IFS in the News
A selection of clippings about IFS from online and in-print news sources. 
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Manufacturing Executive, 17th April 2009
'Predicting a Better Bottom Line'
When hard times put the future of your manufacturing business in jeopardy, and plant failure and downtime mean your bottom line could suddenly be rubbed out, you need to be as predictive as possible to prevent problems from happening... Read more on Manufacturing-Executive.com
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European Supply Chain Management, 2nd April 2009
'Managing the downturn'
Steven Barr, sales manager of IFS UK looks into how the current economic climate is forcing IT directors and managers to scrutinise their supply chain and improve productivity through effective use of IT... Read more on EuropeanSupplyChainManagement.co.uk
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European Supply Chain Management, 2nd April 2009
'An essential tool'
Launched recently is IFS’ Eco-footprint Management tool, providing organisations with unprecedented control and transparency on the environmental impact of their operations... Read more on EuropeanSupplyChainManagement.co.uk
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Manufacturing & Logistics IT, 30th March 2009
'Finnish paint manufacturer Teknos chooses IFS Applications to modernise its business processes'
Teknos, one of leading paint manufacturers in the Nordic region, has chosen IFS Applications to increase visibility, integration and collaboration between companies and countries within the group... Read more on LogisticsIT.co.uk
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Manufacturing Computer Solutions, 26th March 2009
'Teknos creates perfect finish with IFS Applications'
Finnish paints manufacturer Teknos says it expects to improve visibility, integration and collaboration between group companies when it goes live with IFS Applications... Read more on MCSolutions.co.uk
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Building Talk, 16th March 2009
'IFS solution helps business cut cost and carbon'
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, today launches its Eco-footprint Management tool to provide organizations with unprecedented control and transparency on the environmental impact of their operations... Read more on BuildingTalk.com
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Conspectus, March 2009
'View from the Top: Chingford Fruit'
Profile of Simon Gretton at Chingford Fruit and their implementation of IFS Applications. Read more on Conspectus.com
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eWeek, 27th February 2009
'ERP Software Vendor Makes "Eco" Tools'
Scandinavian ERP specialist has added what it claims is an "Eco-footprint" tool to its suite of management software in a bid to provide companies with more metrics about their environmental impact... Read more on eWeekEurope.co.uk
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Manufacturing Computer Solutions, 26th February 2009
'IFS Applications to help manufacturers go green'
Global enterprise software developer IFS has chosen today to launch its integrated Eco-footprint Management tool as part of its IFS Applications ERP suite... Read more on MCSolutions.co.uk
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Manufacturing Computer Solutions, 25th February 2009
'IFS Applications selected by engineering contractor Sørco'
Norwegian independent engineering giant Sørco, which serves the oil and gas sector, says it is implementing IFS Applications to help expand the company into more complex projects... Read more on MCSolutions.co.uk
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Euro Investor, 25th February 2009
'New IFS solution helps businesses cut cost and carbon'
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, today launched its Eco-footprint Management tool to provide organizations with unprecedented control and transparency on the environmental impact of their operations... Read more on EuroInvestor.co.uk
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Manufacturing Computer Solutions, 23rd February 2009
'Project Centric Serimax selects IFS to enhance operations'
International welding firm Serimax, which serves the gas and petroleum industries, has selected IFS Applications to overhaul its information systems and optimise project management... Read more on MCSolutions.co.uk
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Computer Business Review, 19th February 2009
'Serimax selects IFS Applications to enhance operations'
Serimax, a welding company focusing on oil and gas industries, has selected IFS Applications to overhaul its information system and optimise the management and follow-up of projects carried out under extreme conditions... Read more on CBRonline.com
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Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies, 4th February 2009
'What! Business Software Is Supposed to Be Easy to Use!!'
