especially in the dynamic digitalization environment. UNIQUE THROUGH MODERN THANKS TO MOBILITY and programming interfaces, the CUSTOMIZATION Whether distributed project teams, abas portfolio now includes the inte- Standardization lays the foundation flexible working hours, or quick gration platform abas Connect to for greater speed and connectivity – access to information for an external make your company “IoT ready.” This and is therefore a necessary conse- sales force: Modern work requires smart middleware significantly sim- quence of digitalization. Neverthe- the mobile use of your systems – plifies communication between any less, custom processes are what without performance losses or number of applications and sets new ensure your competitive advantage. security risks. abas ERP makes standards for adaptability and quick After all, every company is different. your whole business mobile. Using system integration. abas masterfully combines these a browser-based web client, your apparent contradictions: Tried-and- teams can access the ERP instal- TAILORED TO GROWING tested, industry-standard workflows lation anywhere, anytime. A broad BUSINESSES! serve as guidelines for process range of mobile apps provide The experience of your software modeling and point to optimization additional functions tailored to the vendor in your industry – not just potential. At the same time, almost needs of individual departments, for on paper, but from numerous field- every workflow can be adapted to example, for use in production and tested ERP implementations – is your own requirements. warehousing or for sales and service critical to the success of your IT representatives. project. Their ability to think in your RELIABLE THROUGH RELEASE processes, to define improvements COMPATIBILITY HIGHLY NETWORKED THROUGH together with you, and deliver a The core of abas ERP is its unre- CONNECTIVITY transparent software implementa- stricted ability to upgrade, i.e. abas The digital transformation is fuel- tion are equally essential. abas ERP combines continuous develop- ing the drive for high connectivity: offers you the combination of broad ment with uncomplicated release Smart factories not only need to SME experience in worldwide proj- changes. The upshot? Even custom- capture data from a variety of shop- ects, an exceptionally agile ERP ers running a highly customized floor level sources, but also analyze system, and a proven implementa- system are regularly provided the it in real-time and automatically tion strategy developed to ensure the latest technological advancements. pass it along to all planning-level quick success of your IT project with All changes, adjustments and expan- processes involved. abas has always maximum transparency and consis- sions are automatically integrated been state-of-the-art when it comes tency. – in running operation and without to powerful connectors, end-to-end time-consuming migration. That's processes, and easy data exchange one of the reasons why abas is a with third-party solutions. In addi- leader in low operating costs! tion to proven standard connectors 6 4,000 SME CUSTOMERS 93% CUSTOMER LOYALTY BEST SCORES FOR • STABILITY (1.3) • ADAPTABILITY (1.5) • SUITABILITY FOR SMES (1.7) • UPGRADE COMPATIBILITY (1.8)* Trovarit survey "ERP in practice: User satisfaction, benefits, and perspectives 2018/2019" and perspectives benefits, User satisfaction, "ERP in practice: survey Trovarit * "The thorough preparation paid off. For us, this was real teamwork: A successful large project with a superb result." Andreas Wetzel, Head of Business Consulting MEIKO Group global 7 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO READY FOR THE DIGITAL FUTURE The abas product portfolio provides end-to-end support for all business processes – with software that was developed for the midmarket. And the technology is ready to meet the challenges you will face in the course of digitalization – either today or in