IFS: Munters implements IFS Applications in Asia for more agile, efficient operations

Issued by Warstreet Marketing for IFS
Johannesburg, 28 Nov 2006

Munters, the humidity specialists, is continuing to roll-out IFS Applications to improve efficiency and agility, and has signed an agreement to implement the solution in its Asian operations.

Munters first implemented IFS Applications in 2000, and it is now in use in 14 countries in Europe and in South Africa. IFS Applications will be implemented in Munters' operations in Australia during the fall of 2006, to be followed by Japan and the People's Republic of China.

Today, Munters uses IFS Applications components to plan, control and follow up manufacturing, distribution, finances, installations and service. Manufacturing facilities are located, among other places, in Sweden, Italy, Germany and PR China. Sales and installations are carried out by subsidiaries in 30 countries, and almost 50% of company revenue derives from its independent service operations.

Per Solbu, business applications director at Munters, said: "We intend to standardise and streamline our business processes in Asia. Besides the 'traditional' manufacturing, sale and installation of equipment, a large part of our operations consists of water and fire damage restoration at customer sites. Munters is very definitely a decentralised service organisation, and it takes modern, agile systems to follow up operations worldwide. Our goal is to accelerate communication and information exchange, improve control and shorten lead times."

The service and facilities management industry is one of IFS's targeted vertical market segments. IFS Applications provides service companies with a complete, integrated and agile solution for issue handling, contract management and asset management. Moreover, the resource planning functionality enables service companies to offer their customers the highest possible service levels through efficient planning of personnel and resources. IFS Applications also offers solutions for field service technicians, who can access critical service information online and offline. Existing IFS customers in the industry include Debut Services, Dalkia, Anticimex, Kalmar Industries and NEC-Philips Unified Solutions.

Munters

Munters is the world leader in humidity control with services and products for water and fire damage restoration, dehumidification, humidification and air-cooling. Customers are served in a wide range of industry segments, the most important being insurance, utilities, food, pharma and electronics. Manufacturing and sales are carried out via the group's own companies in 30 countries. The group has 3 449 employees and net sales of SEK 5.130 million. The Munters share is quoted in the MidCap segment on the Nordic List of the Stockholm Stock Exchange. More information can be found at www.munters.com.

IFS

IFS (XSSE: IFS), the global enterprise applications company, provides solutions that enable organisations to respond quickly to market changes, allowing resources to be used in a more agile way to achieve better business performance and competitive advantage.

IFS was founded in 1983 and now has 2 600 employees worldwide. IFS pioneered component-based enterprise resources planning (ERP) software with IFS Applications, now in its seventh generation. IFS's component architecture provides solutions that are easier to implement, run and upgrade. IFS Applications is available in 54 countries, in 20 languages.

IFS has more than 500 000 users across seven key vertical sectors: aerospace and defence, automotive, hi-tech, industrial manufacturing, process industries, construction and facilities management, and utilities and telecom. IFS Applications provides extended ERP functionality, including supply chain management; enterprise asset management; maintenance, repair and overhaul; product lifecycle management; customer relationship management; and corporate performance management capabilities.

More details can be found at www.ifsworld.com.

IFS and IFS Applications

IFS was founded in 1983 and now has 2 600 employees worldwide. IFS interests in sub-Saharan Africa are represented by the IFS Group in South Africa. The IFS Group has formed a joint venture with BEE Consortium Motswedi Group to form Motswedi IFS. Shareholding in the venture is 51% held by IFS with the remaining 49% held by Motswedi.

IFS has pioneered component-based enterprise resources planning (ERP) software with IFS Applications, now in its seventh generation. IFS's component architecture provides solutions that are easier to implement, run and upgrade.

IFS Applications is available in 54 countries, in 20 languages

IFS has over 500 000 users across seven key vertical sectors: aerospace and defence, automotive, hi-tech, industrial manufacturing, process industries, construction and facilities management, and utilities and telecom. IFS Applications provides extended ERP functionality, including supply chain management; enterprise asset management; maintenance, repair and overhaul; product lifecycle management; customer relationship management; and corporate performance management capabilities.

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