IFS Application Solution Capability Description –
An ERP solution that helps companies in a wide spectrum of subsectors automate, plan, collaborate and execute according to their unique business requirements. Built on an open, flexible, service-oriented architecture (SOA) with modern, web-based user interfaces, our scalable ERP solution never locks a customer into one mode of operating. Instead, it offers a breadth of functionality that enables customers to automate key manufacturing and financial processes, meet fluctuating customer demand and compliance requirements, and collaborate internally as well as externally across the customer supply chain … all at a low total cost of ownership. Lean manufacturing capabilities are built into the IFS solution to minimize waste and increase quality and productivity; while strong aftermarket service capabilities expedite service management.
IFS APPLICATIONS™
ENGINEER TO
ORDER
WHAT-IF
SCENARIO
EXPLORER
CONSOLIDATION
EMPLOYEE
SELF-SERVICE
CONFIGURE
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COMPONENT
REPAIR
OVERALL
EQUIPMENT
EFFECTIVENESS
BUDGET
MANAGEMENT
HEALTH &
SAFETY
MAKE TO
PROJECT
DEMAND
FORECASTING
MAPPING
B2B
CONTRACTING
CASH FLOW
PAYROLL
ADMINISTRATION
PROJECT
REPORTING
BATCH
MANUFACTURING
MULTI-SITE
PLANNING
CALL& CASE
MANAGEMENT
COMPLEX
MRO
PROJECT
FINANCE
TIME&
ATTENDANCE
PROJECT
DELIVERY
RISK
MANAGEMENT
REPETITIVE
MANUFACTURING
INVENTORY
REPLENISHMENT
DYNAMIC
SCHEDULING
VEHICLE
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
elNVOICE
EXPENSE
MANAGEMENT
COMMISSIONING
PROJECT
BUDGETING &
FORECASTING
COMPONENT
MRO
DISTRIBUTION
FIELD SERVICE
PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE
COLLABORATIVE
SOLUTIONS
ACCOUNTS
PAYABLE
TRAINING
MANAGEMENT
COMPATIBLE
UNITS
PLANNING &
SCHEDULING
SHOP ORDER
CUSTOMER
ORDERS
SERVICE CONTRACT
MANAGEMENT
SCHEDULING &
RESOURCING
ROLE-BASED
PORTALS
ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE
EMPLOYEE
DEVELOPMENT
ASSET
DESIGN
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
CONSTRAINT-BASED
SCHEDULING
PROCUREMENT
SALES
CONFIGURATOR
WORK ORDER
MOBILE
SOLUTIONS & APPS
FIXED ASSETS
RECRUITMENT
ENGINEERING
CHANGE
MANAGEMENT
SHOP FLOOR
REPORTING
COSTING
RENTAL
MANAGEMENT
WEB STORE
LINEAR ASSETS
INTEGRATION &
DATA MANAGEMENT
GENERAL
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EMPLOYEE
MANAGEMENT
PDM
CONFIGURATION
SALES CONTRACT
MANAGEMENT
COSTING
WAREHOUSING
CRM
EQUIPMENT
EVENT
MANAGEMENT
IFS Financials
IFS Human Resources
IFS Engineering
IFS Projects
IFS Manufacturing
IFS Supply Chain
IFS Sales & Service
IFS Maintenance
IFS Business Enablers
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FOOD & BEVERAGE
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software for the food and beverage industry is more challenging than some vendors would have you think. Not only do you need batch process ERP with recipe management, but you need that data to flow directly into discrete manufacturing ERP for packaging and labelling. Quality assurance and management – with excellent traceability for recall management – are also important to comply with local food safety regulations and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) systems. Maintenance software to keep process equipment up and running. IFS delivers all of this in a flexible, component-based suite – with finance, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Supply Chain Management (SCM), mixed-mode manufacturing, maintenance and more. From new product development through to field service management for route sales or delivery, you can look to IFS.
