IFS Applications supports our customers’ core processes—all of them. It’s as easy as that. We offer an integrated lifecycle approach that enables our customers to efficiently share knowledge across the extended supply chain and improve decision-making with respect to the entire lifecycle of their customers, products and assets.

IFS Applications is built on a component-based architecture using wellestablished standards, including Web and portal technology. This means that our customers and we can continuously adapt to changes in operations and surroundings as well as to new technology and new trends without major efforts or disruptions.

The component architecture makes it possible to meet the most important requirements first. By quickly implementing selected components, business benefits are created at an early stage. Since the components can be added step by step, it is easier for our customers to adjust to a changing business environment.

Industry-specific demands and business processes are supported using add-on components, which fulfill customers’ specific requirements while ensuring simplicity and usability. IFS Applications is a cost-effective platform for smoother global implementations and easier geographical expansion. The industry-specific components make it possible for our customers to improve efficiency and gain faster access to new business opportunities. As the solution is packaged for efficient implementation and upgrading, customers get faster return on their investments. We call this “Packaged for Payback”.

 

Financials
IFS’ finance components offer you a comprehensive overview of company business from any perspective you wish. At the same time, you can follow and scrutinize each financial transaction in detail. These components simplify accounting, enhance control capacity at all levels of the organization and support change processes—whatever business you are in.

eBusiness
IFS’ e-business components let you take advantage of the Internet to create and enhance business relations. You’re able to provide personalized, accurate and real-time information a competitive differentiator. They also allow you to develop an Internet strategy for long-term one-to-one relationships while ensuring security, performance, and scalability as well as providing integration to the global marketplace.

Sales & Support
IFS Sales & Support™ is an important part of any solution for customer relationship management. The components manage the customer interaction chain from the sales lead through the sales cycle to the ongoing support and service of the customer.

Engineering
IFS’ components for engineering minimize the work of specifying and configuring design elements and products. Quality is assured by streamlining the administration of all related documentation, including revisions. The entire organization is given access to information, providing continuously updated data for technical, administrative and
financial decisions.

Manufacturing
IFS’ components for manufacturing provide a simple, highly automated flow for the many trivial tasks in combination with advanced management by exception for the vital few. This is a powerful, multifaceted solution that supports planning, execution, control and analysis in most types of manufacturing, in all phases of the manufacturing process and for all employees in the organization.

Distribution
IFS Distribution™ is the basis for your supply chain management solution. The components in IFS Distribution are based on four key principles: simplicity, to visualize product flows and make the system easy to use; flexibility, for easier adaptation to different distribution models and working methods; adaptability, to allow the system to grow and to support change in the company; openness, to facilitate communication with other actors in the order-to-delivery chain.

Maintenance
IFS’ maintenance components make up a complete maintenance system that provides the proactivity, openness and flexibility to develop and adapt to keep pace with the rapidly changing demands of the world around you. Easy to work with and access, it contains a depth of functionality that provides comprehensive support for day-to-day maintenance requirements as well as continuous development and improvement.

Human Resources
IFS’ human resources components save time and money through rational, cost-effective management of human resource administration. They provide fast and accurate analysis, securing the competence and development needs of both the company and its employees. They are essential in successful, strategic human resource planning. General components These supporting components are applicable to almost any assembly of components and most processes. They can be added over time, for example if you want to run a venture as a project, follow up on quality or apply the portal interface to your existing IFS Applications.

Foundation1
IFS Foundation1™ is an innovative technology and architecture that ensures top performance and maximum  agility. It features open and public interfaces for extended connectivity and interoperability.