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These Plantation Modules synergy with the plantation operational management, financial management, human resources management and geographic information system framework.

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IFS Solutions Indonesia Announces New Composition of Board of Directors

Jakarta, September 3, 2008

IFS Solutions Indonesia has announced amendments to the composition of the Company’s Board of Director (BoD) at an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held in Menara Anugrah, Mega Kuningan Jakarta, August 25, 2008.

Elan Syuherlan, previously Consulting and Support Director for IFS Solutions Indonesia has been appointed President Director replacing Uun Widhi Untoro. The company also approved the resignation of Uun Widhi Untoro.

Elan Syuherlan acquires wide-ranging experience in the area of information technology. He has spent the majority of his career and undertaken various roles in the industry. He graduated from Indonesia University with a degree in electro engineering.

Sutan Simandjuntak, IFS Solutions Indonesia’s Commissioner stated "We strongly believe that Mr. Elan Syuherlan will continue to provide guidance on best practices to enhance our competitiveness, bring strategic directions for growth for the company as an innovative and most reliable. solution provider in the industry delivering highest customer satisfaction. He has presented significant contribution in meeting our business objectives, achieving continuous growth, executing and controlling company’s business process since he joined the Board of Directors in 2003".

Jan C. Brunaes, President of IFS Solutions Asia Pacific PTE LTD added "We are delighted to see Mr. Elan Syuherlan take the helm at IFS Solutions Indonesia. Elan has a long and proven track record with IFS, and we look forward to work with him and the new Board of Directors in making IFS the winning solution in Indonesia."

Board of Directors

President Director : Elan Syuherlan
Consulting & Support Director : Thomas Dwi Susmantoro
Marketing & Business Development Director : Handi Sapta Mukti
Finance & Administration Director : Hedi Yanto

Board of Commissioners

President Commissioner : Syamsul Mu’arif
Commissioner : Raden Hartono
Commissioner : Sutan Simandjuntak

"The formation of a Board of Director is consistent with the company’s commitment to achieving the highest standards of corporate governance and delivering stakeholder value" said Elan Syuherlan.

ABOUT IFS SOLUTIONS INDONESIA, PT IFS in Indonesia was officially established in 1997, after the acquisition of PT Versa Torron Sistekindo by IFS AB. In the beginning of April 2003, IFS underwent a successful organizational and financial restructuring, and currently operates under IFS Solutions Indonesia, PT. The company is responsible for the sales, implementation and support of IFS business applications in Indonesia, as well as globally where its consulting services are required.

IFS Solutions Indonesia has made significant· major contributions to the success of IFS in the Asia Pacific Region. We have been appointed as one of IFS Global R&D in the period of 1998-2001, where we helped to deliver IFS Applications to 21 Countries around the world, including Austria, Brazil, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Srilanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and United States.

IFS Solutions Indonesia strong holds:

• Deep knowledge in IFS Technology
• Deep knowledge in IFS Products
• Deep knowledge in the industry specific solutions

For further information, contact:

PT. IFS Solutions Indonesia
Marketing & Communication
E-mail: marketing@ifs.co.id

IFS Solutions Indonesia – Company Description

IFS AB was founded in 1983 and its headquarter is located in Linkoping, Sweden, and as June of 1997 has been listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange (XSSE: IFS).

As one of the world’s leading providers of component-based business software, IFS strongly believes that through components and the use of open standards customers will receive the best solutions possible. Working in close collaboration with partners, IFS is driving the market to embrace standards and co-existence that offers customers faster payback, reduced risk, and freedom of choice.

IFS in Indonesia was officially established in 1997, after the acquisition of PT Versa Torron Sistekindo by IFS AB. In the beginning of April 2003, we underwent a successful organizational and financial restructuring, and currently operate under PT. IFS Solutions Indonesia (IFSSI). Total employee of IFSSI as of Dec 2007 is 50 peoples with more than 10 active business partners nationwide.

IFSSI office is at Mega Kuningan in the central of Jakarta where majority of our target market offices located. With office size of 600 m2, we have various facilities to support its business in day to day operation including Training Center for our Consultants, Business Partners and Customers.

IFSSI has made significant major contributions to the success of IFS in the Asia Pacific Region. PT. IFS Solutions Indonesia has been appointed as one of IFS Global R & D in the period of 1998-2001, and delivers IFS Applications to 21 countries around the world, including Austria, Brazil, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and United States.

IFSSI operation in daily basis is to promote activities that enhance customer satisfaction through delivering profitable projects and continuous improvement. We transform operational cost into revenue and investment into company benefits.

PT. IFS Solutions Indonesia Vision, Mission and Goal:

VISION

• To have the most satisfied customer in the industry and be known for making advance technology easy.
• To be a leading IT solutions provider.

