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Mobility continues to be a hot topic in the ERP/enterprise software market, but the conversations are changing from theory to optimization and practical use. In fact, mobility is one of Gartner’s nexus of forces, the convergence of social, mobility, cloud and information patterns that drive new business scenarios. This started me thinking about why manufacturers appear to be behind the curve in embracing this technology and in seeing the benefits on the shop floor.

Today, most enterprise software runs on servers at a business’ premises. Of course a growing percentage of solutions like customer relationship management (CRM) or even enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications are delivered from the cloud. Sometimes they are even sold not through a perpetual license, but as as a subscription service or from the cloud.

Interview with Stefan Gustafsson, Managing Director at IFS Japan about the fruitful partnership between the global Japanese Partner NEC and IFS. In this mini interview, Stefan shares the latest news about the new joint solution for process manufacturing and a gives us a short recap of the NEC and IFS partnership.

For a couple of years Near Field Communications (NFC) has been pushed by Google and others as the next big thing for smartphones. There has been a lot said about the merits of consumer applications for NFC, including digital wallets and replacing some of Bluetooth. But what about applications in business—what role could NFC play there? Here at IFS we’ve been looking into just that.

In this post I want to share tangible and intangible mobility returns for two roles that are typical of any company; the sales executive and the project manager.

L’intelligence artificielle est un thème exploité depuis longtemps par le cinéma et la littérature. Si les questions d’ordre philosophique ou éthique que pose l’intelligence artificielle sont aussi passionnantes que fondamentales, l’objet de cet article se veut plus prosaïque : L’intelligence artificielle peut-elle avoir un rôle pertinent dans les applications métier utilisées chaque jour par les entreprises et leurs collaborateurs ?

Lasting one extra day this year, the IFS World Conference delivers 24 more hours of networking and knowledge-sharing, and even more reasons to attend. Here are six of the best reasons why you should consider joining us this year…

Borg van Katwijk, Financial Director at Visser & Smit Marine Contracting said, “Our workforce is becoming increasingly mobile. By using business apps, such as IFS Notify Me, our employees are no longer required to be at their desks. IFS Notify Me enables them to approve purchase orders and invoices at any time and at any location—at home, at the office, or on the go. This boosts productivity and ensures up-to-date information in our central ERP system.

I like free stuff as much as the next person. Although I know very well that nothing is free. So what’s the problem? More and more, I find myself disappointed over the fact that “free” means that the product I’m consuming is less than its potential; less than I expect it to be.

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.

Ces derniers mois, plutôt que de lire la presse informatique, j’ai pu observer la façon dont l’iPad et la tablette Windows 8 fonctionnait dans les mains de mes enfants, leurs cousins, tantes, oncles et grands-parents. C’était comme si je faisais un bond de 20 ans en arrière, au début des années 90 où le débat faisait rage entre Mac et “le bon vieux PC”. Maintenant, c’est iPad vs. Windows 8, et alors que l’iPad domine aujourd’hui le marché, à l’époque, le PC était la référence. Et la principale différence entre les deux systèmes est toujours la même.

This reverse logistics post reflects on our recent visit to the Reverse Logistics Association trade show in Las Vegas.  …