At the end of 2015, IFS carried out a global survey of over 1,000 IT decision makers from companies in…
Read MoreManufacturing industry — change is the only constant
Predictions for the manufacturing sector
IFS’s Global Industry Director for the manufacturing sector, Antony Bourne, predicts how three key trends will be impacting the industry…
Read More2016 Process manufacturing predictions
2016 will be another year for businesses in the process industry to watch and learn. In 2016, we will see…
Read MoreRemanufacturing & The Move Towards a Circular Economy
In order for European manufacturers to prepare for this new circular economy, it’s important that sustainability is no longer considered…
Read MoreHow 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…
Read MoreIs the manufacturing industry in recovery?
Over the last few months, there have been a number of surveys indicating that global manufacturing output is increasing. Last…
Read MoreIFS Manufacturing – The Future Roadmap
Peter Cornelius outlines the roadmap for the IFS Applications 9 manufacturing support – and the development philosophy behind it.
Read MorePODCAST: Quality Control in Process Manufacturing ERP
In this episode of the IFS Radio Network, IFS Process Manufacturing ERP expert Jakob Björklund discusses the challenges posed by REACh,…
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 More2 Reasons why the manufacturing industry is behind the curve on embracing enterprise mobility
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.
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 MoreManufacturers, are you putting the connected worker at the heart of your talent management KPIs?
As we hear often from our customers and our ecosystem, many manufacturing leaders still struggle with onboarding, managing, upskilling and…
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