Released on: April 4, 2008, 3:52 am

Press Release Author: ABAS Software AG

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Karlsruhe and Hong Kong, April 04, 2008 - ABAS Business
Solutions (PRC) Ltd. announced today that the company\'s abas ERP system has been
successfully implemented in Michael Weinig (Yantai) Machinery Co. Ltd.(Weinig
China).

Press Release Body: Founded in 1996, Weinig China is a 100% owned subsidiary of
Michael Weinig AG Germany, the leading manufacturer for the solid wood processing
machinery industry. Weinig China\'s business has been developing rapidly. The average
annual growth rate has remained over 30% since its foundation.

Rapid business development has placed a higher demand on production and purchasing
management in Weinig China. To ensure all work orders were completed on time,
production resources like materials, machine equipment, etc. needed to be better
allocated. However, the increase in production put a strain on the supply chain
process, making it more complex and less manageable. Problems like lack of materials
and postponed deliveries appeared, which affected both customer satisfaction and the
company's ability to compete. Meanwhile, the bottleneck in production management was
also exposed at Weinig subsidiaries in other countries. Given the situation, Weinig
Group made the decision at the end of 2005 to implement abas ERP system at its
worldwide companies to achieve efficient management. The process began in 2007 with
Weinig China and implementations are now in progress at locations in Spain and
Switzerland. Further projects are planned in other world regions during the course
of 2008.

Since it was an international project spanning several global subsidiaries, Weinig
Group expected the ERP vendor to be rich with experience in international projects
and provide local support to its subsidiaries. Also, the system\'s multi-language
support was necessary. After selection and comparison, ABAS was the chosen vendor.

Cooperating with ABAS AG, Weinig China\'s ERP project was implemented by software
partner Abas-PRC in February 2007 and successfully went live at the end of 2007.
With efforts from both parties, the benefits the system brought to Weinig China were
obvious. Supply chain procedures like sales, purchasing and production were
optimized. Previously, when deciding the types, quantity and delivery dates of the
materials to be purchased, purchasing officers had to calculate and summarize the
data from the production department manually. Nowadays, the corresponding Purchase
Order Suggestion (POS) can be automatically generated by the system according to the
productive data in the system. The only thing that the purchasing officers now need
to do is communicate with suppliers. The result is an accelerated purchasing
process, guaranteed JIT purchasing with sufficient stock, and the prevention of
errors caused by manual calculation.

Furthermore, having successfully implemented abas ERP projects worldwide, data can
be shared internationally throughout the Weinig Group. The distribution status of
the subsidiaries can be viewed from the headquarters at any time, offering timely
and exact information for international decision-making.


About Abas Business Solutions (PRC) Ltd.
Founded in 2003, Abas Business Solutions (PRC) Ltd. is a recognized leader in
delivering collaborative ERP solutions. With locations in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and
Shanghai, it aims to provide comprehensive ERP software and IT services, from
consulting to software development, to SMEs in China. For more information, visit:
www.abas-prc.com

About ABAS Software AG
Founded in 1980, ABAS provides cost-effective ERP and eBusiness solutions to over
2,000 customers and more than 45,000 users worldwide, with solutions 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. For more information,
visit: www.abassoftware.com


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