A PRODUCT LIVES TWICE
The initial life of a standard product or component is becoming shorter due to the compression of innovation cycles. The secondary life – which often involves adapting the standard product to specific needs – is becoming much longer. This is rapidly transforming the aftermarket into a mainstream market with new business and revenue opportunities such as service, support, maintenance and product upgrades.
IFS offers you the Product Lifecycle Management solution that will enable you to manage your product lifecycles within a single lifecycle . In this way, you can comply with the operational agility and maximum profitability criteria required in all stages from the need for the product to its design, engineering work, delivery, support, service and finally to its withdrawal from service and removal from company assets.
A PLM SOLUTION THAT WILL MAKE YOU AGILE
Institutions must be smart and agile to respond correctly to the changing demands in different markets. The future belongs to those who can act quickly and flexibly. Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), an important component of IFS ERP Applications, was designed with this basic understanding.
TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR PRODUCT’S LIFE CYCLE
The biggest contribution of IFS PLM to engineering studies is the provision of corporate agility. This purpose-designed, modular, easily updateable, open-standards-based solution is equipped with flexible functions that will meet your unique needs. Your products are not only offered to the market earlier, but also have a larger share of the ever-growing after-sales market. With IFS PLM, you feel the comfort of using common lifecycle data throughout the entire life cycle of the product, from the identification of the need to the end of its active service life.
GET THE SOLUTION THAT MEETS YOUR NEEDS, NOT SOMEONE ELSE’S
Since IFS ERP Applications are component-based, you can start with only the part of the system that meets your needs. Afterwards, you can quickly and smoothly install any additional functions and capabilities you may want, “step by step”. More importantly, thanks to IFS ERP’s service-oriented architecture, you can work in integration with your existing systems without making major (and costly) changes to your IT infrastructure. IFS ERP Applications are a system based on creativity and end-user needs. It is also a highly advantageous choice in terms of Total Cost of Ownership .
CONTROL MAKES YOU AGILE
IIFS ERP Applications aim to enable you to transparently monitor and fully control various projects and processes.
This
provides you with:
• Freedom to control and transparency,
• Freedom to track products according to your own needs and resources,
• Freedom to maximize resource utilization rates,
• Freedom to track changes,
• Freedom to collaborate and interact across departments and disciplines,
• Freedom to track real-time work progress and cost tracking to enable successful product development and delivery.
MEETING CHANGING NEEDS
Meeting specific needs is a real test of an organization’s ability to respond to customers. With IFS ERP Applications, engineering change management and approvals become much easier to control. Since engineering is seamlessly connected to production, strategic resource use and planning functions, you can produce faster responses to customer needs and changes. Since IFS ERP Applications will always offer you the most suitable production and delivery methods, you will see significant increases in your operational profitability . It offers the opportunity to make your choices by evaluating the current demand situation and determining your product’s place in the lifeline.
AFTER SALES PROFITABILITY
“Design for Service” is a common demand in markets that want to increase their operational efficiency and reflects the fact that everything that happens after the delivery of products to the customer will increasingly take up more of your revenue. Thanks to IFS ERP Applications, your sales, support and service representatives will be proactive 24/7, reducing the time spent on related processes and ultimately increasing your after-sales profitability.
MAXIMIZING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND PROTECTING ASSET LIFETIMES
Knowing where equipment and parts are stocked, how to configure them, and when to replace or service them will increase your operational efficiency and reduce costs.
You’ll also be in a position to manage all aspects of service contracts, preventive maintenance agreements, parts replacements, and general maintenance (including flexible billing and pricing), and respond to service requests with the most appropriate resources.
MAXIMUM PROFITABILITY BASED ON INDIVIDUAL SOLUTIONS
IFS PLM lets you expertly tailor each solution. It gives you the tools and equipment to agile control and manage contractual obligations, engineer additional capabilities to standard product features, optimize manufacturing and assembly operations, and provide lifecycle support and service for your products.
MANAGEMENT OF THE ENTIRE PROCESS AS A WHOLE
-From requirement to end of service… To fully manage the product lifecycle, we need to understand that a product has two lives: one life as a standard product or module and another life as a standalone solution. Unlike many competing software, IFS PLM is built on this simple truth.
EFFECTIVE DATA USE
It’s easy to drown in data. However, in an environment where information is shared, ensuring that a specific product configuration is used throughout the product lifecycle—from the CAD engineer’s tool of choice to the field service technician’s PDA—will increase your organization’s ability to use data effectively. This minimizes re-entry of data, improves quality, makes it easier to standardize products, and ensures compliance with laws and regulations. By integrating product service and support information, valuable feedback and opinions from the field can be instantly reflected in product design and functionality. You can increase your operational efficiency and reduce costs by controlling data.
IFS ERP Applications PLM Solution Components:
Program and Project Management,
•PDM Configuration,
•CAD connections,
•Document management,
•Strategic Sourcing and Purchasing,
•Manufacturing Engineering,
•Mixed-mode Manufacturing,
•Engineering Changes and Case Management,
•Call Center,
•Field Service Management,
•Repair and Maintenance/Reconditioning,
•Customer Base and Fleet Management,
•Asset Management,
•Performance Management
SUPPORTING COMPLEX PRODUCTS WITH PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
The IFS customer portfolio is concentrated in sectors where long product life cycles (up to decades for some products) are common. As a natural result of this, many customer demands are encountered regarding tracking capability, configuration management, supply availability, etc. IFS has dedicated itself for many years to providing solutions to many companies in selected sectors such as defense, space and aviation, high technology, medical devices, automotive and industrial manufacturing.
Source: www.ifsworld.com
