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This post shares a few examples of IFS Quick Reports created by the American company CDF.
The beauty of this solution lies in the simplicity when it comes to extract, present and share data in an easy way.
How to Close the Manufacturing Skills Gap
The global economic crisis has had a significant effect on the manufacturing sector, with the prolonged Eurozone slump impacting demand…
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It has been 30 years or so since IFS got its start in the energy and utilities (E&U) industry. We…
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It is an old joke, that may sometimes target specific software vendors, that implementing enterprise resource planning (ERP) software or…
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Whether you are a dyed-in-the-wool auto enthusiast or just someone like me who has a more spirited driving style, you…
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I’m a relative newcomer to both IFS and the world of software, having 20-odd years’ history in the IT sector,…
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The concept of “just-in-time” manufacturing could have been invented for the automotive industry, one with tight supply chains that demand…
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ISO standards are a lot of things. Specifications for products and services. A third party stamp of approval for quality,…
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When Gartner speaks, we all tend to listen. So when Gartner characterized 2014 as the dawn of post-modern ERP – where the enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite is de-constructed into a more federal, “loosely-coupled” ERP environment – I not only listened, but agreed. Because this is exactly the trend we are seeing in the market for enterprise software in the demanding aerospace and defense software industry.
Read MoreIFS in the Hall of Fame
IFS is among the top ten of Sweden’s best workplaces for the fifth year in a row. This post explains why!
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