Process Industries - Metal
IFS’ solution for the metal industries is the result of the collaboration between IFS and Atos Origin on a jointly developed optimization module, and reflects 15 years’ experience of supplying business critical systems to the metal industry. With a high focus on both supply chain optimization and asset lifecycle management (ALM), the solution includes extensive support all the way from engineering/plant design and project management to enterprise asset management (EAM) and optimization of vendors, production, and customer order fulfillment. IFS Applications covers a wide spectrum of business processes focusing on assets/equipment, combining depth of functionality with ease of use.
Optimization with IFS Applications
IFS Applications has a major industry focus wherever optimization is a part of the business. Highly specialized models are developed for optimizing melting, rolling, and post-processing, like slitting, which can operate as local optimizers or bricks in a total supply chain optimization. By including Asset Management, the whole business is optimized not only for performance but also from a financial perspective.
On the production side, in our partnership with Atos Origin, the solution includes support for the production lifecycle. Furthermore, integration between human resources and work management systems improves planning and scheduling, and the mobile solutions available increase work force efficiency. Risk management and RCM are enabled through data collection from the automation systems and criticality analyses. The right jobs are done at the right time, ensuring proactive asset management and minimal waste of time. Operational efficiency is increased through the extensive functionality for supply chain and inventory planning, e-procurement, asset optimization, and SCADA real-time integration.
IFS and Atos Origin global partnership
IFS and Atos Origin have formed a global partnership for the sale, implementation and integration of IFS Applications. The collaboration targets the manufacturing industry, high-tech services and electronics. Joint projects include APW, Teleplan and Lattoflex.
IFS and Atos Origin have also jointly developed a solution that addresses the special requirements of the supply chain in the metal industry.
Product Lifecycle Management – Support from cradle to grave
IFS Applications for the metal industries combines powerful functionality from IFS and Atos Origin. The solution is more than just a software product. The functional diversity, modularity and scalability of IFS Applications are brought together with the advanced planning and optimization tools and extensive industry-specific know-how of Atos Origin to make one cohesive offering to customers in the metal industry. The solution:
-Addresses the specific challenges and requirements of the metal industry with
process support in standard workflows.
-Offers a proven product model built on characteristics rather than part numbers.
-Contains prepackaged models for configuration, simulation and optimization.
-Optimizes the entire enterprise business flow in one seamlessly integrated
solution.
-Is easy to implement due to its scalability and modularity.
-Is based on industry know-how to improve project quality and reduce time for
implementation.
-Includes both business and application consultancy.
-Provides full implementation service including project management, software
installation, training, and migration.
Improve your operation with Asset Lifecycle Management
IFS Asset Lifecycle Management combines functionality from three different areas that is rarely supplied by one vendor. By integrating the Plant Design applications, normally supplied by a number of highly specialized vendors, with our extensive Enterprise Asset Management applications, we offer a unique solution for asset lifecycle management.
Adding ERP functionality makes IFS Applications for the metal industry an unprecedented solution for increased lifecycle profit—and all from one supplier.