Car supply vendor KAMEI opts for eBusiness

Worldwide operating companies which also opt for modern technologies can no longer exist without eBusiness. The North-Saxon company KAMEI enforces its sales and distribution, as well as its marketing, by means of a Webshop. The switch to a new ERP software is to take place in a second step - the decision was made for the ERP and eBusiness solution provided by the ABAS Software AG, a software provider located in Karlsruhe.


For over 50 years KAMEI has been standing for innovative car components with high demands on the design in excellent quality. KAMEI is one of the leading manufacturers for innovative car styling products, practical accessories for driving comfort and stylish roof box systems. KAMEI products are currently available in over 40 countries around the globe.

Electronic catalogs
KAMEI connects the term innovation not only with its own products, but actually lives this concept. A modern Webshop, which acts as new sales channel and is used to communicate with customers and merchants, has been realized. For Marian Meier-Andrae, grandson of the company's founder and the person responsible for the areas sales and marketing, the presence on the Internet is of great importance: "There is, however, some effort involved until the entire portfolio is available online and it is also very important that the IT basis is in order as otherwise no synergetic effects can be obtained," he emphasizes. A Webshop can only be used efficiently in sales, if a flexible ERP/materials management system and the connection to accounting, warehousing and shipping is provided as a basis.

KAMEI decided on the abas Business Software (ERP, PPC, MRP, eBusiness) and the implementation partner alltrotec GmbH. abas eB provides ready-made Web Applications, such as Webshop, Service Center, connection of external systems, customer or management information systems or the connection of vendors. The abas ERP system with database, full function range and interfaces is available in the background.

The ground work included the integration of the shop into the Kamei Webdesign, as well as designing electronic catalogs in the abas database for the various product ranges. "It was very important for us that we can access the data directly and carry out the maintenance ourselves. We thus have everything in our hand and can implement changes very fast," emphasizes Werner Stoffregen, IT representative at KAMEI. The abas eB shadow client technology, which enables the update of the shop without interrupting the operation, is very helpful in doing so. Changes made in abas ERP are, therefore, available online in the Webshop immediately.

From the shopping cart into the ERP system
Another feature, the shop user database, which manages customer data, was also set up. In the shopping cart the user can see all data at a glance - from prices to shipping costs. These data also include the selected payment type - debit note or credit card payment with online validation by the system.
The purchase data is directly transferred to abas ERP to edit the process automatically and a sales order confirmation is set by mail. Not to forget security: current security standards such as SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and certificates are integrated.

Shop extension
The abas eB software provides many possible applications, as it is also possible to connect vendors, field workers or subsidiary companies. This is also the perfect basis for the international expansion because all abas eB applications can be entirely created and operated in several languages. In general it can be said that many sales goals at KAMEI have been achieved by using the abas Webshop. Werner Soffregen summarizes: "For us this was the right product at the right time." An important criterion for KAMEI was also the guaranteed future of the software which grows with the requirements of the user and always remains upgradeable.


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Company profile of the ABAS Software AG
The core competence of ABAS Software AG is the development of flexible ERP and eBusiness software for medium-sized companies with up to 1,000 employees. More than 1,700 customers throughout the world have opted for both ABAS as IT specialists, and for the integrated abas Business Software. The company ABAS that was once characterized by students has now become a group of companies ABAS Software AG in Karlsruhe employs about 85 people, together with over 50 abas partners worldwide that is a total of approx. 450 employees. The abas Software Partners provide on-site support and a range of services including implementation, hardware and network support, customization and a helpdesk and ensure short reaction times and high service quality. International partners in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, the Czech Republic, France, Spain, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Latin America and the USA represent the ABAS Software AG throughout the world. The partner network is continuously expanded.

abas Business Software – product profile
The brand name abas Business Software includes the products abas ERP for production, abas Trade for trade and service companies and the eBusiness solution abas eB. abas Business Software (ERP, PPC, MRP, eBusiness), a solution for medium-sized companies, is flexible, adaptable and future-proof. The clear structure and well thought-out implementation strategy of the system enables a short implementation period, as well as a trouble-free integration into the company structure. Specific adaptations can be integrated with very little effort. With every upgrade new functions and technologies are constantly added to the standard software. As a result, abas users are always using the most up-to-date product. abas Business Software can be run using Linux, Unix and Windows. ABAS has supported the open source operating system Linux since 1995. Approximately 80% of over 1,700 abas installations are based on Linux.
abas Business Software - range of services: Sales/sales order processing/shipping, purchasing/purchase order processing, warehouse management, scheduling, logistics, materials management/MRP, production/PPC, financial accounting, fixed asset accounting, cost accounting, controlling, eBusiness, etc.


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ABAS Software AG
Suedendstr. 42
76135 Karlsruhe
GERMANY
Tel. +49 721-9672301
Fax +49 721-679651
info@abas.de
www.abas.de

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