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industry-specific ERP sys- tion that Osby Glas has im-
tem that can handle the plemented throughout the
enormous range of variants company.
and map and control the Thanks to systematic plant
company’s complex busi- data collection (PDC), it
ness processes flexibly. Osby is clear at all times at Osby
Glas successfully uses the Glas which lite is where,
ERP system A+W Business which processes have al-
in the commercial sector. ready been completed, and
With it, the Osby Glas team what remains to be done.
can not only enter, copy, The properties of the lites can use a Web browser. gument for many glass and
and manage quotations, read out via barcode in pro- Osby Glas’s trade partner window builders to remain
orders, credits, purchase cessing are displayed clearly can work with end cus- with Osby Glas. Of course it
orders, and inquiries, it can on A+W ProductionTermi- tomers on-site to try out is also possible to purchase
also control other company nals. The status of each lite product variants, prices, glass from discounters But
areas (e.g. storage, pur- (e.g. ‘in IGU production’, and other options and cre- these providers will hardly
chasing, shipping, route ‘production complete and ate correct quotations – for offer services such as A+W
planning, etc.). Joel and his placed on shipping rack’ he is always working with iQuote, not to mention
management team espe- or ‘broken’) is also updated the current data in Osby training for efficient and fast
cially appreciate the many via barcode reading and re- Glas’s A+W Business sys- order entry.
possibilities for entrepre- ported back to A+W Busi- tem. These are advantages ELIMINATING UN-
neurial analyses, statistics, ness. This way, the office especially for Osby Glas’s PRODUCTIVE WORK;
and evaluation. Here, A+W team can provide custom- glass and trade customers, INCREASING ORDERS
Analytics, a Business Intelli- ers with information about for whom comprehensive
gence program, also assists the status of their orders commercial software is fre- Osby Glas receives more
by combining and evalu- quickly and reliably when quently too complex. than 200 orders weekly
ating data from multiple asked. Currently, 40 Osby Glas through A+W iQuote, and
sources and placing them THE NEW WEBSHOP customers are already us- that number is increasing
on a uniform basis. WITH IQUOTE ing A+W iQuote, and the by the week. Customers
It is important to under- number continues to in- recognize the added value
stand that all data that is With the new Webshop, crease. Large customers that Osby Glas offers them.
entered into A+W Busi- Osby Glas’s customers can are also placing 80 per cent Outstanding products, ac-
ness is now available eve- calculate and enter quo- of their orders via the Web, tive customer support, and
rywhere at the company. tations and orders online however in some cases, in consistent digitization will
It can be used for more 24/7. A+W iQuote guides contrast to the glazing cus- secure Osby Glas a perma-
than just commercial and the user intuitively through tomers, they rely on EDI nent place as a top supplier
administrative purposes; the configuration process, orders. In any case, the on the Swedish flat glass
all production planning right on through to the time of faxed orders with market in the future.
and control are done on completely-calculated quo- hand-drawn sketches has
this basis. Capacity plan- tation including graphical- almost come to an end at
AW Softwa
ning and cut optimization ly-appealing drawings. Osby Glass. AW Software GmbH
are done with this data; the Ordering with A+W All of the measures de-
same data informs employ- iQuote provides Osby scribed above eliminate
ees about dimensions and Glass’s customers with the unproductive work and
storage location of lites on greatest flexibility and mo- increase Osby Glas’s earn-
monitors in production. All bility. They do not need any ings. At the same time, the Am Pfahlgraben 4-10
data is entered only once. installed ordering software digitization of order com- 35415 Pohlheim - Germany
This corresponds to the or an office terminal, but munication with customers Tel: +49 – 6404 – 20510
concept of fully-networked rather only a mobile end creates a better user experi- Fax: +49 – 6404 – 2051877
management and produc- user device on which they ence and is thus another ar- Email: info@a-w.com
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