MANUFACTURING
IFS Applications has long offered manufacturers an agile solution for enterprise resource planning (ERP). From the start, IFS recognized the need of manufacturers to operate seamlessly across multiple manufacturing modes. Manufacturing has become more complex, and today IFS Applications helps more and more manufacturers operate in any combination of:
- Make-to-stock
- Make-to-order
- Configure-to-order
- Engineer-to-order
- Batch process
- Engineer-Procure-Construct
HIGH TECH
IFS Applications delivers software for High-Tech manufacturing used by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), electronic manufacturing services (EMS), suppliers and distributors in the electronics and semiconductor industries in complex order-driven and mixed-mode manufacturing environments. Manage entire lifecycle of products, assets and services—fully integrated with financials and human resources. Quality and traceability tools are embedded, and sustainability regulation and mandates are supported with our unique Eco Footprint Management module.
- Perfect for WEEE, RoHS, REACH compliance.
- Facilitates FDA compliance for medical device manufacturers.
- Export control functionality for dual-use goods regulated by governments around the world.
- Complete traceability across the product lifecycle from design to aftermarket service.
INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING
We have extensive knowledge of the industrial manufacturing industry. IFS is independently recognized as a leading, global supplier of enterprise software, providing solutions for:
- Engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturers
- Configure-to-order (CTO) manufacturers
- Make-to-order (MTO) manufacturers
- Mixed-mode manufacturers
- Custom manufacturers
- Manufacturers with short product lifecycles
Our industrial manufacturing industry experts are committed to ensuring the future success of our customers by providing best-in-class solutions and industry expertise to prepare them for what’s next.
MIXED MODE MANUFACTURING
There are a lot of enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions for process manufacturing. But not many of them take into consideration the real complexities faced by the industry. A batch process manufacturer is by default a mixed-mode manufacturer.
IFS Applications offers both process and discrete manufacturing capabilities in a flexible, integrated package with world class quality management and traceability from the raw material supply chain through to the finished product shipped to an individual customer. This single version of the truth contains the data necessary for streamlined compliance with HAACP, FDA, USDA, REACH and other regulations affecting process manufacturers.
A batch manufacturer requires recipe management and process manufacturing software that gracefully dovetails with discrete manufacturing functionality once the product is packaged in a discrete unit by weight.
AUTOMOTIVE
IFS Applications has a long history as a solution of choice for automotive ERP (enterprise resource planning).
Our automotive customers enjoy support for the total lifecycle—from design integration through demand management, supply chain management, full-scale production, sales and aftersales service—fully integrated with financials and human resources. Plus support for lean initiatives like Kanban. IFS Applications is appropriate for vehicle manufacturer/assemblers and tier 1 to tier N suppliers.
AVIATION AND DEFENSE INDUSTRY EXPERTISE
IFS has extensive knowledge of the aviation and defense industry. Independently recognized as a leading, global supplier of enterprise software, we provide solutions for:
- Commercial aviation
- Defense
- Fleet and asset management
- Services and performance-based logistics
- Military logistics
- Aviation and defense manufacturing
Our aviation and defense industry experts are committed to ensuring the future success of our customers by providing best-in-class solutions and industry expertise to prepare them for what’s next.
ENERGY & UTILITIES OVERVIEW
IFS offers full cradle to grave asset lifecycle management (ALM), Reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), contract management, project management and other functionality necessary for:
- ISO 55000 compliance is of intense interest to power generation and utilities stakeholders.
- Plant design functionality for a design, operate, maintain (DOM) approach to asset lifecycle management (ALM).
- Support for linear assets like power lines and pipelines.
- Support for handling compatible unit handling the planning and installation of new assets.
Industry Excellence
IFS is the only broad enterprise asset management (EAM) and resources planning (ERP) suite vendor whose origins lie in development of an asset-management solution for utilities. Energy and utilities remains an IFS primary segment, with best-practices solutions implemented globally. These include for some of the world’s largest power-generation projects, national-grid corporations, nuclear-power plants and multi-national generation, transmission and distribution companies. Thereby, IFS Applications supports enterprise-asset infrastructures critical to quality of life for millions.
Can you claim to have performed your due diligence for an ERP evaluation if you didn’t include IFS?
For more information about the IFS Applications, contact us at 800-455-5996 or info@corningdata.com