Complex MRO
IFS/Complex MRO ™ enables you to gain detailed insight into the cost structure of your maintenance, repair & overhaul activities. The component helps you reduce costs through leaner, more efficient operations and provide superior customer service by reliably meeting due dates and improving turnaround times. This helps customers increase utilization of their complex equipment. The solution covers customer agreements, work scope planning, shop visit execution, and shipping and invoicing. IFS/Complex MRO is part of a fully integrated MRO solution for independent MRO shops, OEMs and operators of complex assets.
Vehicle Information Management
IFS/Vehicle Information Management™ is the key to IFS’ solution for the aerospace and defense industry. Integrating fleet management and configuration management, it lays the foundation for maintenance, repair & overhaul. The MRO functionality is designed to cover a wide spectrum of operations, including line maintenance, base maintenance, shop repair and independent full-service repair centers.
Process Automation Integration
IFS/Process Automation Integration™ manages the interaction with automation equipment from different vendors. The communication is built on the vendor-independent communication standard, OLE for Process Control (OPC), using IFS eConnect as a platform. IFS acts as an OPC client and demands a connection via TCP/IP to an OPC server on the automation side (e.g., a SCADA station). IFS/Process Automation Integration opens a wide range of possibilities (e.g., proactive maintenance based on real-time data, OEE fed with real-time data directly from the plant, and interaction between customer orders and the production line). The setup environment is an easy-to-use Windows-based interface. We also provide support to access IFS’ business system information directly in the operator system via IFS Personal Portal.
Scheduling and Resource Allocations
IFS/ Scheduling and Resource Allocations™ contains functions that enable graphical work order scheduling for resource and activity planning. Changes can be easily made using drag-and-drop functions. There is a common way of planning preventive maintenance along with corrective maintenance activities. It also easier to see availability and get direct information about the total resource load on the various types of resources required for the work. Close links to IFS Human Resources and IFS Project Management components enable personnel resource needs to be automatically compared with various competencies, skills or license requirements available.
Preventive Maintenance
IFS/Preventive Maintenance™ is used to set up schedules for regular preventive maintenance. The component organizes and prepares all types of tasks in the facility, regardless of whether they are controlled by the condition of the machine, events or a calendar schedule, or whether staff or contractors perform them. IFS/Preventive Maintenance also manages tests required by various authorities as well as general, recurring tasks.
Work Order
IFS/Work Order™ manages all tasks affecting the maintenance organization: fault reports, preparation, planning and final reporting. Traceability via information access layers provides complete follow-up and analysis management. The result is more efficient maintenance work, reducing both direct and indirect maintenance costs as well as loss of revenue caused by standstills. The work order information can be handled in different kinds of clients, such as PDAs, and Web portlets.
Overall Equipment Effectiveness
IFS/Overall Equipment Effectiveness™ provides functionality for gathering production/operational information and powerful analysis tools to assess equipment availability, and the performance and quality of the production process. It provides easy-to-use interfaces for operators and process engineers in their daily activities. Operators can communicate between work shifts and process engineers to quickly analyze the impact of short stops, performance drops and how critical they are depending on where they occur. With OEE, you can follow up production goals on a theoretical maximum level and goals set on practical levels depending on the orders backlog, equipment status, and the quality of raw materials.
Equipment Metering
IFS/Equipment Metering™ enhances profitability and improves the control of how equipment that requires service is used. Meters are important since they enable service to be scheduled and invoiced according to how much the service object is used.
Equipment Monitoring
IFS/Equipment Monitoring™ fills the gap between the collection of real-time information from the machine to transferal of that information to management for analysis. Current equipment status, stop reasons, and produced and rejected quantities can be tracked.
Equipment
IFS/Equipment™ manages physical information about machines, buildings, ventilation systems and/or transport systems, whether they are part of a production facility or a complex delivery facility. The equipment register uses company-specific terms and concepts, which is especially beneficial when many infrequent users utilize the system. For complete lifecycle management, IFS/Equipment is fully integrated with IFS’ plant design software to be able to handle both new constructions and plant rebuilds.
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