IFS Applications
Designed for Managing Assets
As a leading global supplier of Asset Management solutions we have been helping companies to cut their operational costs and increase their productivity for over 20 years. Our offering has grown to match the differing requirements of stakeholders in the market and to provide each with prime opportunities to increase their profitability.
Application Snapshot
IFS
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) improves the company's operational and maintenance procedures, both immediately and in the long term. Based on industry standards, the functionality for collecting data from the process and control systems allows the proportion of condition-based maintenance to be maximized, and the risk of breakdowns and disruptions, to be minimized. Because IFS' solution includes both Plant design and OEE components there is the opportunity to track assets throughout their entire life and to run comparative operational analysis which can reveal where improvements in corporate performance can be made.
CMMS/EAM Zone Review
More than ever, CMMS/EAM vendors need you, their clients, to succeed. Many have identified room for improvement and are focusing their efforts on four key areas: industry specialization, implementation, integration and functionality. The changes they wrought have prompted us to revise and expand the Plant Services CMMS/EAM Software Review, our detailed hands-on comparison of current offerings.
Literature
Special Reports
Special Report: Beyond Communication - How Business Software Is Empowering Collaboration
This Plant Services Special Report takes a look at the strategies necessary for successful implementation of CMMS and asset management solutions in today’s plants. This Special Report first identifies seven trends to address with a CMMS solution, how CMMS that uses knowledge management can be a competitive advantage, it also discusses the benefits of enterprise CMMS deployments and how to master asset management with projects.
The Value Behind RCM
As a cornerstone of the maintenance discipline, reliability centered maintenance (RCM) can achieve benefits in a vast number of areas, depending on where and how it is applied. This Special Report takes a look at the entire range of potential uses of RCM and the ensuing economic and non-cash benefits that can be achieved. In this Special Report we also take a look at what is needed in today’s plant to achieve success with lean maintenance methodologies. Download your copy now.
Planning workflows and asset life cycles for maximum productivity:
A step-by-step report
Achieving maximum productivity in your plant is key to maximizing profitability at your plant. Today, this is more important than ever. But how do you know if you're doing everything you can to obtain maximum productivity levels? Download this PlantServices Special Report for a step-by-step guide achieving optimal performance at your plant.
Knowledge Center White Papers
Usability as a Selection Criteria for EAM
In selecting (EAM) software, usability ought to be a major criteria. Lacking usability, technician time is wasted during data entry and executives cannot get data to make good decisions. IFS EAM expert Mike Auer offers tips to evaluate EAM products for usability and argues for taking usability seriously during selection.
Tips for EAM Selection and Implementation
This whitepaper describes the basic considerations in evaluating and selecting Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software, with a special emphasis on how EAM must help maintenance interact with other parts of the company in order to achieve reliability-centered maintenance. Also addressed are the basic steps to prepare for EAM implementation.
The Next Generation of Overall Equipment Efficiency
As competition increases, managers are realizing that maintenance is not a standalone activity. A CMMS must be tightly integrated with production, engineering, and other functions within the enterprise.
Realize the Benefits of Operate Maintain Today
Design, Operate, Maintain (DOM) – key concepts in asset management and in industrial maintenance, repair and operation. Industrial facility designers and those who operate and maintain those facilities need to work together closely to improve plant efficiency and business profitability over time.
How to Use Projects to Master Asset Management
In this whitepaper, we will discuss how project-based software solutions are essential for asset-intensive industries, and explore the specific ways that project, maintenance and financial functionality must be integrated in an enterprise software tool for information management. This white paper also address how this information can be leveraged in the company on a macro level for strategic decision-making as well as on a micro level to facilitate technical activities in the maintenance department.
Selecting Software for AIM: Asset Information Management
Any organization involved with large, complex assets needs the right technology to manage the design, construction and commissioning of these assets, and these systems need to carry over into the operations and maintenance (O&M) stages of the asset lifecycle. While enterprise asset management (EAM) involves managing the asset itself, AIM deals with the management of the information about the asset. This white paper, addresses not only the importance of AIM to asset management, but defines some key concepts and reviews the different ways the right enterprise software system can facilitate AIM.
Maximize Uptime and Minimize Lifecycle Costs with IFS Enterprise Asset Management Solution
If your organization depends on the reliability of its plant and equipment, IFS' enterprise asset management (EAM) solution can help you improve the bottom line. By providing accurate, real-time information about your assets, the IFS solution helps you avoid equipment downtime, extend asset life, reduce service and repair costs, and maximize return on assets.
Media Center
Podcast: How Can EAM Drive Lean Process in Your Maintenance Department?
With pressure to adopt lean business practices intensifying, maintenance directors and senior managers of asset-intensive industries are relying on enterprise technology like Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) to eliminate non-value-added work and drive lean maintenance improvements. IFS EAM expert Mike Auer discusses the fine points of implementing EAM for lean maintenance.
Asset optimization: Getting the right information to the right people saves time and money
In this webcast you'll learn about the critical factors for successful OEE implementation, and the impact OEE has on revenue. You will also learn about IFS's MaxOEE module and how it can be integrated with EAM systems to add operator and corporate dashboards in to the OEE equation.
Podcast: Eliminate Communication Problems using DOM
Learn how to use Design Operate Maintain, or DOM, to eliminate communication problems between your maintenance and operations departments and designers working on your plant. Get new facilities online quicker and help engineers incorporate your wisdom and experience in their work with help from Christian Klingspor, IFS Senior Advisor for Lifecycle Management!
Video: Getting to Know Our Customers
Easily implemented, reconfigured and adaptable to changing technology, IFS Applications enables agile enterprises to do business around the globe.
Contact
IFS provides a broad range of enterprise, manufacturing, service management and asset management solutions. An integral part of IFS Applications, IFS' solutions seamlessly work together, enabling companies to employ lean enterprise concepts, control costs, manage projects, increase efficiencies in their supply chain, and measure their performance.
Headquarters: 300 Park Blvd. - Suite 555, Itasca, IL 60143
Phone: +1 888 437 4968
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