Brightpoint Implements IFS Applications in 15 Countries
Brightpoint, one of the world’s leading providers of
distribution and supply chain solutions to the wireless
industry, has implemented IFS Applications in more than
15 countries in less than two years. The combination of
IFS Applications’ component-based flexibility and
cost-effectiveness were key factors when Brightpoint
selected IFS as the company’s global ERP vendor.
"We believe with
IFS Applications that we found an ERP system that can keep
pace with our growth. In order to incorporate additional
operations into our established work
processes, we need an agile solution that can support
the needs of our own organization as well as the needs of
our customers."
~ Jac Currie, CIO, Brightpoint |
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Feedback From Customer Summit 2011 Survey Shows 100%
Satisfaction
Customer satisfaction levels from the IFS Customer
Summit 2011 survey reported that 47% of attendees were
very satisfied and 53% were satisfied with their overall
experience with the summit.
Want to learn more about the IFS Customer Summit 2011? Read the ARC
Advisory Group's review about the event, posted by Ralph Rio. The review
shares information about summit presentations and a few break out
sessions.
Also watch for more upcoming summit coverage
videos posted to
www.youtube.com, like this
one on enterprise 2.0.
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Free White Paper:
Software Usability Challenge for Electric Power Industry
 ERP/EAM
usability is a challenge for the electric energy
industry according to a study conducted for IFS
North America.
This paper outlines study results and offers advice
for selecting ERP and EAM for maximum usability. ERP
and EAM with enhanced usability increases
productivity and system usage, maximizing value
realized.
Read this white paper today!
Podcast: IFS Study Reveals Major Trend Towards Green
Supply Chains
According to a
recently-released study conducted for IFS North America, the vast
majority of middle market manufacturers are part of a green supply
chain. They are either asking their vendors for environmental impact
data of some type or have customers that request this information from
them. In some cases, purchasing decisions are influenced by or made on
the basis of this non-financial data.
Of course this places heavy demands on an
enterprise software solution. According to the study, most manufacturers
handle this data in either a paper-based system or in spreadsheets
outside of their enterprise solution. In this month’s interview episode
of the IFS Radio Network, IFS AB Director of Strategy and Research
Martin Gunnarsson reviews the study results and discusses the
implications for enterprise resource planning and other enterprise
software.
"I think many of us
are prepared to make these extra efforts. But there is one
thing missing - and that is information. We need to be
informed and reminded over and over again about
sustainability impacts of not choosing sustainable
alternatives. It is the same in the business environment,
where communicating the sustainable alternative is of
increasing importance for companies. They need to benchmark
themselves over time and communicate how much they improve.
They need to benchmark themselves against competitors and
communicate how much better they are."
~ Martin Gunnarsson, Director of Research and
Strategy, IFS AB |
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Register for Upcoming Plant Services CMMS/Asset
Management
Webinar
Plant Services Webinar - CMMS/Asset Management
On Thursday, May 26, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. ET, Plant Services
is hosting a webinar that features expert analysts and maintenance professionals,
which will highlight how companies use CMMS and asset management software to create more efficient maintenance planning. This webinar will identify best practice and demonstrate the software companies are using to make better-informed maintenance decisions.
It will also discuss:
- Optimized management of physical assets through PAS 55 Compliance
- The role of I.T. in enabling adoption and proof of PAS 55 Compliance
Register for the CMMS/Asset Management Software webinar and also view the full 2011 Plant Services' Performance Optimization Webinar lineup.
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Date and Time:
May 26, 2011, 2:00 p.m. ET
Moderator:
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Mike Bacidore,
Editor-in-Chief,
Plant Services |
Presenters:
David Berger,
Certified Management Consultant,
Director of Western Management Consultants of Ontario |
Michael Blalock,
Global Industry Director for Energy and Utilities, IFS |
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Free Report - Study Shows
Usability & Enterprise Agility Key ERP Concerns
The vast majority of executives with mid-
to large-sized manufacturers responding to an IFS North America research
study are grappling with two trends:
- A lack of intuitive usability in
enterprise software including enterprise resource planning (ERP).
This reduces productivity and keeps manufacturers from realizing a
return on their ERP or enterprise asset management (EAM) investment.
- Rigidity and inflexibility that
reduces total enterprise agility. This means that as manufacturing
companies experience change, their enterprise software cannot change
rapidly enough, again reducing return on ERP investment and at times
even causing businesses to miss out on opportunities that would
require them to change the way their business operates.
The study was conducted by an independent
research company in early 2011 among more than 200 executives with
manufacturing operations with greater than $100 million in revenue.
Study respondents gave their enterprise
software generally poor marks for usability. Only 10 percent of
manufacturing executives participating in a study conducted for IFS
North America said their enterprise resource planning (ERP) software was
“very easy and intuitive to use.” And almost 60 percent of respondents
said their enterprise resource planning (ERP) or other enterprise
software slows them down and prevents their organizations from changing
the way they do business.
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Events: Meet IFS at These
Upcoming Events
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2011 ITW GLOBAL IT SUMMIT
May 18-20, 2011 in
Phoenix, Arizona
IFS is a
sponsor at the 2011 ITW Global IT Summit that is
being held at the Arizona Grand Resort in
Phoenix, Arizona. In attendance will be up to 200 ITW IT and Telecom professionals representing our
businesses from around the globe. ITW is a
multibillion dollar company with 100 years of
history. ITW today designs and manufactures
fasteners and components, equipment and consumable
systems and a variety of specialty products and
equipment for customers around the world. The
company's more than 840 businesses are mostly small,
decentralized and focused on their customers.
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APICS
October 23-25, 2011 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Visit IFS at
Booth #406
The APICS International Conference &
Expo is one of the world's largest gatherings of
operations management professionals, and it provides
an annual interactive learning environment to share
ideas and learn from peers.
 Attend
the Brewing Up Profitable Sustainability
Management
session by IFS Senior Advisor William Leedale (CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP).
Session Description: From the big companies to
the little guys, today's brewing companies are going the extra mile to
report on their sustainability initiatives. Industry leaders recognize
that sustainability encompasses the four areas of the UN Global Compact:
human rights, labor, environment, and anticorruption. This session will
explore corporate social responsibility (CSR) - as addressed in Global
Reporting Initiative G3 guidelines - and how it is applied in the
brewing industry.
Attend this session to identify what makes a good
sustainability management system, learn how different breweries have
developed systems to support their needs, effectively report to your
stakeholders on your company’s CSR performance and learn about the G3
guidelines and how breweries follow them so well. |
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Accurate & Free Software Comparison Tool
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:
- 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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Meet the IFS Team
Each month the IFS customer newsletter
will feature an IFS employee.
This
month's
spotlight is on:
Patrick
- Senior Business Analyst
 "I
am a senior business analyst for IFS, working out of my home
office in Bridgewater, New Jersey. I have a MBA and MSc from
Rutgers University, with a degree in Business/Mechanics and
Materials Science/Engineering. I have been with IFS for five
years and before that I was actually a customer of IFS.
The thing I like the most about working for IFS is the variety
and competency of our customers. The ability to work with each
customer and share my knowledge with them as well as learn from
them is very enjoyable. Of course, the ultimate satisfaction
comes when the customer goes live and says 'I really like the
IFS software!'
On a personal note, I am married with three grown boys -
Christopher, James and David, and have a 12-year-old grandson." |
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If you're considering new
ERP/EAM options, take a closer look at IFS - the
choice of successful companies such as GE, BMW,
Ericsson, and Lockheed Martin. IFS' component-based
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