ERP for SMBs: predictable operations and process control
Since 2019, we have been developing an ERP for an SMB company that organizes processes, documents, and ownership across teams. The system covers key operational areas, reduces ad hoc work, and gives management real-time visibility into execution status, settlements, and data required by formal workflows.
The hard part was not building an ERP interface, but connecting day-to-day operational work with validations, external registers, and document flows so the system would actually reduce exceptions instead of merely recording them.
Challenge
A system that could no longer keep up with growth
In this kind of ERP, the core problem is rarely one missing feature. It is the fragmentation of ownership, data, and decisions across teams, documents, and manual checks.
No single system for managing operational processes, documents, and execution status
A growing number of exceptions, manual checks, and fragmented data across teams
Low predictability of cost and completion time in flows dependent on formal validations and external integrations
Solution
Architecture and implementation built for real operational pressure
We built the solution as a modular ERP with a process backend, an integration layer, and an operational panel that structures daily work instead of only storing data after the fact.
Modular ERP tailored to the company’s real processes, from operational data to settlements and documents
Automation of repeatable tasks, validations, and formal checks at critical process stages
Process KPI reporting: execution time, number of exceptions and team workload
Effect (3 months after go-live vs previous 3 months): approx. 22% shorter process handling time and approx. 18% lower operating cost per order
High availability in private cloud with stable system behavior
Fewer operational exceptions and more predictable delivery time
Business outcome: Accounting process automation, integration with external systems
Implementation process
From diagnosis to stable rollout
Delivery focused on translating the real company workflow into a system that enforces data quality, validation, and execution order instead of leaving critical decisions in emails, spreadsheets, and team memory.
Process mapping and risk points
We mapped the real workflow across teams and identified where exceptions, delays, and missing data appeared most often.
ERP model and data layer
We designed the system core around documents, statuses, responsibilities, and business rules needed for day-to-day operational work.
Integrations and formal automation
We connected external registers and data sources, then automated the validations that had previously required manual checks across several process steps.
Stabilization, KPIs, and work scaling
After rollout, we focused on process predictability, workload reporting, and further reduction of operational exceptions.
Technologies
Stack selected for the scale of the problem
The stack was chosen for a process-heavy system with many forms, integrations, and validations, where a stable backend, fast evolution of the operational UI, and predictable deployment environments matter more than trend-driven tooling.
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Close to Berlin
185 km
We are located 185 km from Berlin, one of Europe’s key business and technology hubs. That makes in-person meetings easier and collaboration in international projects more efficient.
Close to Berlin
185 km
We are located 185 km from Berlin, one of Europe’s key business and technology hubs. That makes in-person meetings easier and collaboration in international projects more efficient.
