This blog was written by Dawn Brusseau and Jillian Koskosky, Senior Product Marketing Managers at IFS, exploring the impact and innovations in the IFS Cloud 25R2 release.

IFS Cloud 25R2 delivers a transformative leap in ERP capabilities, empowering organizations to adapt faster and operate smarter. This release introduces embedded AI-driven features, including advanced AI capabilities for finance and forecasting, alongside agentic automation through Digital Workers. Key enhancements span manufacturing, supply chain, and financial control including First Article Inspection for quality assurance, dynamic pricing, and flexible scenario planning. By streamlining compliance, improving inventory forecasting, and reducing invisible work, 25R2 helps businesses protect margins, boost productivity, and respond confidently to change. It’s ERP reimagined for agility, resilience, and sustainable growth.

Elevating Manufacturing Excellence

With the introduction of First Article Inspection, new part approval processes are streamlined by digitizing preparation, execution, and sign-off, reducing manual effort while boosting compliance and transparency.

MRP Simulation, powered by IFS.ai, empowers planners to model multiple demand scenarios, enabling agile responses to market shifts and smarter inventory strategies.

Meanwhile, Safety Datasheet Scanning automates chemical data extraction for real-time accuracy, cutting administrative burden and strengthening regulatory compliance.

Together, these features help customers minimize risk, accelerate decision-making, and enhance operational efficiency ultimately delivering safer, more resilient, and cost-effective manufacturing processes.

Transforming Financial Control with Intelligent Automation

Managing complex financial processes can be time-consuming and prone to error. That’s why IFS.ai introduces three powerful capabilities designed to simplify tasks and improve accuracy.

  • Financial Project Completion helps finance teams close projects faster by automating reconciliation and highlighting outstanding actions, reducing delays and ensuring compliance.
  • Installments on Hold for Payment provides instant visibility into blocked payments, enabling quick resolution and better cash flow management.
  • Meanwhile, Offset Unmatched Payment on Account for Customer Checks intelligently identifies and applies unmatched payments, eliminating manual effort and minimizing reconciliation errors.

Together, these features free teams from repetitive tasks, improve transparency, and accelerate financial cycles. By leveraging conversational AI and smart automation, businesses gain greater control over project finances, reduce risk, and enhance operational efficiency, delivering a seamless experience that supports profitability and customer trust.

Driving Forecasting Accuracy and Pricing Confidence  

IFS Cloud introduces intelligent capabilities that help organizations stay ahead in a dynamic market. AI-driven project forecasting delivers instant insights into margins and potential cost overruns, enabling proactive decisions that keep projects profitable and on schedule.  

Predictive purchase lead time analysis uses historical data to improve supply chain planning, reducing stockouts, and optimizing inventory levels. Enhanced pricing tools with flexible elements and customer agreements provide transparency and adaptability, ensuring businesses can respond quickly to material cost fluctuations while protecting margins.  

Together, these innovations drive efficiency, reduce risk, and strengthen financial control for sustainable growth. 

Shaping the Future of Enterprise Agility

These innovations reflect a clear vision: empowering businesses to thrive in an era of constant change. By combining AI-driven intelligence with advanced automation, IFS Cloud enables organizations to simplify complexity, accelerate decision-making, and maintain full control over critical processes. From manufacturing precision and financial transparency to smarter forecasting and dynamic pricing, every feature is designed to reduce risk, protect margins, and unlock new levels of efficiency. The result is an ERP experience that doesn’t just support operations, it transforms them into a strategic advantage.

With IFS Cloud, companies gain the agility to adapt, the resilience to overcome challenges, and the confidence to grow sustainably in a competitive global market.