IFS Applications—Solutions for the Agile Enterprise

Today’s business climate is fast paced. And it is speeding up. Being able to take a lead position in this climate, and keeping it, requires flexibility. Companies that are able to respond rapidly to market changes can increase their market shares. The ability to quickly expand, or to divest, is vital when new market opportunities arise or when conditions in another market change. This type of change must be smooth to avoid disrupting operations. Agility is the ability to change and the key to continuous profitability.

With IFS Applications, you get powerful support for enterprise agility. Component-based and built to be flexible, it gives you freedom of choice and adaptability while providing you with a complete solution for the modern enterprise. The service-oriented architecture in IFS Applications increases cooperation opportunities with partners, suppliers, and customers. And with predefined interfaces, it drastically reduces integration costs.

In most markets today, you can’t maintain a competitive advantage through product differentiation and price alone. Flexibility and responsiveness to your customers’ changing demands are what it takes to succeed. IFS Business Modeler, IFS’ integrated business modeling solution, lets you view your organization in terms of business processes, giving you the insights to re-engineer your business for maximum efficiency, agility, and customer satisfaction.

A purpose-built solution

IFS Applications lets you take advantage of years of industry experience. To provide the most effective support, an IT-system must aid, not hamper, normal business processes and workflows. IFS has worked closely with leading industry partners and customers for over 20 years to build business applications that are truly designed for purpose. IFS’ component approach has made it possible to develop leading-edge functionality for specific industries—functionality that is an integral part of the solution.

Regardless of whether your primary focus is on customers, assets, projects, contracts, products, services, or supply chains, IFS Applications gives you the support you need. When you choose IFS, you get the concepts, tools, techniques, and experience to use your IT system to best meet your focused challenge.

Don’t Pay the Agility Tax

Low total cost of ownership (TCO) is a critical factor in selecting any business application. The concept is expanded further when you consider the cost of delivering effective business process change. Systems that are difficult to change carry a burden for your business—you could call it an Agility Tax. IFS Applications is designed not to lock you in. You are free to choose the components you need, the technology that you prefer, and you can change it with minimal effort.

With IFS Applications you don’t pay the Agility Tax. So move ahead today and stay ahead.