Discussions with software and business experts from North American and around the world on topics relationg to manufacturing and industrial software, service oriented architecture, enterprirse resource planning (ERP), product lifecycle management (PLM), asset lifecycle management (ALM), customer relationship management (CRM) and more. Special attention to maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and the needs of the asset-intensive and project-intensive industries.

IFS Radio Network
Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP), Project Based Solutons (PBS), enterprise asset management (EAM) and product lifecycle management (PLM)trends discussed by some of the world's leading experts. Lean manufacturing and engineering/construction business technology management ideas you can use today. A publication of IFS North America. IFS -- THE GLOBAL ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS COMPANY.

IFS Radio -- Service Management Software Strategies
16 Jan 2012 at 2:58pm
Service management software is available to address any one of three different strategies. Ian Mapp of IFS 360 Scheduling reviews the three approaches this technology takes to the problem of moible workforce scheduling.
IFS Radio -- January 2012
16 Jan 2012 at 2:52pm
New ERP customer and go-live announcements from IFS North America including Communications Systems, Inc. (CSI), Meggitt (Maryland) Inc. and Beijer Electronics.
IFS Radio -- Vertical Industry ERP
16 Dec 2011 at 2:19pm
ERP for vetical indsturies is lacking according to this study from IFS North America and analyst Cindy Jutras of Mint Jutras, Boston.
IFS Radio -- December 2011
16 Dec 2011 at 2:00pm
LatinIFS acquisition, Brazilian regulatory functionality including Nota Fiscal Documents, Sabreliner Go-Live, new customers for 360 Scheduling service management.
IFS Radio -- ERP Vendor Consolidation
16 Nov 2011 at 2:17pm
Cindy Jutras of Mint Jutras discusses new research results from IFS North America. How has ERP vendor consolidation affected end users?
IFS Radio -- November 2011
16 Nov 2011 at 2:13pm
Oil and gas services company Microseismic selects IFS Applications. IFS CEO Alastair Sorbie reviews Q3 financials.
IFS Radio -- Power Gen ERP: Lessons from Manufacturing
18 Oct 2011 at 2:27pm
Power Gen ERP, and the the business processes run by power generation plants in general, is a lot different from what is typical in the manufacturing space. But Power Generation companies can learn a lot about how to use ERP from manufacturing. APICS-certified expert Bill Leedale shares key ERP concepts that power gen can borrow from manufacturing.
IFS Radio -- October 2011
18 Oct 2011 at 2:21pm
IFS North America news including Spacesaver Go Live, Frost & Sullivan award, new projects with China Yangtze Power Company and new blog content, including service management interview with Damen Shipyards.
IFS Radio -- Achieving Global ERP
22 Sep 2011 at 4:52pm
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IFS Radio -- September 2011
15 Sep 2011 at 7:31pm
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IFS Radio -- Does ERP Mean Excel Runs Production
18 Aug 2011 at 11:39am
ERP means Excel Runs Production. Analyst Cindy Jutras of Mint Jutras reviews an IFS North America study on how poor ERP usability drives users to Excel and other tools. IFS North America Chief Technology Officer Rick Veague discusses how IFS Applications integrates with Excel and offers intuitive usability to solve this problem.
IFS Radio Network -- August 2011
18 Aug 2011 at 11:38am
IFS CEO Alastair Sorbie and CFO Paul Smith discuss recent financials and IFS' acquisition strategy. Also news on new customer Automated Packaging Systems (APS).
IFS Radio -- Mobile ERP for Smartphones
8 Jul 2011 at 11:38am
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IFS Radio -- July 2011
8 Jul 2011 at 11:37am
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IFS Radio -- Selecting EAM for RCM (Reliability-Centered Maintenance)
8 Jun 2011 at 11:37am
Reliabiity Centered Maintenance (RCM) is one key deliverable from implementing Enterprise Asset Management software. But IFS expert Jerry Browning explains that RCM doesn't come right out of the box, and a company needs to select EAM that will meet its changing needs on its journey towards RCM.