| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Agility, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Events, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Transform Your Business
Demand-driven MRP: a competitive edge for you in IFS Applications 10
Demand-driven material requirement planning

The world of MRP has hit the buffers, literally. Stock buffers are critical to the new discipline of dean drive materials requirements planning – and it’s new in IFS Applications 10.

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Asset Intensive, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Events, Manufacturing
HEXPOL Stellana: From paper to digital resource sharing with IFS Applications 10’s operations blocks

Making the most of bottleneck resources is vital to boost manufacturing efficiency. The new resource sharing tools in IFS Applications 10 will allow you to make more of your assets – automatically.

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| | Estimated reading time: 7 minutes | Manufacturing, Research, Strategy
3 game-changers for the manufacturing industry in 2018
2018 manufacturing industry trends

The Internet of Things (IoT) being built into the product design, manufacturers adopting a more service-centric business model and 3D…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Manufacturing
How the manufacturing industry is using technology to increase efficiency
How the manufacturing industry is using technology to increase efficiency

Manufacturers are looking to Smart Manufacturing (US term) and Industry 4.0 (European term) to embrace the benefits of digital technology….

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, IFS Applications, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing
Gartner names a Leader in the FrontRunners quadrant for Manufacturing Software
Gartner names a Leader in the FrontRunners quadrant for Manufacturing Software

Why IFS was named a Leader in the FrontRunners quadrant for Manufacturing Software. It was a great honor to be…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Asset Intensive, Business Agility, Business Technology, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Research, Strategy
Is your adherence to EAM excellence really just surface deep?
Is your adherence to enterprise asset management excellence really just surface deep?

Research shows that the fundamentals of asset management and maintenance excellence will remain integral to the optimal performance. Organizations in…

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Business Agility, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Strategy
Why servitization is something your manufacturing business needs to consider
Why servitization is something your manufacturing business needs to consider

You may think that servitization will never apply to your business, but there’s a reason why it’s occurring across many…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Business Agility, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Manufacturing, Research, Strategy
Data scientists: the who, why and how
Data scientists: the who, why and how

Not enough is currently being done to create and nurture the talents required to create a pool of data scientists….

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology, Manufacturing, Supply Chain
Leedale wins Supply Chain Pros to Know recognition
Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine’s Pros to Know awards program

It comes as no surprise to anyone in the IFS family that once again, IFS Senior Advisor Bill Leedale has…

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| | Estimated reading time: 9 minutes | Business Technology, Manufacturing
Planning methods: Which method is recommended for your manufacturing business?
Planning methods: Which method is recommended for your manufacturing business?

  This blog post was co-authored by Jakob Björklund, Solution Architect IFS Nordics, and Mats Johansson, Program Manager CPIM IFS…

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| | Estimated reading time: 7 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Strategy
Bridging the skills gap and creating new services – key success factors for manufacturers 2017
manufacturing industry predictions

Bridging the skills gap and boosting services will be top priorities for manufacturers in 2017. And IoT? Today, 50% of…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Automotive, Business Agility, Manufacturing, Supply Chain
Less weight, more power—the race for lighter materials
new automotive manufacturing processes

Now that the 2016 season is over, it’s time to talk a little bit about Formula 1® . Formula One…

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