Johannesburg, 21 Sep 2012
D"urr Dental AG, a German leading manufacturer of dental equipment, has selected IFS Applications 8 to replace its legacy software, accelerate information flows and establish uniform processes throughout the group. The contract includes software licences and services worth approximately SKr 17 million.
Headquartered in Baden-W"urttemberg, Germany, D"urr Dental was running outdated, heavily customised legacy solutions that made standard upgrades impossible. D"urr Dental purchased IFS Applications 8 to minimise the number of interfaces, improve decision-making processes, introduce customer and supplier EDI, and seamlessly integrate processes across the company.
"We chose IFS Applications 8 because it represents leading ERP technology and is ideal for a company of our size with global operations and plans for expansion," said Joachim Eppinger, CFO at D"urr Dental. "We were also impressed by how well IFS understood our business and by the competence of its consultants. The reference visits and calls that we made to other IFS customers in our industry confirmed the suitability and capabilities of IFS Applications."
"Signing D"urr Dental is further proof of the value and return on investment IFS offers companies in industrial manufacturing," said Peter H"ohne, Vice-President Sales and Marketing, IFS Central Europe. "Our local presence and global reach give companies the peace of mind they require to change and grow, secure in the knowledge that their business software will support them every step of the way, regardless of where they operate."
The IFS Applications 8 solution includes components for manufacturing, distribution, maintenance, project management, sales and marketing, business analytics, financials, human resource management, document management, and quality management.
Industrial manufacturing is one of IFS' targeted markets. IFS has a broad customer base in the industry, focusing on medium-sized to large manufacturers that need support for complex, order-driven and mixed-mode manufacturing across the extended enterprise. With strong support for project management, engineering, advanced scheduling, product configuration and after-sales support, IFS' component-based business solutions are designed to help companies improve quality, contain costs and improve their competitive position in manufacturing industry segments such as machinery, defence, fabricated metal products and plastics. Industrial manufacturing companies also benefit from IFS' life cycle management solution, which goes beyond product life cycle management (PLM) to provide better integration and management of three critical business areas - products, customers and resources - throughout their life cycles.
IFS Industrial Manufacturing customers include Chief Industries, Colfax Corporation, Kongskilde, Nolato Group, Bombardier, GEA Pharma Systems, PartnerTech, Stolle Machinery, V"olkl and Johnson Pump.