Czech blacksmith's shop opts for abas ERP

Kovarna Viva Zlin sro decides on ERP solution by ABAS

Karlsruhe, May 30, 2006 - The blacksmith's shop Kovarna VIVA Zlin with an annual turnover of approximately 450 mil. CZK is one of the leading blacksmith's shops in the Czech Republic. In the ERP selection process the business standard software of the Karlsruhe ERP and eBusiness provider ABAS Software AG prevailed, the support on site will be carried out by the Czech abas sales partner amotlQ.


Since 1992 the company VIVA provides its services in the production of die-formed parts with a weight between 0.1 and 20 kg. Services range from construction to heat treatment to surface treatment. Well-known companies, such as ZF, GM, Linde, Scania and Georg Fischer are among their customers. From the very first moment, the owners opted for new production technologies. In the past years investments were especially made in the development of forming complicated forged parts for the automotive industry.

During the last year, the management came to the conclusion that it was necessary to dramatically change the leadership and management tools of the company in order to stay competitive. Only if the tools and methods of the company's leadership are nowadays on a "Best Practice" level, the company is able to comply with the requirements of the EU market.

In a ten-month selection process the Viva management was looking for a new ERP system, as well as a new implementation partner, who was to help Viva to realize the aspired goals. The abas Business Software which runs on a Linux platform was able to stand up to a lot of competition. Viva decided on abas ERP due to the high functionality in the areas cost accounting, controlling, production control and automotive supplier industry, as well as the high flexibility which enables a fast ERP implementation and a quick ROI (Return on Investment).

The implementing partner is the company amotlQ sro, which provides decades of international operative implementation experience to the project, i.e. for companies such as DCX, BMW, Magna and Hyundai. The Viva management was especially impressed by the implementation strategy. As one of the few companies in the Czech market, amotlQ presented a strategy which connects the management's and the owner's goals with the objectives of the implementation.

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. 545 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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