The Wall Street Journal has shown that there is very little room for profit in the aviation industry. In fact,…
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IFS13 Opening Session – Alastair Sorbie
This is one of a series of live blog posts directly from the site of the 2013 IFS World Conference…
Read MoreSustainability Monitoring – Do you do it? 68% of UK A&D companies don’t!
…and those that do, use manual spreadsheets! Governments of the world have been working towards an improved level of sustainability…
Read MoreHow Mobility Access Unlocks Business Benefits for Industrial Maintenance
How do you access enterprise software from mobile devices while doing maintenance work and other asset management activities?
It’s a question we recently asked executives at industrial companies with more than $50 million in annual revenue and have some involvement with enterprise software selection. We heard some surprising answers…
Read MoreERP for Drilling Contractors – Raising the standard for visibility performance and control
Today, international drilling contractors face a situation in which strong growth requires new ways of handling increased pressure on human resources, equipment utilization, and assets performance.
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 MoreWindows 8 vs. iPad – It’s PC vs. Mac all over again
I have just returned from three months paternity leave, and I must say that in addition to enjoying time with my kids it has been quite refreshing to experience IT “out of business”. Rather than reading IT press, the last few months I have seen how the iPads and Windows 8 devices work in the hands of my kids, their cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.
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.
Read MoreCRM App – The most wanted business app is now also available on Android
According to and IDC survey 31 percent of companies indicate CRM (e.g. management of sales, contracts, activities, and opportunities) is the mobile business app that would most significantly impact their business. We have it. Please try it.
Read MoreA Big and Creative Brain is a Small Brain
Many times I have asked myself why some people and companies seem to be more creative and innovative than others. Do some people have superior DNA or are they blessed with a bigger brain? I read a book during my summer vacation that shed some light on my question. I would like to share it with you here.
Read MoreShaping an Innovation Culture Includes Rewarding Failure
We discussed whether your fear of failure is due to the fear of losing your job or damaging your career. I asked if anyone has really lost their job due to that kind of failure, but the answer was ‘no’. So maybe the fear is just a perception? …. and they nodded in agreement.
Read MoreApproach to Managing ESG Goals – A CEO Perspective
In part 1 of this 4-part blog series, we will expand on the Executive Summary – Defining ESG Goals and…
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