Process Manufacturing
For today’s process manufacturing and distribution businesses, it is a constant juggling act to meet the ever-changing demands of customers and regulatory bodies. A balance between faster and more cost-effective processes weighed up against the need for product safety and transparency must exist. It is a fast-paced industry with new product design and innovation at its heart. This ever-changing environment must be balanced with the needs to comply with FDA, BRC, MHRA, USDA, EFSA and REACH requirements.
ERP SOLUTIONS FOR PROCESS MANUFACTURING
READ: Software Selection for Process Manufacturing
Process Manufacturing & Servitization
ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE FOR TODAY’S PROCESS MANUFACTURER
Process manufacturing companies now have global footprints and markets, which is why IFS Applications provides seamless supply chain communication with subsidiaries, suppliers, partners and customers─whether they are across town or in another country. With the ability to monitor your processes across geographical and departmental boundaries, your business can sense and respond to changes in demand, enabling you to strike a balance between customer service and cost of supply.
Whether your business specializes in food and beverage, chemicals or life sciences, IFS Applications offers all the core mixed-mode process capabilities you would expect from a modern enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution.
The service oriented design and configurability of IFS Applications make it one of the most cost- and time-effective process solutions to implement. It is highly scalable so that as your business grows, IFS Applications can grow with you.
PROCESS MANUFACTURING
IFS Applications is a single integrated system that matches the needs of today’s process manufacturing companies. Some of the core capabilities include:
- Global supply chain management
- Process manufacturing
- Regulatory compliance
- Quality control
- Planning
- Customer relationship management (CRM)
- Integrated financials
- Recipe management
- Batch balancing
- Lot and batch tracking
- Multiple units of measure with shelf life and expiration date management
Combining input from industry experts, customers, consultants and thought leaders, IFS Applications is continuously enhancing. Recent enhancements include the IoT Business Connector, various cloud service models and a modernized user interface that’s mobile, flexible and available via touch app.

BUSINESS PROCESSES
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
MARKETING & SALES
PROCUREMENT
MANUFACTURING
DISTRIBUTION
APPLICATIONS SOLUTIONS
Operational Intelligence
Human Resources
Competence, Employee, Availability, Certificates Training, Recruitment, Travel, Time & Attendance
Sales, Marketing & Demand Management
Procurement, Hire-in/Hire-out, Certificates, Project Inventory, Shipment, Traceability
Procurement, Hire-in/Hire-out, Certificates, Project Inventory, Shipment, Traceability
Human Resources
General Accounting, Common Business Model, Drill Down Project Accounting, Revenue Recognition
General Accounting, Common Business Model, Drill Down Project Accounting, Revenue Recognition
Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence
Document Management
Collaboration with Suppliers and Customers
Connect / Data Migration / Web Services
Connect / Data Migration / Web Services
Process Modeling / Best Practice
Eco-Footprint Management