IFS has well-known sanitary ceramic enterprises with the Nordic Santitec further cooperation agreement signed by its subsidiary in Sweden, the full deployment of IFS applications, existing applications will increase manufacturing module, while upgrading to the latest version of IFS Applications 7.5. Sanitec follow-up program will gradually expand IFS solution to its other subsidiaries in Northern Europe. The cooperation agreement includes the right to use licenses, consulting services and maintenance services worth more than 14 million Swedish kronor.
Sanitec since 1998 as its Swedish subsidiary to deploy IFS Applications, the components had been implemented, including financial, sales & logistics and maintenance. IFS Manufacturing module will now replace the original independent manufacturing management software, unified platform for the establishment of IFS Applications. "From the use of IFS Applications, we have been harvested from a lot of returns, thus we are looking forward to the upgraded system will bring more revenue," Sanitec Frida Norrbom chief information officer, said, "We are in the experience of IFS Applications is very convenient to use, while also very easy to implement. "The Swedish subsidiary of IFS Applications to upgrade to 7.5 after, Sanitec companies in Norway and Finland are also expected to deploy IFS Applications.
General Manager, IFS Scandinavia Glenn Arnesen on the further cooperation with Sanitec was very pleased.
"IFS has always been concerned about the common development with customers, our long-term cooperation with customers on their use of IFS Applications modules expand application of the new and in its other branches in the country to deploy IFS system, IFS is one of the most important resource. Sanitec is the world's the most successful, most creative and the most wealthy and responsible environmental solutions provider of bathroom products, work with them so we moved very proud. "
Industrial manufacturing industry is one of the seven IFS concern, many customers around the world. IFS focuses on those who need to support complex order-driven, mixed-mode manufacturing and medium-sized enterprises. IFS component-based business solutions on a unified platform for project management, engineering, constraint-based scheduling, product configuration and has a strong after-sales service support capability, while helping enterprises to improve product quality, control costs, enhance competitiveness, IFS in the industry applicable to manufacturing machinery, defense industry (aviation, shipping, etc.), metals and building materials and plastics processing products manufacturing sub-sectors. In addition, IFS system life cycle management program to benefit greatly from the industrial manufacturing companies, which goes beyond product lifecycle management (PLM), can on products, customers and resources throughout the life cycle of the three key elements of a more powerful integration and management . IFS Industrial Manufacturing industry customers include Bombardier, Armstrong, Norante, Yantai yards.
About Sanitec
Sanitec is a European group with multiple brands, in the bathroom tile, bathtub, shower supplies design, production and sales. Sanitec Group's series of local well-known brands, making it in the bathroom products industry, with strong competitiveness. Sanitec with customers, industry partners, architects and designers work closely with the concept of sustainable development of the bathroom, providing the leading design, promote a healthy lifestyle.
Sanitec Group has 27 production plants in Europe, sales network all over the world, net sales in 2007 reached 921 million euros and currently employs over 9,100 people, is the largest supplier in the industry.
About IFS
IFS was founded in 1983, listed companies in Europe, dedicated to research and development, sales and implementation of IFS Applications. IFS Applications is a fully integrated, SOA-based components and technology, extended enterprise resource management system. IFS has more than 54 countries worldwide 2,000 customers 7 great concern for the aviation and defense industries, utilities and telecoms, discrete manufacturing, process industries, automotive, retail and wholesale trade, engineering facilities and service industries. IFS has 2,600 employees and annual sales of 24 billion kronor in 2007.