The leading German shipping service provider Shipcloud and the cloud ERP provider Haufe X360 (formerly lexbizz) from Lexware have decided on a technology partnership that enables medium-sized companies to control their logistics and fulfillment processes at a level that is otherwise only reserved for large corporations.

“We are happy to have a technology partner like Haufe X360, who is bringing the world’s fastest growing cloud ERP to Germany. With our own technology, we offer Haufe X360 users a competitive advantage when it comes to handling the shipping processes and we can look forward to a large group of potential new customers in terms of our own corporate goals.” – comments Claus Fahlbusch, founder and managing director from Shipcloud, the new partnership.

Carsten Schröder, President of Cloud-ERP Haufe X360, also sees great added value in the partnership and explains: “With the Shipcloud extension, we offer medium-sized companies the opportunity to unite their customers on the basis of end-to-end automation and offer a level of customer experiences that is otherwise only reserved for large corporations”.

For Haufe X360, some of the many advantages of the Shipcloud connection include the diverse selection of carriers, transparent shipment tracking and a smooth returns management. “And that with full cost control and maximum process efficiency. With Shipcloud, we enable our users to excellently manage the last mile in e-commerce.” – says Schröder.
The Shipcloud connection will be fully integrated in the Haufe X360 ERP system. And that without significant additional technological effort. By connecting the shipping interface to the ERP system, shipping can be integrated directly into the existing order creation and fulfillment processes of Haufe X360. The focus is initially on wholesale – from small contract manufacturers to up-and-coming online retailers to large B2B trading companies. Further, production companies should also be addressed.

About Shipcloud: Shipcloud GmbH was founded in May 2013 as a shipping service provider. The company has developed a cloud-based parcel shipping service tailored to the needs of online retailers. Your own shop, ERP, merchandise management, marketplace or fulfillment system is connected to all major carriers via a simple and uniform interface (RESTful API). This technical solution, which is unique in Germany, enables the automated generation and printing of shipping labels, automatic shipment tracking across all parcel services, and a smart returns solution for retailers and their customers. In addition to the integration of their own business rates, customers also benefit from the attractive Shipcloud business rates. For its innovative technology, the company has been awarded the “Gründergeist” by the Hamburger Wirtschaftsjunioren, the “Rising Star” by bevh, the German Customer Innovation Award, by EU Business News as “Best Sustainable Shipping Provider” and the German Excellence Award, among other things, and is one of the “Top 20 Leading Logistics Companies in the UK & Europe 2021”. In addition, the Business Punk magazine honored Shipcloud 2021 as “Top Startup Employer”.

About Haufe X360: Haufe X360 is Lexware’s cloud ERP solution. The modular 360° company platform for medium-sized companies maps all business scenarios simply and networked in one system and is flexible, scalable and cost-effective. In the Saas model, the modern cloud ERP system offers all relevant core modules and can be expanded as desired into an ecosystem through industry-specific additional functions and open interfaces. In this way, companies make well-founded strategic decisions in a dynamic world and can react flexibly to new market conditions and implement new business models. Technologically, Haufe X360 is based on the world’s fastest growing cloud ERP software from Acumatica, which has been adapted for the German market. Combined with our many years of expertise in German medium-sized companies, we bring the future to the heart of German companies. In this way, small and medium-sized companies secure a decisive competitive advantage, because with Haufe X360 they can already create the infrastructural basis for important future topics such as artificial intelligence, machine learning or blockchain.

Hamburg, Freiburg, September 1st, 2021

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