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service companies that need an integrated
enterprise applications suite tailored to their
business model. Among the major updates
in this area are the ability to manage service
work and contract quotations directly in the
CRM module, enhanced support for multi-
person and multi-occurrence work execution,
continued investment in IFS Mobile Work
Order, better management and visualisation
of resource demand and utilisation, cost
control and WIP accounting along with
new capabilities to engage with customers
across the service lifecycle and manage work
outsourced to contractors.
Demand-driven MRP (DDMRP): DDMRP is
an extension of traditional MRP that helps
companies deal with today’s challenges
caused by short product lifecycles, long
lead times and high demand variability.
By introducing strategic inventory buffers,
companies can reduce lead times and
become increasingly demand-driven instead
of having to rely on uncertain forecasts. IFS’s
embedded solution has been validated and
approved by the Demand Driven Institute,
which demonstrates IFS’s ability to offer
cost-efficient implementations.
Manufacturing functionality: The new
version boasts major enhancements to
support process manufacturing, including
new and extended capabilities for
traceability, quality management, recipe
and formula management, batch balancing,
rework and trade management. The
extended features empower manufacturers
leverage digital transformation into
increased efficiency.
Enhancements for global business:
To offer extended support for globalised
businesses, IFS Applications 10 features
a completely rebuilt engine for global tax
management and more multi-company
capabilities, as well as robust support for
parallel ledgers.
Modern and cloud-friendly APIs:
Open micro-service organised APIs, built
according to the latest RESTful principles
and the OASIS oData standard, ensure easy
integration of data and processes in IFS
Applications with IoT and AI technologies,
Microsoft Office365, and most other modern
cloud technologies and SaaS solutions.
“We are thrilled to launch IFS Applications
10, which has been built to help customers
capitalise on major trends such as
automation, connected devices and
servitisation,” said IFS CEO Darren Roos. “The
new core version has been developed in close
collaboration with our customers and brings
to market a vast amount of innovation that
will ensure maximum business value from
day one.”
IFS CTO Dan Matthews added, “The
new version contains more than 500
new capabilities, including a completely
reimagined user experience and powerful
features for service-centric organisations,
all designed to help users engage with the
business and connect people and processes
to a modern digital backbone. By combining
the new features of IFS Applications 10
with recent innovations like IoT and layered
application architecture, we are able to offer
a truly unique business solution.”
IFS Applications 10 is available as a
managed service in the cloud, as Software as
a Service (SaaS) and on premise.
Meanwhile, the new IFS Maintenix solutions
has been launched to simplify fleet and line
maintenance planning, enabling commercial
operators of all sizes to react quickly to
unexpected schedule changes
The launch represents the first in a series
of SaaS-based IFS Maintenix solutions
geared specifically for the mission-critical
maintenance and engineering needs of the
global commercial aviation market.
IFS Applications 10
is the new version
of IFS’s enterprise
applications suite
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