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Lean the Front Office with Business Modeling
Learn how business modelers can help track front office processes, facilitate lean process improvement and eliminate non-value added steps.

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Fast Track Implementations
Jay Michael of IFS customer Colfax Corp. discusses his experiences rolling out IFS Applications and offers tips on fast track implementations.

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Managing Risk in Project-Centric Manufacturing
Manufacturers who outsource expose themselves to new risks, and must learn how to manage risk, cost, cash, time and resources.

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Warehouse Management Systems versus Extended ERP
Radley Corp. Vice President David Barks suggests manufacturers considering a warehouse management system (WMS) instead extend their existing enterprise software with warehouse-related add-ons.

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The Project-Centric Nature of Managing Capital Assets
Why project management functionality tightly integrated with Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools is essential to executives of asset-intensive industries.

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Tips for EAM Selection and Implementation
IFS implementation consultant Mike Auer offers advice for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software selection, making a strong case for EAM that is integrated with other software used throughout a business. Plus tips for trouble-free implementation.

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The Progression of Contractors and Engineers Towards ERP
IFS Construction Guru Richard Cork discusses the progression of contractors and engineers towards ERP.

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How IFS can help you implement Balanced Scorecard
MSA's Michael Kennelly discusses Balanced Scorecard and how tools like IFS Applications can help you implement this innovative system.

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Four Ways to Mess Up Your ERP Implementation Project
News including Keystone Dental and National Hydroelectric Power deals, Construction Computing Award and the launch of Rutterkey Solutions A&D Consultancy. Interview with IFS Solutions Consultant Jeff Kugler on the Four Ways to Mess Up Your ERP Implementation Project.

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The ERP Usability Revolution
News including fast-tracked implementation at Arrhythmia Research Technology and new deals with VARZ-400 and Otto Roth Group -- plus IFS' ranking in the Software 500. Interview with IFS Chief Technology Officer Dan Matthews on ERP usability. What is the status of enterprise tool usability today, what is IFS doing to enhance usability, and how to assess usability during selection processes.

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World Conference Coverage 10-16-2007
Breaking news from the IFS World Conference in Berlin, Germany, including the launch of CAD integration tools for EPCI contractors. Reaction of participants to AURORA user interface, launched yesterday. Excerpts from a panel discussion led by Managing Automation Editor David Brousell.

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World Conference Coverage 10-15-2007
Same-day coverage of the IFS World Conference in Berlin Germany, including new product launches for IFS Applications 7.5 and Aurora user interface. Addresses from futurist Richard Scase, IFS CEO Alastair Sorbie and IFS CTO Dan Matthews.

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Constraint-Based Scheduling
News including First Milk and Clancy PLC deals, Belvac go-live and Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Symposium. Interview with IFS Senior Advisor Bill Leedale on Constraint Based Scheduling (CBS).

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Use Security Features To Prevent Fraud, Comply With SarbOx
In this interview Tom Schiesl, partner with accounting firm Virchow Krause (an IFS Services partner), you will learn how IFS Applications can be used to prevent fraud and comply with Sarbanes Oxley. Schiesl discusses both detective and preventive controls and how to determine where your business risks and IT systems intersect.

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Extended Supply Chain Tools Important for Retail and Wholesale Distribution
IFS Senior Advisor Jakob Bjorkland discusses how extended supply chain functionality is becoming more important for companies involved with retail and wholesale distribution.

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Google-Like Search Coming to ERP with Enterprise Application Search
Interview with IFS Chief Technology Officer Dan Matthews on how Enterprise Application Search (EAS) is bringing Google-like search into the enterprise application. Matthews contrasts EAS with generic enterprise search.

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Taking Ownership Of Your Enterprise Application
In this interview with Steve Ragow, chief financial officer at IFS customer company Car Sound, you�ll learn about the importance of fully learning and taking ownership of your implementation and enterprise application to assure success.

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Easier Integrations with Event Driven Architecture
News including customer GED winning Progressive Manufacturer Award, Hereema and Tindall construction wins, IFS dominating Technology Evaluation Centers EAM comparison. Interview with CTO Dan Matthews on Event Driven Architecture (EDA) and how it can be used to integrate applications.

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Front Office Lean
News summary including Saab Microwave Systems deal, Radley Corp. partnership and analysis of Infor Global Solutions' SOA strategy. Interview with IFS BSC Greg Romanello on how to bring the benefits of lean manufacturing to front office processes ranging from sales to engineering change orders.

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Intelligent Metrics for Business Success
IFS news update including partner agreements with NEC America and Velocity Group and recent awards. Discussion with IFS customer Tony Chalet of GED Integrated Solutions on planning and executing a metrics program to drive business process improvements.

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Master Customer Interaction with Back-Office CRM
IFS news update including Technology Evaluation Centers certification for CMMS/EAM, IFS 2006 financial results, Neste Oil deal. In-depth discussion with Senior Advisor for CRM Jorge Defreitas on back-office CRM, a discipline that tightly integrates front-end CRM with back office systems for maximum customer support.

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Why Middleware Agnosticism is Important to Your ERP Success
IFS North America CTO Rick Veague and IFS AB CTO Dan Matthews explain how enterprise applications should be built to operate on a specific database rather than as �database agnostic.� Rather, enterprise applications should be built as middleware agnostic!

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Is Your Enterprise Application On A Road To Nowhere?
Interview with IFS AB Chief Technology Officer Dan Matthews on how to evaluate your enterprise application vendor's product roadmap. What with vendor consolidation and entrenched market leaders who may not be motivated to update their products, which products will add functionality in the years ahead and which will fall by the wayside?

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Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Success Depends On Components
IFS North America Chief Technology Officer Rick Veague on the role of components in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Can you have a real SOA without a granular, component-based application?

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The Project Economy Megatrend
The impact of enterprise software industry consolidation on value-added resellers and the emergence of the Project Economy.

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Use Design, Operate, Maintain Thinking In Your Plant Today
Analysis of SAP/Oracle market share battle. IFS North America President Cindy Jaudon on IFS' market position. Christian Klingspor on Design, Operate Maintain.

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The Case Against Modifying Your Enterprise Applications
News including IFS' financial resurgence with comments from CEO Alastair Sorbie and the OSOA effort to standardize Service Oriented Architecture. Extended interview with Solutions Consultant Jeff Kugler on the Case Against Modifying your Enterprise Applications.

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Three Things Business Decision Makers Need to Know About SOA
News including IFS' role in the Expeditionary Combat Support System, the Infor/SSA acquisition. Extended interview with IFS Chief Technology Officer Rick Veague on the Three Things Business Decision-Makers Need to Know About Service Oriented Architecture.

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