Custom software systems for modern production companies.
Smart Work Systems builds configurators, calculation tools and ERP automations that turn complex quoting and production workflows into reliable digital systems.
Built for manufacturers, ERP-heavy teams and companies still relying on Excel for critical processes.
Most production workflows are still held together by Excel.
Manual quoting takes too long
Sales waits on engineering. Engineering waits on calculations. Customers wait on everyone.
Calculation rules live in people's heads
Pricing logic, material rules and exceptions only exist in one or two senior employees.
ERP data has to be copied by hand
Quotes, BOMs and orders get retyped between Excel, email and the ERP system.
Sales, engineering and production work from different truths
Different sheets, different versions, different numbers — and rework on the shop floor.
From manual workflow to connected software system.
We build custom tools around how your company actually works — not generic software your team has to fight against.
Designed around your products, your rules, your ERP and your team.
What Smart Work Systems builds
Custom Configurators
Product-specific configurators for complex products, dimensions, materials, options, pricing and production rules.
ERP Integrations
Connect web tools with ERP systems for quotes, orders, BOMs, production data and workflow status.
Calculation Engines
Reliable calculation logic for material usage, coating, machining, production time, pricing and margins.
Quote & Order Automation
Turn configured products into structured quote lines, order data, documents and production-ready information.
Production Dashboards
Clear views for project readiness, production status, missing data, sync state and operational bottlenecks.
Excel Replacement
Convert critical spreadsheets into controlled, scalable web applications with validation, history and permissions.
Smart Configurator
Smart Configurator is a manufacturing configurator platform built to connect product configuration, calculation, quoting, BOM generation and ERP workflows.
- Product-specific input forms
- Manufacturing calculation engines
- BOM / stuklijst generation
- Quote and order workflow support
- ERP integration
- Production status visibility
- Readiness checks and validation
- Multi-user project workflow
Built for real operational complexity.
Not another generic CPQ tool.
Off-the-shelf CPQ tools can be powerful, but many production companies need software that fits their exact products, calculations, ERP structure and internal workflow. Smart Work Systems builds around the real process — from the first input to the final production data.
- Standardized setup
- Often sales-focused
- May require process changes
- Limited fit for niche production logic
- Built around your workflow
- Sales + production focused
- Custom calculation logic
- ERP-aware from the start
- Designed for practical adoption
How we work
Workflow audit
We map your current Excel sheets, ERP steps, bottlenecks and manual checks.
Prototype
We build a working version quickly so your team can test the actual flow.
Calculation & data model
We structure the product rules, pricing logic, BOM data and validation.
ERP connection
We connect the system to your ERP or prepare clean exports where direct integration is not possible.
Pilot & improve
We test with real projects, real users and real edge cases.
Scale
We harden the system with permissions, history, dashboards and production-ready workflows.
Founded by Sven Cilliers
Smart Work Systems was founded by Sven Cilliers, a developer and product builder focused on practical software for manufacturing companies. The company combines hands-on process understanding with modern web development, automation and ERP integration.
Currently building advanced configurator and ERP workflow systems for real production environments.
- · Manufacturing software
- · Configurator platforms
- · ERP automation & integration
- · Calculation engines
- · Workflow & dashboards
Software that respects the shop floor.
Have a workflow that is outgrowing Excel?
If your quoting, calculation or production process depends on spreadsheets, manual ERP work or knowledge in people's heads, Smart Work Systems can help turn it into a reliable software system.
- · Manufacturing & production companies
- · ERP-heavy operational teams
- · Sales + engineering workflows
- · Excel-critical processes