In a survey conducted last year by IFS, 20 percent of enterprise software users said their top causes of wasted time were learning different modules and applications and just trying to find task-related information... Read more on SupplyChainBrain.com
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IT Showcase, 3rd February 2009
'Dailycer selects ERP from IFS to maintain competitive edge'
Leading European manufacturer of private label breakfast cereals and cereal bars, Dailycer, has selected Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution IFS Applications to overhaul its supply chain management system... Read more on ITshowcase.co.uk
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Manufacturing & Logistics IT, 20th January 2009
'IFS wins Project Centric defence manufacturer contract'
IFS Defence has received an order from a project centric defence supplier to provide IFS Applications licences, services and maintenance & support with an expected total value of SKr 55 million over 5 years... Read more on LogisticsIT.co.uk
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PC Pro, 12th January 2009
'Four Common ERP Implementation Mistakes'
Headlines of horribly failed ERP implementations are common, and implementing an enterprise-wide software product is something that is easy to get wrong... Read more on PCpro.co.uk
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Construction News, August 2008
'There's Still Too Much Waste in Construction'
I was asked recently to comment on the findings of some research by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) on time management... Read more on CNplus.co.uk
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IT Showcase, Summer 2008
'The Software Scaffold'
Lean Manufacturing is a term familiar to just about everyone working in the manufacturing industry, and many people will be familiar with Japanese industrialist Shigeo Shingo's observation... Read more on ITshowcase.co.uk
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IT Showcase, Spring 2008
'Making or Breaking the Chain'
We tend to notice the importance of the procurement process most acutely when it does not run smoothly: when materials arrive at the wrong time, to the wrong specification, or with the wrong paperwork... Read more on ITshowcase.co.uk
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The Manufacturer, August 2007
'Supporting lean'
While fundamentalists proclaim that IT has no part to play in a lean operation, Malcolm Wheatley discovers that, in reality, IT is being widely used to support the lean process... (requires free registration) Read more on TheManufacturer.com
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CICA Newsletter, August 2007
'Solutions for the agile enterprise'
Do your IT systems stop your business from being as agile as you would like? Richard Cork, Business Consultant at IFS, looks at ways conventional IT systems can stifle change and restrict business growth... Read more on CICA.org.uk
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Manufacturing Computer Solutions, 14th June 2007
'IFS and Tata ally for more agile asset management'
Enterprise software firm IFS is partnering with IT services company Tata Consultancy Services to provide enterprise asset management (EAM) and service management for its clients... Read more on MCSolutions.co.uk
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Manufacturing Computer Solutions, 23rd November 2006
'Food and beverage industry gets manufacturing business systems advisory group'
Food and beverage industry users have welcomed the formation of an advisory group for the sector by ERP software developer IFS... Read more on MCSolutions.co.uk
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Manufacturing Computer Solutions, 6th October 2006
'Supply chain agility and IT flexibility are keys from IFS' by Brian Tinham
Manufacturers need to invest in technology to make their supply chains more agile and responsive if they’re to compete in today’s global village. That’s among the un-startling messages from ERP software developer IFS UK’s new managing director, Paul Massey. But he adds that they also need to look to their IT and make it more flexible to support inevitable and constant change... Read more on MCSolutions.co.uk
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Manufacturing Computer Solutions, 27th September 2006
'Labels maker finds key to standardising variety' by Brian Tinham
Improved productivity – all the way from estimating and quoting to production and shipping – and greatly enhanced global business visibility from a new ERP system impressed the panel at £35m labels manufacturer Worldmark International... Read more on MCSolutions.co.uk
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Manufacturing Computer Solutions, 21st September 2006
'New roles for IT in Lean and Theory of Constraints' by Andrew Ward
Few suggest that IT should be your first port of call in a lean thinking or TOC initiative, but Andrew Ward finds manufacturers turning to it to cement in their successes... Read more on MCSolutions.co.uk
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The Manufacturer, September 2006
'Seamless systems'
Brian Davis reports on the changes in IT infrastructure that are needed to manufacture to demand... (requires free registration) Read more on TheManufacturer.com
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The Manufacturer, August 2006
'Proving compliance'
In an increasingly regulated industrial environment, auditing and providing proof of compliance is essential, but can established IT systems cope, asks Brian Davis, or are niche products the answer?... (requires free registration) Read more on TheManufacturer.com
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Manufacturing Computer Solutions, 24th July 2006
'QuadTech to integrate global operations with IFS ERP system'
Press and finishing controls technology developer QuadTech is to implement IFS Applications 7 ERP software on IBM/AIX at its headquarters in Sussex, Wisconsin USA and eventually at its sites across Europe, Japan, China and Singapore... Read more on MCSolutions.co.uk
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Manufacturing Computer Solutions, 17th July 2006
'Oracle and IFS to replace US Air Force logistics systems'
Swedish ERP developer IFS is to provide the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) management portion of an integrated logistics system to the US Air Force under contract to Oracle... Read more on MCSolutions.co.uk
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Manufacturing Computer Solutions, 28th June 2006
'Hamworthy Norway goes for £1million-plus ERP implementation' by Brian Tinham
Fluid handling systems manufacturer Hamworthy’s Norwegian subsidiaries, which supply gas and pump systems to shipping and offshore industries, are investing £1.12 million in an extended ERP system from IFS... Read more on MCSolutions.co.uk
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Manufacturing Computer Solutions, 22nd June 2006
'Cadbury Schweppes takes £12m hit on SAP implementation' by Brian Tinham
Confectionery and drinks giant Cadbury Schweppes says problems with its SAP implementation have hit revenues and profits in the UK to the tune of some £12 million... Read more on MCSolutions.co.uk
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Manufacturing Computer Solutions, 25th May 2006
'IFS quietly re-emerging as global opportunist ERP force' by Brian Tinham
International ERP systems developer IFS has brought its sales and R&D teams together to drive what new CEO Alastair Sorbie describes as: “a much more aggressive sales programme”... Read more on MCSolutions.co.uk
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Manufacturing Computer Solutions, 1st March 2006
'Manufacturing to the pull of the customer' by Brian Tinham
Most of us know that we need to do something radical in manufacturing to tackle stiffening competition, particularly from the increasingly active low cost economies around the world – like India, China and eastern Europe... Read more on MCSolutions.co.uk
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