Damen Shipyards Goes Live With IFS
Applications
Damen Shipyards has implemented IFS
Applications to streamline its business
processes throughout the organization.
Software usability will improve thanks to
IFS Enterprise Explorer, a modern
user-friendly, intuitive interface that
increases operational productivity.
Damen Shipyards Gorinchem is part of the
Damen Shipyards Group, employing more than
6,700 people worldwide. The Damen Shipyards
Group builds 150 ships annually, ranging
from tugboats and ferries to navy frigates
and super yachts. The company owns a large
number of repair yards. Damen S hipyards
Gorinchem uses IFS Service Management to
manage ship repairs and spare parts sales.
In addition, Damen uses call center and
warranty management functionality from IFS
to handle customer queries related to
warranties. It will also use IFS
Applications to run its financials
processes. As of next spring, Damen will
also use the contract management and project
management components in IFS Applications.
With these components, the company will be
able to support projects including service
and repair work to new fabrication projects.
Damen Shipyards Gorinchem chose IFS
Applications at the end of 2009 to improve
project monitoring and efficiency. With this
solution, the company reduced delivery times
and optimized information flows. This was
all done within the framework of the ‘Dawn’
project, in which Damen focused on
introducing uniform processes, systems and
master data in all product groups and
throughout the production chain.
"Our principal reasons for choosing IFS
Applications were the modern user-friendly
user interface, IFS’ global service and
support network, and the fact that the
project, service, engineering, purchasing,
logistics and fabrication processes were
completely integrated," Damen Shipyards
Gorinchem ERP Project Leader Aart-Jan van
der Wekken said.
Free White Paper: IUID - What
Does It Mean to You?
Item Unique Identification (IUID) is mandated
throughout the supply chain by the U.S. Department
of Defense (DoD) for new procurement of items over
$5,000.
If your organization supplies or maintains assets
for the DoD, IUID is something you need to address.
The indications are that other countries, including
the UK MoD, will also adopt the standard. The good
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believes it offers real benefits across the defense
enterprise. The challenge is that IUID is
deceptively simple - understanding the requirement
and implementing it within your enterprise supply
chain, inventory and maintenance management
solutions is not trivial.
Read more about what IUID could mean for
your organization.
Podcast: Lock Out Tag Out in Enterprise
Software
Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO)
is an essential safety procedure in any industrial environment. In this
month's interview epis ode
of the IFS Radio Network, IFS Sales Consultant Nick Carberry shares
experiences and insights regarding LOTO. LOTO is best handled within an
enterprise software application, according to Carberry, to streamline
communication with everyone touching the equipment. Carberry also shares
a sobering account of a software selection process at a pulp and paper
mill.
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"We
were looking at several plants across their
portfolio... One of the reasons they were
switching to a new EAM system was ensuring
that lock out tag out was in place. The
reason being they were coming from a very
antiquated system that did not have a
workflow in place for lock out tag out or
LOTO. In one of the instances they talked
about, they did have a fatality at the
plant. There were certain parts of a machine
being shut down for an extended period of
time, and at the very beginning of that
period, there were a lot of contractors
coming into play.
So you have
outsiders working on machines that may still
be in production to some extent. So
unfortunately there was a fatal electric
shock that was delivered to this
gentleman..."
- Nick Carberry, Sales Consultant, IFS
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Project-Based
Manufacturer Huber SE Selects IFS Applications to
Streamline Business Processes
Huber SE, a leading
international manufacturer of machinery and equipment
for wastewater treatment, has selected IFS Applications
as its corporate ERP solution to optimize business
processes, increase productivity and reduce throughput
times throughout its organization.
Huber SE wanted a single
fully integrated ERP solution to replace its current
software, which came from several different vendors. The
company selected IFS because IFS Applications provided
the best fit for Huber's requirements, especially in the
key areas of project-based manufacturing and
engineering, and because of the availability of local
support. Huber SE will implement IFS components for
manufacturing, engineering, distribution, service
management, document management, quality management,
project management, human resource management, and sales
and service.
"We selected IFS
Applications not just because it matched our
requirements perfectly, but also because of the industry
competence demonstrated by the IFS team," Huber SE CEO
Georg Huber said. "Having one single ERP solution will
enable us to implement uniform processes throughout the
group and will give us analysis tools, which in return
will enable us to streamline our processes and introduce
uniform best practices company-wide."
