| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Agility, Business Technology, IFS Applications, Strategy
Top 10 questions for your ERP vendor

When considering which enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution to choose, the starting point is a set of ten specific questions…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Business Technology, IFS Applications
How good is your forecast?

Last year I joined Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Conference in London. I attended a presentation by Tim Payne, a Gartner…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Strategy
Why being a systems expert isn’t enough

One of the founding principles of how we work at IFS is to begin by understanding our customers’ needs and…

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Asset Intensive, Energy, Utilities & Resources, Oil & Gas
IFS is a ‘Challenger’ says Gartner 2015 MQ
New IFS website

The publication of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Energy and Utilities Enterprise Asset Management Software reflects the huge investment we have made in specific industry functionality within our core product, IFS Applications. We believe that by showcasing IFS as the only ‘Challenger’ in this year’s MQ, Gartner have validated what we can offer to our customers in the energy, utilities, oil and gas industries: a deep breadth of functionality that can be successfully deployed in all sub-sectors of that market.

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Business Agility, Events, Manufacturing
How to take advantage of the unknown
Gartner crowd

One conference that I always enjoy going to is the Gartner Symposium because I always gain insight into topics that…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Manufacturing, Strategy
Yield the potential of modern ERP
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How do we create a business process that offers the distinct attributes needed to support the company’s strategies and create competitive advantage? How do we find an ERP broad yet specific enough to provide real business agility? This is a move for ERP up the value chain. An investment in ERP is not just a way to get a modern, supported and cost effective replacement of an outdated ERP, but a key component on the path to strategic alignment.

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Asset Intensive, Business Agility, Energy, Utilities & Resources
How Torresol Energy met its lifecycle needs with IFS Applications

Solar power for the generation, storage and re-use of energy is one hot topic at the moment. Along with other…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology, Manufacturing
3D Printing beyond the glitz
3D manufacturing

If you’re anything like me, you’re finding it increasingly difficult to be (and stay) wowed by the spectacular feats of…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Aerospace & Defense
Asset management for the military: four disruptive developments

Every asset used to support military operations has a vital role – even the humble boot is useless if it…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Aerospace & Defense
The 3D Printing Paradox in A&D

3D printing is becoming a ‘must have’ for manufacturers rather than a luxury R&D project. Simplifying the process can cause…

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Business Agility, Process Manufacturing
As a process manufacturer, which ERP is right for you?

During my 20 years with IFS, I have spent a lot of time trying to convince companies – predominantly in…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology
Dining out on IoT and M2M

While many understand the general principle, it’s increasingly common for IoT to be used incorrectly and describe a different type…

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