The Fundamental Problem: Many tools. Many breaks. Zero overview. If you want control, you need an integrated platform, not another island. Control instead of a software jungle. In mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and logistics, the number of tools grows faster than the processes. CRM next to Excel. CAD bills of material next to ERP. License management in the inbox. Data is moved manually. Knowledge is tied to individuals. As soon as a bottleneck appears, the next tool is added. The result is a system mix without a clear line. This costs time, nerves, and margin.
The True Costs of Siloed Solutions
Visible costs include duplicate data entry, media breaks, erroneous bills of material, and disrupted order flows. Invisible are the opportunity costs. Teams are busy fighting fires instead of improving. Every switch between systems creates friction. Every interface becomes a source of errors. Reporting delivers delayed or contradictory figures. This precisely slows down capacity planning, procurement, and delivery date commitments. These patterns are widespread in IT organizations and are regularly observed in practice.
Compliance Belongs on the Agenda
Anyone operating in the EU must observe sanctions lists. EU regulations prohibit the provision of funds and economic resources to listed individuals and organizations. Companies therefore need effective screening of their business partners. Supervisory authorities refer to embargoes, reporting obligations, and guidelines. This applies even without explicit mention of a screening obligation in the legal text. In practice, there is no way around regular screening to avoid violations and to report assets if they can be attributed to listed persons. The legal basis and guidance are provided by the EU and federal agencies, including EU guidelines and BAFA information, as well as explanations of the prohibition of provision and possible sanctions.
What Particularly Affects Procurement Managers and Engineering
Individual tools solve local pain points but exacerbate global problems:
The reflex is often: let's buy an add-on. In the short term, it closes a gap. In the long term, complexity increases. What is needed is a system that maps processes end-to-end. Not just managing data, but connecting workflows: sales, design, work preparation, production, warehousing, shipping, financial accounting, and controlling. A core system that enables standards and handles special cases. This is exactly where TITAN comes in.
The Practical Solution with TITAN: One Platform Instead of Ten Tools
TITAN is classix's Manufacturing Industry ERP. It digitally covers business processes from sales to procurement, manufacturing, warehousing, and shipping, up to financial accounting and cost accounting. The foundation is the AppsWarehouse with more than 1,800 apps. This creates solutions that align with bottlenecks in the company and grow step by step. CRM or SCM as separate systems are no longer needed because specialized apps take over these tasks. Usage is possible as a desktop application or in the browser.
Master Variants Securely
Variant manufacturers need clean bills of material, parametrics, and reliable work plans. TITAN offers sustainable variant management. Sales kits and rule-based features automatically derive technical data from sales characteristics. This reduces errors and simplifies configuration and calculation. In practice, the parts master data can be significantly reduced. This creates speed in procurement and manufacturing.
What This Specifically Means for SMEs in DACH
Control is not created by yet another tool. Control is created by an integrated platform that connects processes end-to-end and includes compliance. For decision-makers in procurement, engineering, and IT, this means fewer disruptions, faster decisions, and secure processes. TITAN delivers exactly that. For SMEs in mechanical engineering and logistics in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, this is the way out of the software jungle into a predictable, robust operation.
The True Costs of Siloed Solutions
Visible costs include duplicate data entry, media breaks, erroneous bills of material, and disrupted order flows. Invisible are the opportunity costs. Teams are busy fighting fires instead of improving. Every switch between systems creates friction. Every interface becomes a source of errors. Reporting delivers delayed or contradictory figures. This precisely slows down capacity planning, procurement, and delivery date commitments. These patterns are widespread in IT organizations and are regularly observed in practice.
Compliance Belongs on the Agenda
Anyone operating in the EU must observe sanctions lists. EU regulations prohibit the provision of funds and economic resources to listed individuals and organizations. Companies therefore need effective screening of their business partners. Supervisory authorities refer to embargoes, reporting obligations, and guidelines. This applies even without explicit mention of a screening obligation in the legal text. In practice, there is no way around regular screening to avoid violations and to report assets if they can be attributed to listed persons. The legal basis and guidance are provided by the EU and federal agencies, including EU guidelines and BAFA information, as well as explanations of the prohibition of provision and possible sanctions.
What Particularly Affects Procurement Managers and Engineering
Individual tools solve local pain points but exacerbate global problems:
- Quote configuration without a direct link to manufacturing leads to unrealistic work plans and post-calculations.
- External procurement without reliable part classification blocks supplier bundling and extends replenishment times.
- Quality and complaints remain systemically separated from production progress.
The reflex is often: let's buy an add-on. In the short term, it closes a gap. In the long term, complexity increases. What is needed is a system that maps processes end-to-end. Not just managing data, but connecting workflows: sales, design, work preparation, production, warehousing, shipping, financial accounting, and controlling. A core system that enables standards and handles special cases. This is exactly where TITAN comes in.
The Practical Solution with TITAN: One Platform Instead of Ten Tools
TITAN is classix's Manufacturing Industry ERP. It digitally covers business processes from sales to procurement, manufacturing, warehousing, and shipping, up to financial accounting and cost accounting. The foundation is the AppsWarehouse with more than 1,800 apps. This creates solutions that align with bottlenecks in the company and grow step by step. CRM or SCM as separate systems are no longer needed because specialized apps take over these tasks. Usage is possible as a desktop application or in the browser.
Master Variants Securely
Variant manufacturers need clean bills of material, parametrics, and reliable work plans. TITAN offers sustainable variant management. Sales kits and rule-based features automatically derive technical data from sales characteristics. This reduces errors and simplifies configuration and calculation. In practice, the parts master data can be significantly reduced. This creates speed in procurement and manufacturing.
What This Specifically Means for SMEs in DACH
- Simplicity: One system with a clear data model instead of a tool patchwork. Processes become traceable and lean. Quotations, configuration, manufacturing, and shipping interlock.
- Usability: Activate apps as needed. Teams work on desktop or web. Onboarding is shorter, acceptance increases.
- Reliability: Consistent data, fewer interfaces, integrated compliance including sanctions list screening. Guidelines and EU requirements can be implemented and proven in a more structured way.
- Growth without a Big Bang: Start where the bottleneck lies. Today variant management, tomorrow detailed planning, the day after tomorrow clean cost rollup. The common thread remains.
Control is not created by yet another tool. Control is created by an integrated platform that connects processes end-to-end and includes compliance. For decision-makers in procurement, engineering, and IT, this means fewer disruptions, faster decisions, and secure processes. TITAN delivers exactly that. For SMEs in mechanical engineering and logistics in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, this is the way out of the software jungle into a predictable, robust operation.
