| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Asset Intensive, Service
War on Pirates: What is the role of IFS Applications?

Although you may not read about it every day, the war on pirates is an ongoing battle. NATO’s counter-piracy project, Operation…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Events
Disruption and the Future of Software

Is software set to disappear? Will it become pervasive? Will business software become better than the consumer stuff? Industry experts discuss…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Manufacturing, Mobility, Process Manufacturing
2 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.

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Process Manufacturing
Supply 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.

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