Recent incidents like the horse meat scandal or McDonald’s in China offering expired meat are just the tip of an…
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Jakob Bjorklund holds a master of science in industrial engineering and management from the University of Linköping. In his 21 years with IFS, he has been involved with consulting, sales and marketing, and product strategy for process manufacturing and supply chain management.
ERP Traceability and Data Capture to enable recall readiness
As an agile business, how can IFS help you be agile?
I read a very interesting post on this blog by Martin Gunnarson, who is the Director for Research and Strategy…
Read MoreSupply Chain Segmentation: What it is and why it matters
To measure your supply chain’s performance, take a look at these three variables. Two years ago I had the pleasure…
Read MoreThe Promise of Global ERP
There are some specific pitfalls and dangers involved with this strategy that need to be carefully addressed before you take…
Read MoreHow IFS can help process manufacturers with their CSR
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a broad concept that describes a corporate initiative to assess and take responsibility for a…
Read MoreHow ERP helps you be compliant with quality standards and legislation
As the person responsible for process manufacturing at IFS, I often get asked whether IFS Applications is certified for a…
Read MoreDefining the ERP Foundation for the Paint and Coatings Industry
Of the many contemporary challenges facing an industry like paint and coatings, supply chain management is a critical one at…
Read MoreProcess Manufacturing Council Adds Value to IFS Users
As an industry director for process manufacturing at IFS, I enjoy being in the middle of everything that is happening…
Read MoreSupply Chain Segmentation and Differentiated Inventory Planning
IFS has released a new solution for inventory planning. Even though the solution is a brand new development it was heavily inspired by a product extension that had been offered to our Scandinavian customer base for over ten years. In order to be able to offer this product globally it was included as a part the core IFS Applications. As we included the extension into core we also made some major enhancements of the solution. The most significant being vastly improved performance.
Read MoreMixed Mode Manufacturing – What’s in it for you?
Mixed mode manufacturing means that you combine make-to-stock (MTS) and make-to-order (MTO) in one common supply chain. The value proposition of this is that you can strike a balance between efficiency and flexibility across the product range by assigning different supply models to different products. In order to implement a strategy for a process manufacturing company it is important to have an enterprise software system such as IFS Applications that can support not only industry specific requirements for example formulations and multiple units of measure, but also mixed mode manufacturing.
Read MoreHow Enterprise Software Vendors Can Support Supply Chain Segmentation
I recently had the pleasure of visiting Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Conference in London. One of the many interesting topics discussed was Supply Chain Segmentation. Segmentation lets companies boost profitability by tailoring multiple supply chains within one physical flow. This made me think about how ERP vendors such as IFS can support companies to implement segmented supply chains.
The supply chain segmentation example Gartner shared resonated with me.
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