Since the 1980s, we have been providing manufacturers with lifecycle solutions that have helped them grow and remain profitable, whatever changes the industry has thrown at them. Discrete, repetitive, batch, project-based or a mix of several modes – IFS Applications gives you the edge to become leaner and more agile, wherever your business is today or might take you in the future.
With manufacturing and R&D facilities in Straubing, Germany, Völkl Sports produces about 500,000 pairs of skis, 30,000 snowboards and 120,000 tennis rackets per year. Its products are available in more than 50 countries. Founded in 1923, Völkl is now part of the Marker Völkl Group headquartered in Baar/Zug, Switzerland, and has about 1,000 employees.
Without IFS Applications, our team couldn't satisfy the growing, mainly short-term, demands on the IT department. The old system took about three weeks to develop certain functionality. Now similar tasks take one to three days.Gerold Fath, IT Manager, Völkl Sports GmbH, Straubing
Crete, Ill.-based (U.S.A.) Holland Co. is the world leader in flash-butt welding in railroad applications. In addition to full-service mobile, fixed plant and containerized welding, Holland also builds rail equipment, performs track testing, cleans and repairs railcars and designs and operates transloading pods, manufactures components for railcars, and more.
The general manager of our welding business unit flatly stated that we wouldn’t have stood a chance without IFS.Jim Tieri, Director of Information Technology
IFS Applications is a single, integrated product supporting the management of 4 core processes: Service and Assets, Manufacturing, Projects, and Supply Chain. Combined with our deep industry knowledge and horizontal solutions such as financials, HR, CRM etc., it is a complete ERP solution for all your business needs.
IFS Applications provides an attractive, intuitive and efficient user experience, helping you easily find what you need to do your job. So you can spend less time managing your software and more time managing your business.
IFS Applications is built using the same principles as successful manufacturers – the production and assembly of components. Thanks to our service-orientated component architecture you can choose only the business components you need. And add new ones as you go along.
With IFS Applications you stay agile, ready for change and evolution, without disrupting the implemented solution. Our strategy of building for change includes a number of best practices, including a commitment to standard technologies and well-known products.
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Implementing IFS Applications has allowed Portsmouth Aviation to take a fresh look at its business processes. Watch this and other videos in our Media Centre.