IFS Radio Network

IFS Radio -- Business Intelligence and ERP

Charles Rathmann — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:16:00 GMT

Business Intelligence and ERP: BI and ERP go well together, at least when you can get them to work. IFS expert Bill Noble discusses the challenges of integrating BI and ERP and offers three best practices for success.

IFS Radio -- August 2010

Charles Rathmann — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:11:07 GMT

News including Q2 financial results delivered by IFS CEO Alastair Sorbie and CFO Paul Smith.

IFS Radio -- ISO 26000 and ERP

Charles Rathmann — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:31:00 GMT

ISO 26000 and ERP: This new standard for social responsibility is influenced heavily by the UN Global Compact. What are the implications for ERP and other enterprise software industrial companies use to run their business? APICS-certified expert Bill Leedale, senior advisor with IFS North America, provides an overview.

IFS Radio -- July 2010

Charles Rathmann — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:27:00 GMT

News including Project-Based Solutions (PBS) webinar, new customer announcements for a major EPCI company and Beijer Electronics. System go-live for French Nowy Styl Group subsidiary.

IFS Radio -- PDM and ERP Integration

Charles Rathmann — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:59:00 GMT

PDM and ERP Integration: Product Data Management and Enterprise Resources Planning need to be integrated tightly in order to deliver control over product revisions and the product lifecycle. Baker Tilly Consultant Paul Arnevik discusses how ERP and PDM need to work together, and the role of document management.

IFS Radio -- June 2010

Charles Rathmann — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:54:00 GMT

Environmental footprint management survey results from North America, Scandinavia and Benelux. Plus other news including enhanced document management capabilities in IFS Applications.

IFS Radio -- Project Based Solutions -- PBS -- Survey Results

Charles Rathmann — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:39:00 GMT

Project Based Solutions -- PBS -- are essential for North American manufacturers. That is the underlying message of a study released by IFS North America, based on a survey of 341 manufacturing executives.

IFS Radio -- May 2010

Charles Rathmann — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:37:00 GMT

Construction ERP deal with Contiga, plus a review of the Q1 2010 interim financial report with CEO Alastair Sorbie and CFO Paul Smith.

IFS Radio -- EAM Usability as a Selection Criteria

Charles Rathmann — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:23:00 GMT

EAM Usability: Ease of use ought to be a key criteria when selecting any enterprise software. And for enterprise asset management, usability is not to be underrated due to the huge amounts of data and time constraints placed on end-users. IFS expert Mike Auer discusses the problems that stem from maintenance and asset management software with poor usability and the benefits that flow from usability-enhanced, fully integrated EAM applications.

IFS Radio -- April 2010

Charles Rathmann — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:17:00 GMT

Project Based Solutions (PBS) research results to be released later this month, plus new customer news on recycling equipment manufacturer Tomra.

IFS Radio -- PAS 55 for Utilities

Charles Rathmann — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:52:00 GMT

PAS 55 for Utilities: PAS 55 compliance should be of immediate interest to executives at electric generation utilities and other asset intensive industries. IFS Global Industry Director Michael Blalock explains why this is the case, and offers tips for using technology to adopt the asset lifecycle management best practices in this specification.

IFS Radio -- March 2010

Charles Rathmann — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:48:00 GMT

News including new customer announcements for Sabreliner, M7 Aerospace and Semco Maritime.

IFS Radio -- ERP for Defense Manufacturing

Charles Rathmann — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:32:00 GMT

ERP for defense manufacturers is markedly different from software for commercial industries. IFS North America Solutions Consultant Denis Lofthouse describes the unique program based manufacturing needs of -- and appropriate enterprise applications for-- defense manufacturing.

IFS Radio -- February 2010

Charles Rathmann — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:24:00 GMT

News including U.S. Army selection of IFS Applications for the Logistics Modernization program and CEO Alastair Sorbie on IFS Q4 and 2009 financial results.

IFS Radio -- ERP for Green Supply Chain

Charles Rathmann — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:20:00 GMT

ERP for Green Supply Chain Management is necessary to handle a major trend in the second decade of the 21st Century that every manufacturing and industrial company will face. IFS expert Bill Leedale discusses how enterprise software like ERP can help manufacturers comply with green supply chain requirements of their customers and green their own supply chain and internal processes. Learn why manufacturers will need more than carbon accounting, but total environmental footprint management.

IFS Radio -- January 2010

Charles Rathmann — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:15:00 GMT

News including Spacesaver Corp. joins IFS customer ranks, PAS55 insights from upcoming industry consortium and a new major contract with service management company.

IFS Radio -- ERP for Environmental Management

Charles Rathmann — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:17:00 GMT

Environmental managent in ERP is about more than just the carbon footprint. IFS Product Director Par Hammarstrom discusses recent IFS survey results on manufacturers' ability to track and manage their impact on the environment and new developments in ERP that can help them make green decisions and document their environmental responsibility programs.

IFS Radio -- December 2009

Charles Rathmann — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:11:00 GMT

Social Media/ERP integration, Environmental Footprint Management and the Aging Workforce ... recent survey results from IFS shed light on all of these issues in this breaking news segment.

IFS Radio -- EAM and Service Management

Charles Rathmann — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:53:00 GMT

Service Management and plant maintenance expert Ben Hanson, a consultant with Baker Tilly, discusses how manufacturers can leverage service management functionality of ERP and EAM to cut cost and increase profit.

IFS Radio -- November 2009

Charles Rathmann — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:49:00 GMT

Breaking news on IFS Q3 financials. CEO Alastair Sorbie comments on financial performance, including positive results in North America.