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Component Based Business Software, developed using open standards

IFS; the global enterprise applications company, is one of the world’s leading providers of component-based business software developed using open standards. IFS Applications™ offers companies an integrated lifecycle approach to managing customers, products, assets and services, enabling them to employ lean enterprise concepts, control costs, manage projects, increase efficiencies in their supply chain, and measure their performance.

IFS Applications is the only true component-based business solution on the market, allowing you to deploy the software step by step as your needs and budget dictate. Using open standards, IFS makes it easier to stay up-to-date with technology and integrate with legacy systems. When IFS began over 20 years ago, it primarily served the Scandinavian and European markets, where thinking globally is not a new concept. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that IFS Applications has what it takes to manage a complex worldwide operation. IFS software easily supports multiple sites, multiple languages, multiple currencies, and multiple sets of accounting rules.

IFS Applications for the Automotive Industry

As a leader in component-based software, IFS delivers tangible business benefits for companies in the automotive industry. Working in close collaboration with partners, IFS is driving the market to embrace standards and co-existence that offers customers faster payback, reduced risk, and freedom of choice.

With over 15 years of experience providing industry-specific solutions to the automotive industry, IFS and IFS Applications are helping automotive OEMs, suppliers, and dealer groups:

• Gain control of operations with a global automotive solution
• Reduce time to market with collaborative product lifecycle solutions
• Measure success through integrated quality management
• Reduce costs by implementing lean supply chain solutions

IFS has more than 200 Automotive customers in over 30 countries, delivering component-based solutions for Dealer and Supply Chain to large Vehicle Manufacturers such as Daimler-Chrysler, Volvo Cars, Toyota, Land Rover, Bertel O. Steen, Scania, Volvo Trucks, Isuzu, and John Deere, and full ERP solutions to a wide range of Component, Module, System & Engineering suppliers e.g. BMW Pressing plants in UK and Germany, Nolato Group, Kautex, Calsonic Kansei, Prodrive, Linamar, Leiber Group and FEV.

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