Read the latest IFS blog posts from the Manufacturing industry experts at IFS here. These authors understand the issues and challenges you face – read their thoughts from around the world on new technologies and market developments in Manufacturing. Learn more about IFS’s expertise in the Manufacturing industry.

| | 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 | Aerospace & Defense, Business Agility, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Events, IFS Labs, Manufacturing, Supply Chain
IFS World Conference 2018: Focus on customer success
Focus on customer success

IFS innovations are only meaningful when they make your business better. In this session we hear from IFS partners, customers on staff about how we’re making people’s businesses better.

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Research, Strategy
Why construction-integrated manufacturing is a game-changer
Why construction-integrated manufacturing is a game-changer

The construction industry has a reputation for moving slowly when it comes to adopting modern technology and changing business processes….

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing
ERP 2028 part 2: traceability and digital string?
ERP 2028 part 2: traceability and digital string?

Imagine going forward in time 10 years, how will the technologies evolving today change the way we work? What will…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Manufacturing, Strategy
Are you a manufacturer that has yet to derive value from servitization?
Fabrication : développer une culture d’entreprise adéquate pour tirer profit de la servicisation

Businesses looking to differentiate themselves in the industrial manufacturing industry should consider combining traditional products with new services (servitization). By…

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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: 6 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Strategy
Modular and offsite construction: evolution or revolution?
Modular and offsite construction: evolution or revolution?

Modular offsite construction has been around for many years, but is it about to really take-off? There has been a…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Business Technology, Manufacturing, Research, Strategy
Q&A: Why manufacturers are moving to service-based business models
Q&A: Why manufacturers are moving to service-based business models

Expert advice on how manufacturers can provide services and solutions that supplement their traditional product offerings. In this Q&A, I…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Asset Intensive, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing, Research, Service, Supply Chain
Are 84% missing out on the digital transformation benefits of IoT?
Internet of Things (IoT)

According to a primary research study of 200 IoT decision makers with industrial companies, about 85 percent of them collect…

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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 | Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Business Agility, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Mobility, Oil & Gas, Research, Service, Strategy
How businesses truly feel about digital change & transformation
How businesses truly feel about digital change & transformation

Digital transformation can mean different things to different people, making it difficult to know when you have achieved it. However,…

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