How IFS Cloud Helps You Keep Up With Manufacturing Requirements
As manufacturing requirements become more stringent than ever before, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software is no longer a luxury but a necessity for compliance and smooth operations. If yours is a manufacturing company, it's important to choose an ERP solution that caters to the unique needs of your industry, so you are not found wanting by regulators.
IFS Cloud is one of the best ERP systems available right now as it comes with a number of features to help businesses keep up with manufacturing requirements. Here are some ways IFS Cloud can be beneficial to your company:
1. Comes with top-notch solutions
When you want the best-in-class ERP solutions for manufacturers, IFS Cloud is the solution to choose. It boasts a number of solution features customized for manufacturing, including:
- Engineer-To-Order (ETO)
- Configure-To-Order (CTO)
- Make-To-Order
- Make-To-Stock (MTS)
- Make-To-Forecast (MTF)
- Batch Processing
- Engineer-Procure-Construct (Product Life cycle Manufacturing)
These solutions can help enhance manufacturing processes, making it easier to comply with existing requirements.
2. Provides increased visibility into processes
To help ensure that every stage of manufacturing complies with regulatory standards, IFS Cloud provides clear access to all the processes in the system. This brings clarity as well as effective communication and coordination between the different departments of the company.
3. Offers tons of compliance-enhancing features
Another major reason IFS Cloud makes for a natural fit for manufacturing companies is that it comes with a range of features that allow for compliance, and these features cover different kinds of manufacturing processes. Here's a brief overview of the features and the type of manufacturers they're most suitable for.
- Automotive manufacturing: Provides support for demand and supply chain management, production, sales, after-sales services, and more.
- Discrete manufacturing: Provides support for material planning support, workload planning, engineering change management, and service contracting, among several others, for various modes like ETO, CTO, etc.
- Food and beverage: This niche of manufacturing can be complex due to regulatory requirements about things like fats, sugars, salts, etc. IFS Applications 10 assists with growing food and beverage complexities by providing visibility.
- Life sciences: Like food and beverages manufacturing, life sciences (comprising pharmaceutical and animal products manufacturers), regulatory requirements are strict, and Applications 10 helps businesses stay on top of compliance issues.
- Chemical manufacturing: Yet another complex aspect of manufacturing, Applications 10 helps to comply with both domestic and international regulations.
Wrap-up
Compliance is a big issue for manufacturing companies as it is critical for continuous operation so you can avoid fines and other penalties. IFS Cloud makes it easy to meet the requirements of your industry, so you can channel your efforts into growth and profitability.
