Whitepapers: IFS Applications

Like a civil engineering endeavor or sizable construction project, implementing an enterprise-wide application like an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is a costly and complex process. This whitepaper provides short and to the point steps to successful ERP implementation.

Powerful enterprise asset management (EAM) software has become a requirement rather than a luxury. But yet, most EAM software fails to offer broad enough or thorough enough functionality to truly maximize asset output while minimizing asset cost. This whitepaper analyzes the reasons that this is the case and offer advice for navigating an EAM software selection cycle that delivers the functionality today’s executive requires.

The principles behind project-based business practices are now being embraced and applied to businesses ranging from manufacturing to services. This whitepaper discusses the megatrends driving this change, what it means for industrial companies, and how Project-Based Solutions (PBS), a new type of ERP, can allow executives to intelligently navigate these uncertain waters.

In the relentless pursuit of profitability and competitiveness, more and more companies are turning to lean manufacturing to reduce or eliminate waste in their production processes. This paper illustrates how IFS Applications supports lean principles, particularly in the many manufacturing environments that require both rate-based and order-based shop-floor execution.