Availability, cost control and project execution are the cornerstones of profitability in the asset-intensive industry. IFS’ unique combination of integrated EAM, ERP and project management software has helped our customers increase profitability over the 30 years we have been involved in the industry.
EFFECTIVE ASSET LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT INCREASES ROI
Investment and maintenance strategies always need to be balanced against an asset’s capacity utilization, i.e. costs must be balanced against revenue or revenue potential
OPTIMIZE ASSET EFFECTIVENESS
IFS OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) is fully integrated with the maintenance software and specially adapted mainly for operators, but also for other interested parties. This creates the prerequisites for directing all decisions toward optimal asset effectiveness—at the right price.
REDUCE LEAD TIME IN YOUR CAPITAL PROJECTS
The asset intensive industry is also project-intensive. Projects of various sizes are always in progress in the work of continuously improving processes. The combination of asset design and project management supports project management, execution and control in real time while fully supporting quality-assured management of asset information. This is a prerequisite for problem-free operations after new assets go live.
OPTIMIZE YOUR SPARE PARTS INVENTORY
Optimizing the spare parts inventory in capital-intensive industries always entails a balance between warehousing costs and the costs and consequences of not having the parts required, e.g. complete stoppage. IFS Applications supports strategic planning for the entire supply chain process, consolidating agreements and procurement of parts and services.
GLOBALIZATION
Wherever you operate, the multisite, multi-language, multi-currency capabilities of IFS Applications ensure that your customers feel they are dealing with one company, with standard, unvarying quality of performance and delivery. And as you grow, IFS Applications lets you quickly integrate the new entities, reducing time to value and helping them contribute to ROI as fast as possible.
Customer Stories | Testimonial
Holmen Paper Braviken
Holmen Paper AB is part of the Holmen Group and is headquartered in Norrköping. The company is one of Europe’s leading producers of printing paper based on wood and has four factories in Europe. The total annual production capacity is 1.8 million tons. In 1997, Braviken Paper Mill commenced production of newsprint. The mill is one of the world’s most modern facilities for the production of newsprint and paper for telephone directories, with an annual production capacity of 700,000 tons.
Our previously isolated islands are now part of an integrated flow. We see the entire facility in a totally different way than before and can more easily analyse the way we work. Traceability has also improved
Joakim Marklund, Maintenance Manager
Benefits
- Depth of functionality
- Processes are better co-ordinated
- Facilitated analysis
Customer Stories | Testimonial
SSAB
SSAB is a leading global supplier of highstrength steel, with 9.200 employees in more than 45 countries. The group report revenue of SKr 54 billion in 2008. As of January 1, 2009, the group consists of three business areas—EMEA: Europe, Middle East and Africa; APAC: Asia, Australia and New Zealand; and Americas: North and South America. Production units are located primarily in Sweden and North America.
The solution makes everyday life easier for our buyers, who will only need to access IFS eBuyer, not the main system.
Robert Karlsson, project manager at SSAB in Luleå
BENEFITS
- Easy to add to and change the IT support step by step
- Easy to adapt the IT solution according to company needs and to pare away the parts that are not required
- Coordination gains from using identical IT solution at both plants, e.g. uniform support and simplified development of IT support
Customer Stories | Testimonial
SCA
SCA has 52,000 employees in about 60 countries and revenue of SKr 110 billion (2008). SCA is Europe’s biggest private forestry companies with 2.6 million hectares of forest that is managed with sustainability in mind, which means that growth is larger than timber extraction. SCA operations include a pulp mill which produces 430,000 tonnes of TCF-bleached softwood sulfate per annum and a paper mill with an annual production capacity of 850,000 tonnes of paper.
With IFS Applications we can quickly and easily find the information we require to make the right strategic decisions.
Christer Byström, IFS Applications system owner
BENEFITS
- Easy to make the right strategic and operational decisions thanks to an enhanced overview of the plants
- Easier to identify faults and resolve technical issues thanks to a unified view and better reporting
- Enhanced cost control because it is possible to see the total cost of individual parts of the plant
- Increased efficiency through automated invoice handling
Customer Stories | Testimonial
Improved business processes at SeaDrill
Seadrill (formerly Smedvig), listed on the Oslo stock exchange, is a leading international offshore drilling contractor. The new SeaDrill has focused its operations in four main markets: jack-up rigs, mobile units, tender rigs and well services. The company has a modern fleet of 34 units, of which 13 are under construction. SeaDrill operates in 12 contries on three continents and has more than 4 800 employees.
IFS is a leading vendor of solutions that support processes similar to our main processes, and the solution met our specifications. IFS had a local presence, which made collaboration much easier and the reference visits we made also confirmed our belief in IFS as the right choice. IFS’ long experience of providing maintenance solutions to the asset-intensive industry was another critical factor.
Egil Hope, Head of maintenance processes at SeaDrill
Benefits
- Rapid access to control and management information about purchasing, inventory and other key factors
- Information available when required
- Single database for all sites and employees
- Interactive learning saved time and money
Customer Stories | Testimonial
Złomrex
In 1990, taking advantage of the opportunities created by free-market economy,Przemysław Sztuczkowski, the current president of Złomrex S.A., started a business as a sole trader in non-ferrous metal scrap. Since then, the company has grown rapidly, having acquired numerous steel plants and distributors, Złomrex Group, consisting of nearly 50 different companies, is the leading company in the iron and steel industry in Poland, with a turnover of more than PLN 4 billion and has more than 4,000 employees.
The IFS solution further strengthens the competitiveness of our company and integrates all the spheres of our operations.
Przemysław Sztuczkowski, President of the Złomrex Group
BENEFITS
- Integrated raw material, production and distribution business
- Improved document workflow process
- Data integrity in all Group facilities
- Improved maintenance management
- Easier to assign responsibility for specific processes in an organizationally and geographically dispersed structure
- Cost reduction
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