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Join IFS & IBM for 'The Project
Manufacturing Megatrend' Breakfast Seminar! |
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Outsourcing, shortening product
lifecycles and
other economic factors mean that
manufacturers
can no longer concentrate on managing and
perfecting ongoing processes in order to ensure success.
Instead, they need to manage their entire business in a
project-enabled fashion, paying constant attention to a
handful of variables including: risk, cost, cash,
resources, and time.
See how enterprise technology is
changing to help 21st Century manufacturers adapt to
this changing business environment! Join IFS and IBM during National Manufacturing Week (NMW)
for this
complimentary technology breakfast event.
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Breakfast Seminar:
'The Project Manufacturing Megatrend' |
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Speakers: |
Anders Lif -
IFS Global Director - Manufacturing & Distribution
Tom Luckew - IBM |
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When:
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September 23rd,
8-9:30 a.m. (Before NMW show floor opens) |
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Donald E.
Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL
In conjunction with National Manufacturing Week
2008
Meeting Room 13 |
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Cost: |
FREE - You don't need a pass for NMW to attend.
Registration is required, please register below. |
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Contact: |
For questions call toll
free:1-888-437-4968 or
E-mail |
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Three Days Left -
Don't Miss This Free Chicago Event
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Time is running out! Register now and attend this
Technology Executives Club event where you will explore how to leverage collaboration tools and minimize
risk for your enterprise. At this IFS sponsored event you'll learn how
IT executives improve team productivity; reduce project
management, meeting and travel time expense; avoid risks
to data integrity, privacy and compliance; and track and
manage unauthorized collaboration technologies.
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Collaboration
Tools & Strategies for the Enterprise Seminar |
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Speakers: |
Metavante,
Quest Software, Illinois Tool Works, Oracle,
QuickArrow, PSC Group, and more. |
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Agenda: |
For a
complete agenda go to
www.technologyexecutivesclub.com. |
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When:
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Thursday,
August 21st 1:00-5:45 pm |
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Where: |
Union League
Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL
Main Lounge |
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Cost: |
Complimentary
Pass - $150 value |
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Register: |
E-mail or call
847-837-3900 ext. 4. |
Complimentary Passes for You & Your
Staff!
Register Today, Spaces are Limited!
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Lean Your Front Office with Business Modeling
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When it c omes
to reducing non-value-added expense in the front
office, modeling tools like
the IFS Business Modeler can be invaluable. In this
month's installment of the IFS Radio Network podcast
series, IFS Business Solutions Consultant Greg
Romanello discusses how business modelers can
facilitate continuous improvement in front-office
efficiency.
Romanello stresses that a business modeling tool,
integrated with an enterprise application, can be
used to analyze existing processes, plan process
improvements and even automate front office
processes to eliminate non-value-added work.
Subscribe through iTunes to
automatically receive these
monthly podcasts.
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"The process diagram not
only describes exactly what you
want to do... but it enables you
to perform the whole process
right from that process model.
This is opposed to it just being
a reference piece of paper
that leaves you to figure out for yourself what
short cuts or links
you need to follow on your own computer. It, in
itself, removes
non-value added work."
~ Greg Romanello,
IFS,
Business Solutions Consultant
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Visit IFS at These Upcoming Events
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Upcoming Events |
APICS: Find Cool Solutions in Kansas City,
Missouri
September 14-16
Find cool
solutions to the hot issues you face at work each
day. Be a part of the largest annual gathering of
operations management professionals. The 2008 APICS
International Conference & Expo has everything you
need to increase your knowledge and stay up-to-date
on
cutting-edge solutions
for the global supply chain, sustainable operations,
forecasting, demand management, and more.
While at the show, please stop by and visit IFS at
booth #407.
Four easy ways to
register for APICS 2008:
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Online:
Register now
- Phone:
888.889.4674 or 301.694.5243
- Fax:
301.694.5124
- Mail:
APICS Registration
PO Box 590
Frederick, MD 21705- 0590
Register by
Friday, August 22nd and save $150!
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National Manufacturing Week
September 23-25 in Chicago, Illinois
Reasons to Attend:
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Few investments
deliver the return you'll receive by attending
National Manufacturing Week.
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Knowledgeable vendors are
eager to help you succeed in an increasingly
competitive marketplace.
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The complete
resource for every specialty and every
application.
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Network with
industry colleagues and build new business
relationships.
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Learn from the
experts at the industry's leading technical
conference.
Visit IFS in
booth #4518.
Register before Friday, August 29th to save!
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Free & Accurate Software
Comparison Tool
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Looking to compare software
functionality from one vendor to another? Take the
mystery out of the process and utilize the Comparison
Tool from Managing Automation at
www.managingautomation.com.
