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News Release from: ABAS Software AG | Subject: ABAS ERP at KAMA Pres
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 May 2008
Sales grow by 24% with ABAS ERP
implementation
Castor and wheel manufacturer, KAMA Pres, reported that it had realised a 24% sales growth within just one year of implementing an ABAS ERP software system.
ABAS Software recently reported that KAMA Pres of Istanbul, Turkey, had gained a 24% growth in year-over-year sales, since implementing ABAS Business Software The user also reported a dramatic increase in company-wide transparency
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 2 Mar 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Project support was provided by software partner BEBIM (Abas-Turkiye).
KAMA Pres said that it was previously lacking coordination and data unity between business processes.
Sales and manufacturing departments did not work together, and many processes were doubled.
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So KAMA sought an appropriate ERP system.
The company said it had selected ABAS because it was impressed by the software's flexibility.
"We felt that abas could be quickly customised during the demonstration phase to meet our needs," said Mr Polat, general manager of KAMA Pres.
"Now, our expectations have been fulfilled".
ERP went on stream in January 2007.
KAMA said that within a year, its revenues had jumped by 24% and transparency increased considerably.
"The biggest improvement of working with ABAS has been the ability to simultaneously see our company's profitability.
We can get healthy information from ABAS ERP to make timely decisions on when to increase our product prices," said Polat.
He continued: "Now our production planning and manufacturing departments can view sales orders as they arrive, and the sales department can determine which orders are currently in progress".
He added: "We have also increased efficiency within our manufacturing department, for instance, if we want to produce a new product we can simulate preliminary costing and get costing details instantly".
* Production specialisation - KAMA Pres produces castors and wheels for a variety of industry applications, from hospital and lab equipment to heavy load carriages and a variety of other transport vehicles carrying light, medium and heavy-duty loads.
Founded in 1956 as an automotive supplier for by-products and moulds, KAMA switched its manufacturing strategy in 1967 to produce wheels and castors.
Beginning as a 200m2 workshop with 10 employees, KAMA today has a 24,000m2 production area, employs 200, and sells to 22 countries.
* About BEBIM (Abas-Turkiye) - founded in 1985 in Istanbul, Turkey, BEBIM (Abas-Turkiye) concentrates on software development and IT training.
BEBIM became an ABAS partner in September 2005 and is responsible for the sales and implementation of ABAS Business Software in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.
The company is also a 'Certified Partner' of CAS Software AG, which is specialised in CRM solutions for SME companies.
Today, BEBIM serves as a training, consulting and customisation company for ERP and CRM software, and is also positioned to offer its clients PDC and QM solutions.
For more information, visit: http://www.abasturk.com.
* About ABAS Software - founded in 1980, ABAS Software AG provides cost-effective ERP and eBusiness software to over 2,000 customers and more than 45,000 users worldwide, with products offered in 28 languages.
ABAS was named number one in customer satisfaction in the ERP 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002 studies published by the Konradin Group.
ABAS ranked first in price/performance ratio, functional fit, stability, ease of use and upgrades.
The study shows that the package requires a third less time to implement and a total investment well under the ERP average.
The brand name ABAS Business Software (ERP, PPC, MRP, eBusiness) runs on Linux, Unix and Windows.
Approximately 80% of all installations to-date are Linux-based.
ABAS is headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany and sells its software worldwide through its partner network.
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