Engineered ERP
ERP solutions for medium-sized manufacturing companies
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APplus understands your industry logic
Standard ERP quickly reaches its limits as soon as industry-specific processes are required. The mechanical engineering company struggles with complex parts lists. Automotive suppliers manage delivery call-offs every minute. In medical technology, documentation determines market access. Every industry plays by its own rules.
APplus combines a powerful ERP platform with functions that adapt to your industry. The basis remains stable, the functions are developed as your business requires. This is backed by more than 30 years of project experience in discrete manufacturing.
Industries
Mechanical and plant engineering
Mechanical engineering often means working for months on a single order. APplus keeps all the threads together in one system. The design flows directly into production, and long lead times remain under control at all times.
PLM/CAD integration | Growing parts lists | Project management | Costing | Service management
Equipment and apparatus engineering
Individual production and series production under one roof: appliance manufacturers know this balancing act only too well. APplus combines product configuration with variant management. Quality assurance runs in the same system.
Variant management | Detailed planning | Costing | Quality management | Product configuration | Material planning | Complaints management
Vehicle construction
VDA conformity is not an extra in vehicle construction, but a must. APplus gives you the flexibility to choose between one-off production and series production. The project management keeps all the threads together, and the quality documentation is created on the side.
PLM/CAD integration | Growing parts lists | Project management | Costing | Service management
Toolmaking
Every tool is unique, every calculation a separate case. APplus calculates with hourly and machine cost rates down to individual part level. Post-calculation is done at the touch of a button, no matter how complex the project is.
PLM/CAD integration | Growing parts lists | Costing | Resource planning | Project management
Electrical industry
Wide product range, tight delivery deadlines: every minute counts in the electrical industry. APplus anticipates stock levels and keeps production planning stable. The MES connection provides the necessary data in real time.
Warehouse optimization | Sales and production planning | MES integration | CAD/PLM integration | Document management | Service management
Aerospace & Defense
In regulated environments, every movement is logged. Every batch and every serial number remains traceable. Your documentation passes every audit without rework.
Warehouse optimization | Detailed planning | Project management | PLM/CAD integration | MES integration | Documentation | Serial numbers & batch control
Metal processing / metalworking
The store floor supplies the data, APplus turns it into planning. Material planning and resource management are interlinked. The MES and PDA connection anchors the system directly in the process.
Materials planning | Sales & production planning | Resource management | MES/BDE integration | PLM/CAD integration
Plastics industry
Every minute of downtime costs money. APplus brings machine utilization, tools and moulds into a joint detailed planning system. Throughput times are shorter and productivity increases noticeably.
Detailed planning | PLM/CAD integration | resource management | costing | product configuration | variant management
Automotive
The automotive industry has its own rules. Delivery call-offs come in every minute, VDA conformity is mandatory. APplus maps these processes cleanly. Project management and quality documentation always go hand in hand.
Quality management | 8D report | CIP | calculation | setup time optimization | cumulative quantities | EDI | packaging logic
Medical technology
In medical technology, documentation plays a decisive role in market access. APplus maps GxP-compliant processes, every batch remains traceable and every test step is clearly logged. Audit-proof down to the last detail.
Detailed planning | Quality management | Workflow | Serial number and batch control | Material planning | Documentation
E-mobility & renewable energies
Anyone involved in e-mobility or renewable energies is experiencing a market in sprints. APplus scales with you: dynamic attributes absorb new requirements, project management keeps track of things even during strong growth.
Project management | Dynamic attributes | Service management | Dashboards | Mobile working | Quality management
Ancillary building trades
Different rules apply on the construction site than on the shop floor. APplus brings mobile order entry directly there. Picking is carried out on a site-specific basis and the GAEB interface is permanently integrated.
GAEB interface | price comparison list | trade management | costing | project management | service management
Production types
Series production
Variant-rich series need to be properly planned. APplus brings sales planning and Kanban control together. A product configurator also maps customer-specific requirements. This means that anonymous stock production runs just as reliably as personalized mass production.
Detailed planning | setup time optimization | sales and production planning | serial number and warehouse optimization | costing
Hybrid production
Running series and individual production in parallel without setting up isolated solutions: this is the daily routine of many SMEs. APplus combines standard products and special solutions in the same workflows. The calculation remains consistent.
Detailed planning | PLM/CAD integration | Growing parts lists | Calculation | Product configuration
Business models
Project business / Project planner
Every project is calculated and staffed differently. APplus accompanies you through the entire process. The preliminary costing flows directly into the resource planning, the final costing closes the circle.
Detailed planning | Quality management | Workflow | Serial number and batch control | Material planning | Documentation
Service and support
The technician is with the customer, the data has to go with them. APplus brings resource planning and service contracts together. The documentation is created directly on site and ends up in the ERP system without any detours.
Detailed planning | Quality management | Workflow | Serial number and batch control | Material planning | Documentation
Trade Technical capital goods
Trading capital goods means more than just moving goods. APplus combines merchandise management with spare parts logistics and integrated service. The web store is connected and marketplaces can be docked directly.
CRM | Warehouse optimization | Complaints management | Webshop connection | Material planning | Service management | Co-goods management
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ERP functional areas
APplus functional areas at a glance
Every project is calculated and staffed differently. APplus accompanies you through the entire process. The preliminary costing flows directly into the resource planning, the final costing closes the circle.
References
Case studies of our customers by industry
User reports and success stories from medium-sized companies that work with APplus on a daily basis.
ERP knowledge
Requirements for ERP systems in SMEs
Blog posts, glossary and Whitepaper on everything that concerns ERP managers. Practical knowledge for system selection.
Frequently asked questions about ERP industry solutions
How APplus differs from a standard ERP solution
In contrast to standard ERP systems, APplus from Asseco Solutions AG comes with a deep industry logic ex works, which means that industry-specific processes, workflows and functions are preconceived and preconfigured. Companies have to make fewer individual adjustments and can work productively with the ERP system more quickly.
For which industries is APplus suitable?
APplus is specially designed to meet the requirements of medium-sized manufacturing companies. The ERP system is particularly suitable when manufacturing processes are complex: for example, for variant production, long parts lists, batch size 1 production or regulatory requirements such as in the medical technology or aerospace sectors. As a general rule, the more closely production, planning, purchasing and service need to be interlinked, the more APplus can play to its strengths.
Can APplus be integrated with existing systems (e.g. CAD, MES, CRM)?
APplus is designed for integration capability. The ERP system can be connected to common CAD solutions, MES systems, web stores and other third-party applications via standardized interfaces. EDI (electronic data interchange) is also available as an integrated functional area.
How long does the introduction of APplus take?
With its “Fast Track Implementation” approach, Asseco Solutions offers a structured and time-saving implementation methodology. This is complemented by ERP consulting, training via the APplus Academy and a complete service offering, from needs analysis to employee training. Experience shows that an ERP implementation can take up to 18 months; with fast-track implementation, the ERP implementation can be completed in less than 6 months.
What role does artificial intelligence play in APplus?
APplus 9 integrates AI functions directly into the core processes of the ERP system. Among other things, users benefit from intelligent automation, predictive analyses and AI-supported recommendations without having to integrate separate third-party AI solutions.
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APplus for your industry
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