ERP Software for Automotive

Naturally, APplus Automotive also supports sophisticated transport logistics, which ensures timely delivery of the quantity needed by the customer. Forwarding agents or other shipping methods require specially prepared information to enable seamless tracking of the logistic chain.

In addition to the products to be delivered, the packaging or shipping containers used have to be precisely defined and kept in stock. Moreover, a special document (shipping order, goods receipt, transport label, etc.) has to be produced and sent both as a hard copy and in electronic form. The delivered products also have to be invoiced using special procedures.

All of these business processes between customer and supplier are implemented based on standardized Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) processes. Different manufacturers and countries, however, prefer different standards, such as VDA, ODETTE or EDIFACT. These standard also frequently modified and supplemented for a particular manufacturer. In order to be able to reliably portray all possible variants of electronic communication in series production and the automotive industry, you need a lot of experience with the various EDI standards and the different communication processes.

For this APplus relies on the tried-and-tested XML-based Business Integration Server (BIS) from SEEBURGER AG. Alternatively, the myOpenFactory platform is available. Thanks to its comprehensive functionality, the solution provides greater transparency, faster response times and greater process reliability. The result is a reduction down to essential content. Another big advantage of myOpenFactory is the ability to reach all business partners with just a single interface.

APplus supports reading and processing electronically transmitted credit notices in accordance with VDA4908. The credit procedure intends for the consignee to appraise material deliveries at the agreed-upon costs and prepare credit notices for the supplier. For each delivery of goods, the consignee electronically receives transmitted delivery note data / transport data from the supplier in accordance with VDA4913 or EDIFACT DESADV.

This can be used to prepare credit notices using a largely automated process. The supplier reads in the credit notice data and compares it to the sent delivery note data. After the comparison, the credit notice data can be transferred to the financial accounting department and the associated bills can be drawn up.