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General Dynamics Selects IFS To
Provide IT Backbone for Navy Logistics Contract
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General Dynamics Advanced Information
Systems has chosen IFS Applications as its IT backbone
solution for a U.S. Navy performance-based logistics
contract.
Under its contract with the Navy,
General Dynamics will be responsible for logistics
support of mission computers for several types of F/A-18
and AV-8B aircraft. General Dynamics' responsibilities
will include making repairs, providing spare systems and
modules, arranging transportation, managing obsolescence
and controlling inventories. In support of this effort
General Dynamics will use IFS Applications for supply
chain, tracking, repair, maintenance and reporting
functions.
"IFS defense solutions are designed
with evolution in mind. In order to effectively manage
logistics for U.S. defense organizations, companies like
General Dynamics must utilize technology that is
reliable and easily adaptable," IFS North America
President and CEO Cindy Jaudon said. "The demands placed
on defense suppliers change so rapidly that an agile
enterprise application is crucial. Combine the ability
to reconfigure and add functionality to meet customers'
specific needs and you have technology that can give
Department of Defense contractors a real competitive
edge."
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Fast Track Implementation
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In July's
episode of the IFS Radio Network podcast, IFS
customer Jay Michael of Colfax Corporation discusses
his company's rapid roll-out of IFS Applications
across multiple divisions. Anyone who insists that
implementing an enterprise software application
requires a long implementation process ought to talk
to Jay Michael, who in one case implemented
functionality for an entire division in a little
more than three months.
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"To
roll out a site fast, the
number one thing is not to try
to redesign the process while
you're doing it. Take it as-is.
Even if it means extra steps in the system. You can
get to that later. The fastest way to increase the
scope and lengthen the process
is to do process redesign at the
same time you are implementing... We just don't have
the time or manpower to do the 'German
thing,' as I call it, and put eight people in a
room for six months
to debate about it."
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Jay Michael, Colfax Corporation,
Senior Business Analyst
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Visit IFS at These Upcoming Events
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Upcoming Events |
Dates & Location |
APICS International Conference & Expo
Attend this premier educational event for operations
management professionals looking for cutting-edge
solutions for the global supply chain, sustainable
operations, forecasting and demand management. Don't
miss it!
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September 14-16
Kansas City,
Missouri |
National Manufacturing Week
Attend NMW 2008 to see the latest
advances in every area of design and manufacturing
including engineering, automation technology,
computer-aided design and manufacturing, rapid
prototyping, production machinery, material
handling, lasers, motors and drives, networking,
enterprise IT, electronics, components, device
communications materials and quality systems.
Register before August 29th to save!
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September 23-25
Chicago,
Illinois |
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Free Web-Based Tool
Simplifies CMMS/EAM Evaluation Process
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Are you looking
for a CMMS or EAM solution but don't know
where to begin? Try
the Plant Services CMMS/EAM Software Review
tool,
an industry-unique,
web-based tool that simplifies the software
evaluation process. David Berger,
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and a well-known authority on CMMS and EAM, has teamed
up with Paul Studebaker, Editor-in-Chief of
Plant
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magazine,
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solutions at once
No other web-based program offers superior analytical
capabilities than this CMMS evaluation program. Try it
now and save valuable time!
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IFS Pinpoints Project Centric
Business Model as the Key to Success in Global Economic
Downturn
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Based on 25 years of experience in
developing software that supports Project Centric
businesses, IFS, is advising businesses to tear down the
barriers inherent in traditional organizational
structures by adopting a Project Centric approach. IFS
has identified time, risk, cost, cash and resources as
the five key performance measures a business must track
in order to improve efficiency and remain agile in a
global marketplace.
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Traditional organizational structures
and systems make understanding real-time operational
situations very difficult, delaying corrections to
resourcing and supply, costing the business money and
making it almost impossible to decide whether an
opportunity will ultimately be profitable. Software
applications that record, monitor and optimize these
five fundamentals and encourage collaboration are proven
to help a business become more agile and better able to
respond to global and local challenges.
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"Businesses require Project Centric capabilities
that remove the
old-fashioned constraints. Managers need to be able
to assemble and
re-assemble the best mix of people, assets and
resources for particular projects, and employees are
demanding 'individualized' systems that mirror the
realities of their changing work and personal lives.
This approach gives companies visibility of likely
consequences from business
decisions, so they can manage the future, not only
the past."
Thomas Petersson, IFS, Senior Vice President of
Products & Marketing
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White Paper: Intelligent Metrics
Insures Success
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Learn how complex manufacturer GED
Integrated Solutions went thro ugh
the process of establishing metrics to drive process
improvements, using IFS Applications to reduce inventory
and replacement part turn-around at the same time, move
to a hard reservation system and master the Returns
Materials Authorization (RMA) process.
Download this white paper today to get
the full story!
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Learn Benefits to Service Oriented
Architecture
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This short video
clip discusses the key benefits of IFS Applications
service oriented architecture. See why IFS Applications
is a leader in technology.
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complete library of IFS white papers, brochures,
customer stories and annual reports. Most materials are available in
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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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IFS Customer Bookmarks
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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
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