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IFS Survey Shows
Well-Designed Software is Crucial to Productivity
Improvement
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In a recent international survey of more than 1,000
business IT users, carried out on behalf of IFS, over a
third of respondents identified the web as providing the
most intuitive user experience. Only one in five cited
business applications used in the workplace as easy to
use - well behind the web and e-mail applications (27%).
IFS undertook the study as it planned
product enhancements that rise to the challenge of
bringing well-designed applications to the workplace.
Embedded enterprise application search, integrated
communities, enhanced navigation, and individualization
options are just some of the design elements and
functions that can help meet the demands of the i-generation
workforce, and enhance personal and organizational
productivity.
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"Ninety four percent of
the IT professionals
surveyed readily
identified areas where
business applications
take longer to perform
specific tasks than they
should. Bringing
features and functions
common in consumer
websites into the
business world was a way
respondents identified
as being
able to save time.
Business
software buyers should
be looking
for applications that
have incorporated such
features into
their application design
now."
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Alastair Sorbie, CEO,
IFS
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Above: IFS
Aurora functionality
will include the ability to
view your most recently used
screens in the same manner
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The Challenge of Project-Centric
Manufacturing
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In June's edition of the IFS Radio Netw ork,
IFS AB Senior Advisor Antony Bourne discusses the
unique needs of project-centric manufacturers who
must manage subcontractors as well as work that
takes place within their own operations. This
business model involves greater risk that must be
mitigated with intelligent use of technology.
According to Bourne, project-centric business models
are expanding well beyond the engineer-to-order
sector where they have always been in force.
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"Traditional manufacturing
companies have some of the older systems in place
that don't allow
you to analyze and check and book time against some
of these
activities. An example might be
the design department, where
you have a number of people
working but you have no idea who
is working on what or how much
time they are spending on it. It
may be that they are investing
a lot of time on projects or parts
that have no payback."
~ Antony Bourne,
Senior Advisor,
IFS AB
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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 now and save $55!
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September 23-25
Chicago,
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Utilize Express RFI for Smart
Software Decisions
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IFS Expr ess
RFI, certified by Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC),
is the industry's easiest and quickest way to create an
RFI for enterprise applications. It provides a template
of more than 3,000 functional specifications, organized
by department. IFS Applications 7 functionality has
already been identified within the RFI, and each
response has been reviewed and certified by a TEC
industry analyst.
IFS Applications 7, a component-based enterprise software,
enables enterprise agility so that organizations can
take advantage of rapidly changing international market
conditions. It gives enterprises a service-oriented
architecture (SOA) with reusable business components
designed for improved user productivity, faster
implementation, lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and
easier upgrades. For more
information send an e-mail from the link below or call 1-888-437-4968.
Download a free copy now!
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Paint and Wood Care Product Supplier
Selects IFS
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Dyrup, has selected IFS
Applications to standardize critical business processes
throughout the group. In combination with other
strategic projects being implemented by the group, the
new enterprise applications will contribute to
considerably improved profitability for Dyrup.
IFS has been involved in the chemicals
industry for many years and offers industry-specific
functionality that supports batch processing, recipe
handling, quality assurance, and demand planning.
IFS customers in the chemicals
industry include DuPont, Jotun, Flint Group, Willamette
Valley Company, Akzo Nobel, and Becker Industrial
Coatings.
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"We are
in the middle of a
major change process that
will
modernize our business processes. We found
well-documented support for this in IFS
Applications, which is agile, future-oriented, and
very user-friendly.
IFS has documented success in our
industry. Good references and proven
business-critical functionality with a comprehensive
solution that provides total support for our
operations were the most important reasons why we
chose IFS to replace our BPICS
solution from INFOR."
~
Erik Holm,
Managing Director,
Dyrup A/S
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Featured White Paper:
Usability as a Selection Criteria
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This IFS 'Usability' white paper
explores how the complexity of an ERP system can be
reduced, and how the huge spectrum of functionality and
information that an application encompasses can be made
easier to navigate. It discusses ERP usability, with
special attention to considering usability as a
criterion in your enterprise application selection
process. This whitepaper also focuses on why enterprise
applications should start to look, feel and function
more like functionality found on the Web.
Read this white paper
to find out more about software usability.
Download it free today!
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What Our EPCI Contractor Customers
are Saying
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This short video discusses the key benefits of IFS
Applications for EPCI Contractors and features customer
case studies.
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Upcoming Industry Events
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Welcome New IFS
Customers:
- Doppelmayr
Garaventa Group
- General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems
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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
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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:
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Seven IFS Key Vertical
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