A gevis industry solution
The ERP system for the steel trade
Digitalize your processes for more transparency along your value chain. Put your trust in industry experts who speak your language. Get fit for the future of steel trading.
A wide range of challenges in the steel trade
A volatile and competitive market
The German steel industry is under immense pressure. The price of steel is subject to considerable fluctuations. For steel traders, this dynamic makes it considerably more difficult to calculate prices and conditions. In addition, those who have purchased steel at a low price will benefit from price increases, but at the same time, have to keep an eye on storage costs. If the price falls, this usually results in economic losses.
Digitalize your entire value chain
Respond flexibly to market changes with automated processes and supply chains. Increase your profitability with digital data management and standardized ordering and billing processes.
Development of steel prices | Source: IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG
Shortage of raw materials and skilled workers
Rising steel prices, scarce raw materials and a shortage of skilled workers are increasing competition between market players from the industry, trade, and wholesale sectors. Only those who offer the simplest processes and the most reliable supply chains will have advantages.
Make your processes simpler and more efficient
Reduce your manual efforts and bring your enterprise resource planning up to date. With a modern ERP system, you can optimize your processes, relieve pressure on your employees, and position your company on the market for future success.
Requirements of different sales markets
For the steel trade, the specific requirements of the industry, trade, and end customers pose a challenge – be it the increasing demand for special types of steel or demands for transparent availability and delivery commitments.
Maintain an overview in the ERP system
Centrally manage your business-relevant information in a system that is tailored to several industries. Offer more reliability to your customers, expand services, and gain a competitive advantage.
Of all the existing customers, 17 % additionally offer goods from the technical wholesale trade. 9 % have a SHK range and 5 % supply other building materials besides steel.
In the vise of political decisions
Legal requirements ensure constant volatility in the steel trade. These include, for example, targeted innovations such as the “Steel Action Concept” by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) in favor of a climate-friendly steel industry.
Arm yourself for the future
Whatever political and legal measures the steel trade will be confronted with in the future, transparent, digital processes will offer you the best basis to react flexibly to new changes.
The gevis ERP industry solution for the steel trade
Steel yourself for all challenges
We developed gevis ERP for the steel trade together with our customers, on the basis of decades of experience in the steel industry. The system is specially designed to meet the requirements of the industry and can be adapted to any company size and any area of activity. At GWS, we know that the requirements placed on ERP systems are constantly changing, especially in the trade and merchandise management sectors. With the gevis industry solution, not only are you opting for a state-of-the-art ERP solution based on Microsoft technology, but also for joint further development and continuous improvement of the system – and thus of your business processes.
This is gevis ERP for the steel trade:
Optimally tailored to the needs of the steel trade: gevis ERP covers all work areas – from prefabrication and warehouse management to the complete traceability of all products – in one system.
You can reliably and easily map even tried-and-tested manual processes, such as customer agreements on cutting shapes and images, with the gevis industry solution for the steel trade. Offer your customers additional added value.
gevis ERP for the steel trade allows you to easily adapt processes to the volatile market. Stay flexible at all times for the economic and political requirements of the steel industry.
You’ll find a solution for everything with us. As industry software for the steel trade, gevis ERP also offers specific functions for adjacent product ranges, such as building materials, sanitation, heating and air conditioning, or technical wholesale.
gevis ERP stellt jedem Mitarbeitenden im Stahlhandel die passenden Daten bereit. Gewähren Sie Ihrem Team jederzeit digitalen Zugriff auf erforderliche Informationen in Dokumenten, zu Lagerbeständen sowie aus Statistiken.
Put your trust in a strong partner with over 30 years of experience in the industry. We at GWS take your challenges seriously and will work with you to find the right solutions – from a single source.
Your advantages
Drilling, sawing, galvanizing, blasting or priming – record additional services clearly in your ERP system and combine similar processing efficiently.
Transfer all the details for processing in subsequent documents such as order confirmations, packing slips or invoices. Retrieve the documents at any time at the touch of a button.
Assign cutting and sawing information easily and digitally. Chuck width, minimum and maximum lengths are automatically observed and the stock is adjusted.
Manage quantity, measurement as well as sales and purchasing units variably and conveniently in your ERP system for the steel trade – with automatic conversion.
Make your entire value creation process transparently traceable. Benefit from the batch management and item tracking integrated into gevis ERP.
Use the convenient item grouping in main groups and subgroups. Simplify the material and item search via matchcode and characteristics in your ERP.
Make your processes leaner, more efficient, and smooth thanks to interfaces with relevant subsystems, such as for high-bay warehouses or sawing equipment.
Reduce material residues with functions such as cutting proposals and the integrated residual length and scrap management. Optimize your material utilization.
Automate the assignment and archiving of tool products in your ERP system for the steel trade. Simply integrate them digitally into your merchandise management processes.
Flexibly convert quantities and prices in accordance with basic and effective prices. Determine steel-specific surcharges automatically. Perform multi-level price calculations.
The steel trade – fit for the future
Each transformation is driven by innovation. To keep up with changing market conditions, you need the courage to evolve. With gevis ERP as an industry solution for the steel trade, you’ll be able to create the best basis for rethinking processes. In addition, you’ll be able to react agilely and flexibly to the general conditions of the steel industry at any time in the face of a dynamic competitive environment.
- Sawing plant (Behringer)
- High-bay warehouse (Kasto, Fehr)
- Bending (SBH, Lennerts and Partner)
- Control station (Kasto plant)
- eProcurement
- Trip planning
Customers on gevis ERP in the steel trade
G. Elsinghorst Stahl und Technik GmbH
Aug. Heseding GmbH
We are here for you!
Do you have any questions or would you like a free consultation? Then our industry expert Andreas Wanstrath will be happy to help you at any time. Simply submit your query via the following contact form. You will receive a response within two working days.