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New IFS Solution Helps Cut Cost and
Carbon
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 IFS
launched a fully-integrated Eco-footprint Management
tool as part of an enterprise standard applications
suite – helping businesses meet impending environmental
regulations.The Eco-footprint
Management tool will provide organizations with
unprecedented control and transparency on the
environmental impact of their operations. It offers
customers an enterprise standard methodology to help
them control costs and meet an urgent need to prepare
for compliance with environmental legislation.
Eco-footprint Management will be added
to IFS' software suite, IFS Applications. Users will be
able to configure IFS Applications to capture
environmental impact information from throughout their
business just as easily as they configure their
financial system to capture cost. IFS customers will be
able to track the impact of a broad spectrum of
activities ranging from raw material sourcing to product
design to logistics and emissions - helping them analyze
their operations, learn environmental patterns and plan
for urgent legislative requirements.
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Podcast - DATABASE FACE-OFF -
Oracle vs. SQL Server for Enterprise Applications
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In this
 month's
IFS Radio Network podcast,
IFS North America Chief Technology Officer Rick
Veague and Oracle Manager of Technology Platform
Solutions Rick Pandya lay out the facts about how
these two database platforms compare.
IFS has always standardized on
Oracle databases, to the exclusion of other database
platforms like SQL Server. Is this the right
strategy? Are there benefits to be had from SQL that
cannot be obtained from developing an enterprise
application strictly on an Oracle database? Listen
to this podcast to find out!
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"For
mission critical applications, I think
the jury is pretty much decided that Oracle
is unsurpassed in terms
of its security, scalability, reliability
and its ability
to support mission critical operations,
particularly when it is coupled with
an application that is highly optimized to
take advantage of everything that the Oracle
database has to offer – like IFS for
example. It has some
very unique technologies and features that
SQL
cannot really match,
in many cases. "
~ Rick Veague, IFS, CTO |
Subscribe through iTunes to automatically receive these
monthly podcasts.
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Meet IFS at These Events
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Upcoming Events |
IMS - 17th Industrial
Advisory Board Meeting
May 5 -7, 2009
Ann Arbor, MI
Attend this meeting hosted by the University of
Michigan, at the Ford Motor Company's Dearborn Truck
Assembly Plant. The industry workshop is titled
'Developing Sustainable, Value-Added, and Resilient
Systems for Accelerated Productivity through IMS.'
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This year's summit theme is Practical Solutions to
Current Market Pressures. Attend and hear about:
- The current state of the consulting industry.
- Domestic and international macroeconomic indicators
and trends; economic policy programs and stimulus responses.
- Strategies for surviving - and even thriving - in
the economic downturn.
- Invaluable lessons as to how prosperous Deloitte is
weathering the current economic storm.
- Secrets currently used at Hitatchi for managing
talent through tough times.
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Manufacturing Business
Technology Environmental Tracking Coverage
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 Manufacturing
Business Technology's 'ERP vendors and
environmental tracking'
article, written by Roberto Michel,
explores what ERP vendors
have added environmental tracking capabilities to their
systems and its significance.
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Customer Success: Maxwell
Technologies Shaves 10 Days Off Production Scheduling
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Maxwell Technologies is a leading
developer and manufacturer of innovative, cost-effective
energy storage and power delivery solutions. Its ultra
capacitor cells and multi-cell packs and modules provide
safe and reliable power solutions for applications in
consumer and industrial electronics, transportation and
telecomm-unications.
Maxwell Technologies' main objective
for implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP)
applications solution was to reduce the amount of time
it took to get a product into the customer's hands.
By using IFS
Applications, Maxwell Technologies achieved:
- Ten days faster scheduling time.
- Improved customer service.
- The ability to capture cost by work center.
- A rapid 3-month implementation.
- Eliminated 24-48 hour order wait.
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"From the customer service
side, now our customer service people can focus on
interfacing
with the customer and doing
things that the sales force
needs rather than chasing confirmation dates. Plus
there
is no longer a 24 - 48 hour waiting period when orders
come in."
~ Tom Prouse
Maxwell Technologies
Master Scheduler
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White Paper:
Leverage ERP for Sales & Operations Planning
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 Sales
and Operations Planning (S&OP) is a business methodology
that helps manufacturers rapidly adjust to change.
Economic slowdowns, business growth and new products can
all disrupt an enterprise.
The right ERP solution can
facilitate S&OP to offer visibility of these challenges,
allowing for rapid compensation of sales and
manufacturing plans.
Download this white paper free today!
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Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co.
Maintains Spent Nuclear Fuel Facilities with IFS
Applications
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 SKB,
Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co. will
implement IFS Applications to maintain its facilities,
with the help of a supplier, Logica. SKB is responsible
for managing the spent nuclear fuel produced by Swedish
nuclear power stations.
The demands on safety, quality management, risk
management, technological development, and documentation
are very challenging. And as SKB is now approaching the
industrial phase of building and operating major
facilities, there comes a greater demand on IT support.
SKB will implement IFS Applications components for
maintenance, purchasing, inventory, and document
management.
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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, principal
of Western Management Consultants and a well-known
authority on CMMS and EAM, has teamed up with Paul
Studebaker, Editor-in-Chief of
Plant Services
magazine,
to create this sophisticated comparison tool.
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Compare with 3 levels of
complexity & up to 360 distinct data points
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Weight software attributes that are
most critical to you business
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View objective side-by-side comparison of multiple 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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We're Moving!
The IFS
North American Headquarters in Illinois is
moving May 4, 2009.
New IFS Address Starting in May:
300 Park Boulevard
Suite 555
Itasca, IL 60143
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Contact IFS today
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Download 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 & IFS Events
See IFS at the following events:
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Welcome New IFS Customer:
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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:
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Seven IFS Key Vertical
Industries
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Recommend Professional Associations You are Involved In
What organizations are you or your company involved in?
Which ones have helped you achieve business success such
as improved business practices, lean manufacturing,
valuable industry contacts, etc. Share with IFS and your
peers to receive a free gift!
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