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More and more manufacturing companies are facing the challenge of tailoring their products and services to increasingly individual customer needsin order to address new customer segments and remain competitive in the long term. For the ERP system, this means that it has to manage more and more article variants, product data, price calculations, configuration logics, parts lists and work plans.
This increasing complexity not only pushes some ERP systems to their limits, but also poses difficult tasks for supply chain management (SCM): supply chains must respond more flexibly to changes, material and production flows must be planned dynamically, and bottlenecks must be identified in real time. In addition, there is a growing need for transparency and seamless communication between purchasing, production, logistics and sales – requirements that are difficult to meet without a powerful ERP system.
The digitalisation of production and logistics opens up enormous potential and freedom for manufacturing companies. Reliable scheduling and well-thought-out planning are crucial, especially in industries such as furniture, construction components,metalor wood processing, where production is often order-based and no finished products are stored.
Modern ERP systems not only support the utilisation of production capacities and even utilisation of production lines, but also enable intelligent control of delivery and transport processes. This means that manufactured items can be loaded directly and delivered efficiently to customers without unnecessary storage times. The integration of production, logistics and supply chain management makes processes more transparent, identifies bottlenecks at an early stage and ensures the optimal use of resources.
That sounds good!Transparent processes and a reliable control of the customer order process across the entire supply chain are now key elements of successful, growth-oriented production and sales planning. Optimising the entire process chain between production and distribution logistics therefore requires deeply integrated processes in the ERP, planning and distribution systems.
As a complete ERP solution, VlexPlus already offers a wide range of modules and functions to facilitate order processing, production and transport planning for companies.
The basic modules of VlexPlus ERP include:
VlexPlus ERP also offers optional modules for route planning and the V-Log shipping software, enabling manufacturing companies to plan production, logistics and goods issue in a flexible and resource-efficient manner. The range of services in the area of SCM, production and transport planning is complemented by the flexible scheduling system flexis ProfiTour, which efficiently handles complex logistical planning tasks within the framework of detailed planning. All solutions in the flexis portfolio are based on a cloud-enabled architecture and are fully integrated into the VlexPlus ERP system, enabling companies to benefit from consistently networked processes along the entire supply chain.
If disruptions or changes occur in operations – for example, due to high order volumes or production downtime – manufacturing companies can use flexis ProfiTour to simulate comprehensive what-if scenarios. This allows production and transport processes to be dynamically adjusted across different planning levels. Integrated production capacity planning ensures that all available resources are scheduled realistically and on time.
The ProfiTour planning and distribution system takes into account, among other things:
Parallel logistics and production networks can also be flexibly optimised according to individual requirements to ensure optimal interaction between sales, production and logistics. Individual planning strategies, such as networking with external logistics partners or the flexible adaptation of framework route plans, can be reliably implemented.
With the flexis Transportation Planning & Scheduling App, companies can also incorporate material planning and control into transport planning. This allows routes to be planned optimally in terms of vehicle numbers, route frequency, utilisation and delivery times. Precise planning of loading volumes and optimal vehicle utilisation result in lower transport costs and a more efficient supply chain. A slot booking service and cross-plant scheduling ensure balanced stock levels at all times, while an automated process reliably controls operational planning and logistics processes on a daily basis.