Meet the IFS Team
Each
month the IFS newsletter will feature an IFS employee.
This
month's
spotlight is on:
Julie
- Senior Customer Support Analyst
"I work
out of the Tucson, Arizona office as a Senior Product Support
Analyst for the Distribution team. I joined IF S more than 10
years ago, after spending over 20 years working in manufacturing
environments in the areas of purchasing and materials
management. I earned my APICS CPIM certification in 1991, my MBA
from the University of Phoenix in 1995, and my APICS CSCP
certification in 2010.
On a personal note, in
February I will be celebrating my 30th wedding anniversary with
my husband, Rene’, and we have
two daughters - Jennifer and Megan. Megan got married in
February of 2010 and is
expecting our first grandchild next month, and Jennifer is
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Watch the IFS Enterprise Explorer Video (IFS EE)
Events: Meet IFS at These
Upcoming Events
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Upcoming Events |
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Pacific Design and
Manufacturing
2011
February 8-10, 2011 in Anaheim, CA
Visit IFS at
Booth #3849
With admission to
Pacific Design & Manufacturing, you have access to
seven additional industry-related events taking
place under the same roof.
Meet
with more than 2,000 additional suppliers featuring
400,000 sq. ft. of materials, equipment, systems,
and services used in product design and development.
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John Molson School of Business
- Business Card Exchange Event
February 23, 2011 in Montreal, Canada
IFS is sponsoring the
John Molson School of Business – Business Card
Exchange Event.
This
event brings professional business executives and
entrepreneurs together for an eclectic cocktail
networking party. The atmosphere is magical as so
many like minded people get together to shake hands,
introduce themselves and meet more business contacts
in one evening than they could in a year.
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AeroDef Manufacturing Expo
April 4-7, 2011 in Anaheim, CA
Visit IFS at
Booth #1419
Be a part of history at AeroDef Manufacturing.
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The
only event to bring together the entire
aerospace and defense manufacturing enterprise.
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A
catalyst for radical change in the face of
government and global economic realities.
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The
only event designed to foster innovation and
collaboration between buyers and sellers at each
stage of the manufacturing process.
AeroDef
is solely devoted to the highly specialized
challenges of these economic sectors. It is an event
of such significance that leading OEM executives
agreed to guide its development.
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FIATECH 2011
April 18-20, 2011 in Chandler, AZ
FIATECH
2011 will begin FIATECH's next 10 years of leading
industry developments in advancing life cycle data
management, design workflows, RFID developments, and
much more.
The
Technology Showcase will provide a unique
opportunity for peer-to-peer exchange and networking
as well as time to envision emerging technologies
and innovative solutions that will enhance your
position in the competitive global market.
By
participating in this 2 1/2 day event you will see
what the FIATECH consortium and its members have
been developing and what is ahead for the next 10
years.
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Akzo Nobel Casco
Adhesives Strengthens Environmental Management with IFS
Eco-footprint Management
Casco Adhesives, part of
Akzo Nobel, one of the world's leading chemicals
corporations, has signed an agreement with IFS to
upgrade and extend its business applications to
streamline processes and improve environmental
management. The extension includes the implementation by
Casco Adhesives of IFS Eco-footprint Management, which
will be used to analyze and document the environmental
impact of its operations throughout the value chain.
Casco Adhesives has been using IFS
Applications since 1994. The company sells and develops
adhesives and adhesive systems for the woodworking
industry.
Today it uses IFS
Applications to control and monitor financials,
production, and logistics. Apart from IFS Eco-footprint
Management, the upgrade includes:
- The new IFS
Enterprise Explorer user interface, to increase user
productivity.
- IFS Trade
Management, a new component designed for companies
with more advanced requirements within trade and
distribution and increased support for product
development in the process industry.
Product Insight:
A Look at
IFS Demand Planning
IFS
Demand Planning reduces the complexity of forecasting through one of the
most sophisticated and easy-to-use graphical demand planning tools on
the market today. Its highly interactive forecasting environment allows
you to quickly create and adjust demand forecasts for input into other
key enterprise activities such as sales planning, inventory control and
production.
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to
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another?
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Comparison Tool from Managing Automation at
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The IFS Validation Report includes:
- A solution overview
- A functional overview, including a summary of key
capabilities by application and industry
- A technology overview
- A description of the new enhancements in IFS
Applications
- A description of
Managing Automation's validation methodology
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