The IFS Validation Report includes:
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A solution overview
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A functional overview, including a summary of key
capabilities by application and industry
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A technology overview
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A description of the new enhancements in IFS
Applications
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An IFS company overview
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A description of
Managing Automation's validation methodology
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IFS Introduces Enhanced User
Experience for CRM Solution
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IFS has announced the release of IFS Sales and Marketing
customer relationship management (CRM) application with
a next-generation user experience for enhanced usability
that makes it easier for end-users to configure the CRM
tool to meet their precise needs.
According to Dan Matthews, Chief
Technology Officer at IFS, the move is part of IFS'
strong focus on providing outstanding user experience
and productivity to its customers. These changes will
present both technological and usability benefits to
users.
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"The new user experience
features
a visual design similar to the
latest Microsoft Office products,
along with several features designed
to enhance user productivity,"
Matthews said. "With the product
now based on Microsoft .NET
technology and a new plug-in architecture,
organizations can
use standard tools and competence
to add custom visualizations and functionality. Our
solid architecture assures that all security and
business rules apply also to such plug-ins.
Configurable user experience
and enhanced usability are now
offered in one client for both
off-line and on-line usage."
~ Dan Matthews, IFS,
Chief Technology Officer
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White Paper: Blast Past Bottlenecks
with Constraint Based Scheduling
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Learn the basics
of constraint-based scheduling including optimal,
predictive and interactive scheduling. A number of
problems can be solved with constraint-based
scheduling, also referred to as finite scheduling. A
few problems include:
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Lumpy demand
due to seasonality or business cycles.
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Limited
capacity in part of a plant.
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Skilled
labor shortages.
Download this white paper today!
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The IFS Partner Program Expands with
CTCI
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 Consulting
group, Columbia Technical Consulting, Inc. (CTCI) has
recently joined the IFS North American Business Partner
Program.
CTCI, a newly authorized IFS Service
Partner, provides Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
implementation services, support services, project
management, and training to IFS customers. CTCI's
consultants combine IFS Applications expertise with 10
years average industry experience. Industry knowledge
includes; food and beverage, automotive, distribution,
telecommunications, and engineer to order. CTCI's strong
ERP background and manufacturing industry expertise will
continue to deeply benefit future IFS users.
"CTCI had been in search of an ERP
package that would fit the mid-market client needs of
our Northwest clients and round out our ERP portfolio
offerings, which includes JD Edwards and Oracle," CTCI
President John Paulson said. "Recently, we gained much
experience working with IFS and were very impressed with
the system capabilities and ease of implementation,
which prompted us to become a certified IFS partner."
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What Customers are Saying About
Aurora
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 "It's
great to be able to have a say in this," ERP Specialist
Hans Lindberg at IFS customer ROL International said.
The company is a leading global manufacturer of store
fixtures. "We users have been calling for something like
this for a long time. IFS Aurora is better than I
expected. IFS has kept a lot from the existing
application but still managed to incorporate a lot of
new thinking. IFS Aurora will be easier for new users to
work with."
"The new navigation possibilities are
amazing and make it very quick to get around," Senior
CAD Engineer Derek Johnstone of IFS customer Wolfson
Microelectronics said. Wolfson manufactures high
performance mixed-signal semiconductors to the consumer
electronics market. "There are several different
navigation functions to use, and it's easy to go back
and forward in the application. The collaboration
functions in IFS Aurora eliminate many of the manual
steps currently necessary to communicate between
colleagues. Now I'll be able to carry out all the stages
in a single application. With a couple of clicks I can
select information and send it to a colleague, extremely
quickly and easily."
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Sign up to receive IFS World monthly!
If you would like to be on the mailing
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Contact IFS today
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Order Free IFS Materials
The IFS Download Center offers a
complete library of IFS white papers, brochures,
customer stories and annual reports. Most materials are available in
both electronic
and print format.
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Upcoming Industry Events
Meet IFS at the following events:
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APICS International Conference & Expo, September
14 - 16,
Kansas City, Missouri
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National Manufacturing Week, September 23 - 25,
Chicago, Illinois
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IFS Customer Summit 2008, October 5 - 8,
Chicago, Illinois
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Consulting Summit,
October 30
New York City, New York
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POWER-GEN International,
December 2 - 4,
Orlando, Florida
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Designed for Agility
IFS, the global enterprise
applications company, provides solutions that
 enable
organizations to respond quickly to market changes,
allowing resources to be used in a more agile way to
achieve better business performance and competitive
advantage. Founded in 1983, IFS pioneered
component-based enterprise resources planning (ERP)
software with IFS Applications, now in its seventh
generation. IFS' component architecture provides
solutions that are easier to implement, run, and
upgrade. For more information, visit
www.ifsworld.com. |
About IFS
If
you're considering new ERP/EAM options, take a closer
look at IFS -the choice of successful companies such as
General Electric, BMW, Ericsson, and Lockheed Martin.
IFS' component-based software makes it easier for
companies to achieve rapid bottom-line results.
We'd like the opportunity to tell you the IFS story and
provide you with the latest IFS product releases.
IFS Solutions For:
E-mail
us at
request@ifsworld.com, and one of our representatives will
be in touch with you shortly. |
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