Port of Dover Integrates Business Applications With IFS

The Port of Dover, owned and operated by Dover Harbour Board which was established in 1606, handles over 13 million passengers, 2.6 million tourist vehicles, and 2.2 million freight vehicles each year. It is also an award-winning cruise port, the second busiest in the UK and hosting some of the world’s most prestigious cruise lines. Together with a range of other successful businesses including a cargo terminal, a top award-winning marina and several niche activities, the business mix is diverse. To improve efficiency and performance visibility, the Port decided to implement a business system that could integrate various business functions. IFS Applications was selected as the solution of choice.

IFS provides business software to companies that aspire to become more agile. IFS uses its deep industry-focused expertise to help companies in targeted sectors increase agility in three core areas: enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset management (EAM), and enterprise service management (ESM). Founded in 1983, IFS is a public company with over 2,600 employees.

When fully implemented, IFS Applications will be used by over 300 employees throughout the organization to help improve efficiency and control in key areas such as asset management. The solution includes functionality for asset and estate management, program and project management, finance, and HR. The ability for mobile workers to effectively access work order asset management and service management systems when on the move is also a key deliverable.

To read more about the IFS-Port of Dover implementation, visit the IFS Newsroom.

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Wrights Group Selects IFS Applications for Global Operations

IFS, an global enterprise applications company, recently announced that Wrights Group, one of Europe’s leading suppliers of public transport vehicles, selected IFS Applications to assist in optimizing its global operations. Currently, more than 2,100 companies in over 60 countries rely on IFS Applications, a component-based suite for product and asset lifecycle management that can be configured for ERP, EAM, project-based ERP, field service management, or a combination of all four.

Headquartered in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, Wrights Group has established itself as Europe’s leading independent bus designer and manufacturer. Founded in 1946, Wrights Group pioneered low floor buses in the UK, and has earned a reputation for producing vehicles which are stylish, durable, high in quality and utilizing innovative features. Most recently, it secured the contract to manufacture the New Routemaster bus for the city of London.

To enable its plans for expansion in Europe, Asia and the Americas, the Wrights needed to deploy a business system that was easy to configure, maintain, and scale. IFS Applications was selected because it offered the company the best blend of multi-site, global capabilities coupled with robust features for product configuration, project management, and supply chain. Another critical selection factor was the ease with which Wrights can configure the IFS system to meet business needs while maintaining a standard upgrade path for future releases.

To read more about the implementation, visit the IFS News blog.

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