abas customer RSG: Always the right valve

Karlsruhe, July 13nd, 2009 – The RSG GmbH is a manufacturer of control devices and modules. Their portfolio varies from plastic valves to coaxial- and non-standard valves. Even controls and instruments are part of the product range. This variety increases the demand to a company‘s business software. Until the end of 2006, RSG‘s IT was built on a hand full of isolated applications. It became incrementally difficult to balance all the needs in an acceptable software solution. RSG decided to replace their software with a new enterprise software. The replacement should be integrated, flexible, upgradable and easy to use. They found their perfect match in the abas Business Software. On January 2nd - 2007, the software went live. Ever since, the company‘s transparency and productivity have been increased, the lead time has been brought down and the delivery reliability has been enhanced as well.

A change for the better
“Not user-friendly, no further development, too many isolated applications“, Florian Köhler sums up the main reasons why a change had to be made to their business software. As the Assistant to CEO, he warmly welcomes the migration of the ERP-System to their enterprise. Technical Director Dieter Bort adds, “With the old system, it was very difficult to apply changes and adjustments, which is inevitable to a manufacturer of serial and custom made products. In our field of business, we have to be able to make proper changes to the software on short notice.“ RSG formed a selection team of inner experts to find a new software solution for their company. First, a list of possible ERP-providers was created based on information that has been gathered online, at trade fairs and informational events. The team decided to give four providers a closer look. Every company had the chance to present their products and solutions at the RSG headquarters in Ingelfingen, Germany. ABAS, with their abas Business Software, left such a good impression, that the decision was made easily. Florian Köhler explains, “The abas Business Software is the most complete solution. It provides the flexibility we need and can be upgraded easily and promptly as soon as a new release is available. Now we can benefit from future technological progress quite simply, which really has been a convincing argument.“

Sharpen your system
RSG is assisted by the ABAS Informationsysteme GmbH. “At the start, we transferred our old system to the new abas Business Software without changes.“, remembers Florian Köhler of the new software‘s introduction. “This is easily possible due to the abas system‘s flexibility. Later on, we realized that the suggested implementation method would have been better. This way, you implement the system in a standard way, to shape and sharpen all the in-house and overlapping processes to an optimum afterwards. Eventually, that‘s what we did. The good thing about our new ERP System is the opportunity to tweak and adjust workflows and processes any time without losing the upgradeability. Now we are always able to benefit from our system to a maximum.“
Commercial Director Werthwein gives examples, “The order and production proposals at the warehouse have been used 6 months after we went live. Until the beginning of 2008, we had two different companies that have been separately controlled in our IT-System. Thanks to the abas Business Software, we were able to combine both, the companies and the company‘s business software.“
This is very beneficial, “The whole order processing is installed in the abas ERP. Now we can determine delivery dates ad hoc and confirm them as well. Ever since, our delivery reliability has been increased and the lead time has been decreased. The productivity is enhanced.“

Kanban? - Not a problem to the ERP System
“You have to take your time to understand the philosophy behind the ERP-Software,“ Rainer Werthwein states excitedly. “Then you will be aware of the software‘s full potential. RSG produces small production series with 1-10.000 units. Unavoidably, there are many product innovations, which we can always indicate in our ERP System. That supports our internal continuous improvement process. Our consignment warehouse is based on the Kanban-System and is administrated by the ERP-System as well. We are confident, that we are perfectly equipped to meet all future requirements in our business software.“

Company profile
ABAS Software AG is a leading provider of cost-effective ERP solutions for midsize manufacturers and distributors. More than 2,100 customers have chosen ABAS as their IT specialist and work successfully with the internationally applicable abas Business Software. ABAS, established in 1980 and once characterized by students, has now become a global network of companies. ABAS Software AG in Karlsruhe employs more than 115 people, and together with over 50 abas partners ABAS employs approx. 600 employees worldwide. The abas software partners provide a wide range of services including implementation, customization, hardware and network support. ABAS also provides on-site support and ensures short reaction times and high service quality. International partners in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Poland, Ukraine, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Mexico, and the USA represent the ABAS Software AG throughout the world. The partner network is continuously being expanded.

Product profile - abas Business Software
The brand name abas Business Software includes the products abas ERP for production, abas Distribution for distribution, wholesale, and service companies, and the eBusiness solution abas eB. abas Business Software is an ERP & e-business application designed specifically for manufactures in the Assemble-to-Order, Make-to-Order and Engineer-to-Order environment. Our software is priced to fit most budgets while delivering full ERP functionality. It is flexible, adaptable, internationally applicable and a save investment for the future. The clear structure and well thought-out implementation strategy of the system enable a short implementation period as well as trouble-free integration into the company structure. New functions and technologies are constantly added to the standard software with each new upgrade. As a result, abas users are always using the most up-to-date product. abas Business Software is currently offered in 28 languages and can be run using Linux, Unix and Windows. ABAS has been a supporter of the open source operating system Linux since 1995. Approximately 80% of over 2,100 abas installations are based in 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, portal, etc.

ABAS Software AG
Suedendstr. 42
76135 Karlsruhe/Germany
Tel.: +49 721/9 67 23-0
Fax +49 721/9 67 23-100
info@abas.de
www.abas-software.com

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