1.2 — CRM & ERP SYSTEMS

ERP Systems

Custom ERP systems for German and European businesses that need more than off-the-shelf software offers — connecting operations, inventory, procurement, HR, finance and reporting into a single system that reflects how your business actually works, not how SAP assumes it does.

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1.2.1

Operations & process management

ERP modules that manage the operational core of a business — production planning, service delivery, capacity planning and work order management. Giving operations managers real-time visibility of what is being worked on, by whom, and whether it is on time.

  • Work order creation, assignment and progress tracking
  • Production planning with capacity and resource constraints
  • Service delivery scheduling and technician management
  • Quality check steps embedded in the operations workflow
  • Inter-department task handoff with status tracking
  • Operations dashboard: throughput, WIP and bottleneck visibility
  • SOP enforcement: required steps and sign-off at critical points
  • Integration with stock and procurement modules
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1.2.2

Inventory & stock control

Real-time inventory management across one or multiple warehouses — tracking every item from receipt to shipment, with reorder alerts, stock valuation, cycle counts and full traceability. Eliminates stockouts, overstock and the guesswork of end-of-day manual stock checks.

  • Real-time stock levels per SKU, location and batch
  • Goods receipt and put-away management
  • Picking, packing and despatch with barcode scan support
  • Reorder level alerts and automated purchase order suggestions
  • Multi-warehouse with inter-location transfers
  • FIFO / LIFO / batch/serial traceability
  • Stock take and cycle count workflows
  • Stock valuation and write-off management
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1.2.3

Procurement & supplier management

End-to-end procurement management from purchase requisition through supplier selection, purchase order, goods receipt and invoice matching. Gives procurement teams control over spend, supplier performance and approval governance.

  • Purchase requisition with approval workflow
  • Supplier database with contact, pricing and performance history
  • Purchase order creation and dispatch by email or EDI
  • Three-way matching: PO vs. goods receipt vs. supplier invoice
  • Supplier performance tracking: delivery reliability, quality rate
  • Framework agreements and contract pricing management
  • Spend analysis by supplier, category and cost centre
  • Integration with accounts payable for payment scheduling
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1.2.4

HR & staff management modules

HR modules covering employee records, contracts, time and attendance, absence management, payroll data and training records — integrated with the wider ERP so HR data feeds directly into operations planning, costing and compliance reporting.

  • Employee record management with contract and document storage
  • Time tracking and attendance with manager approval
  • Holiday and absence request workflow
  • Overtime recording and calculation
  • Training and certification tracking with expiry alerts
  • Appraisal and performance review management
  • Payroll data export for external payroll processing
  • Headcount and staffing cost reporting per department
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1.2.5

Finance & invoice management

Financial management modules covering customer invoicing, supplier payments, expense management, bank reconciliation and financial reporting — integrated with the operational modules so revenue and costs are tracked without double-entry.

  • Customer invoice generation from sales orders or milestones
  • Credit note and adjustment management
  • Accounts receivable tracking with aged debtor report
  • Supplier invoice processing and payment scheduling
  • Bank transaction import and reconciliation
  • Expense claim submission and approval
  • VAT return data preparation (DATEV export for German tax)
  • P&L, balance sheet and cashflow report generation
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1.2.6

Cross-department reporting & dashboards

Management dashboards and reports that pull data across all ERP modules — giving directors and managers a unified view of business performance without exporting from multiple systems and assembling in Excel every month.

  • Executive dashboard: revenue, margin, headcount, operations KPIs
  • Department-specific dashboards: operations, finance, HR, purchasing
  • Scheduled report generation and email delivery
  • Drill-down from summary to transaction level
  • Cross-module KPIs: e.g. revenue per employee, GP per product line
  • Budget vs. actual comparison reporting
  • Trend analysis and period comparison
  • Export to Excel or PDF for board and external reporting
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