MISSION

• IFS and partners develop and implement component-based solutions, IFS Applications, which enable large and mid-size organizations worldwide to obtain greater returns.
• To become a healthy company and maintain stakeholders satisfaction.

GOAL

• IFS will increase its market share and improve earnings by reaching a leading position in targeted market segments.

Product/ Service Description

As one of the world’s leading providers of component-based business software, IFS strongly believes that through components and the use of open standards customers will receive the best solutions possible. Working in close collaboration with partners, IFS is driving the market to embrace standards and co-existence that offers customers faster payback, reduced risk, and freedom of choice.

IFS Applications is a functionally rich extended ERP solution which powers the business processes of organizations of all sizes. IFS focus on 7 broad industry segments:

• Aerospace & Defense,
• Automotive,
• Construction, Contracting & Service Management,
• Manufacturing,
• Process Industries,
• Retail & Wholesale,
• Utilities and Telecom.

IFS has two distinct advantages over competitors: the single integrated product line in IFS Applications and the fact that it has been component- based for over a decade. This means IFS is uniquely placed to supply business components that take advantage of today’s service-oriented architectures (SOA) and the company has been able to focus its technology investments on the next wave of innovations—rather than having to componentized and integrate disparate systems.

For further information, contact:

PT. IFS Solutions Indonesia
Marketing & Communication
E-mail: marketing@ifs.co.id

Meningkatkan Produktivitas Industri Perkebunan Dan Pengolahan Kelapa Sawit Dengan IT

Premium Connection Edisi 10 2007

Sektor perkebunan kelapa sawit merupakan penghasil devisa nonmigas terbesar di tanah air. Sayang, sektor ini belum digarap secara profesional. Hampir 80% industri kelapa sawit yang menghasilkan crude palm oil (CPO) belum memanfaatkan IT, khususnya aplikasi enterprise resource planning (ERP), untuk mengintegrasikan proses bisnis mereka dari hulu ke hilir. Akibatnya, perusahaan tidak dapat memantau proses produksi dan menanggulangi kemungkinan-kemungkinan turunnya produksi sejak awal.

Fakta Industri Kelapa Sawit

Ketika ditanya penyebab rendahnya perhatian perusahaan kelapa sawit terhadap pemanfaatan IT di lingkungan perusahaan mereka, Rahardjo D.H Yulianto, Project Manager PT IFS Solutions Indonesia, yang berhasil ditemui Premium Connection di kantornya menjelaskan bahwa kebanyakan perusahaan tersebut masih terlena dengan luasnya lahan garapan mereka serta kebun yang masih berproduksi.

Lebih lanjut Rahardjo mengatakan bahwa harga komoditas kelapa sawit sangat ditentukan oleh kebutuhan pasar kebijakan pemerintah. Perusahaan sama sekali tidak dapat mengontrol harga, demikian pula dengan suplai kelapa sawit karena hasilnya sangat bergantung pada kondisi alam yang sulit untuk diprediksi. Dengan kata lain, terdapat beberapa faktor dalam proses produksi dan penentuan harga yang tidak bisa dikontrol sepenuhnya oleh perusahaan.

Saat ini, terang Rahardjo, harga kelapa sawit sedang tinggi karena selain dibutuhkan untuk industri pangan dan kimia, sekarang muncul euforia untuk menggunakan CPO sebagai bahan bakar pengganti minyak bumi, khususnya di negara-negara Eropa. Sedangkan suplai CPO dunia ditentukan oleh Indonesia, sebagai produsen CPO terbesar di dunia, dan Malaysia di urutan kedua.

Hal ini dikuatkan oleh Yudi Dermawan, Ketua Program Studi Teknologi Pengolahan Hasil Perkebunan, Politeknik Kelapa Sawit, Citra Widya Edukasi yang juga ditemui Premium Connection di kantornya. Menurut Yudi, booming permintaan minyak kelapa sawit di negara-negara Eropa, selain sebagai bahan bakar alternatif, juga dipicu oleh hasil penemuan pada 2005 yang mengungkapkan bahwa minyak goreng dari kelapa sawit merupakan minyak goreng yang tersehat. Kandungan senyawa kimia alaminya mampu meluruhkan kolesterol yang tersimpan di dalam tubuh manusia.

Belakangan ini banyak pengusaha atau perusahaan dari berbagai sektor mengembangkan bisnisnya ke bidang perkebunan kelapa sawit. Sampoerna, Gudang Garam, Bentoel, dan Gobel adalah sebagian kecil perusahaan besar yang mulai berkecimpung di kelapa sawit. Bahkan beberapa perkebunan di luar kelapa sawit mulai mengkonversikan lahannya menjadi perkebunan kelapa sawit.

Tingginya permintaan CPO dunia dan antusiasme para investor belum mendapatkan respons yang seimbang. Industri CPO di Indonesia masih bertumbuh secara horizontal. Artinya, peruahaan-perusahaan memperbanyak lahan, memperluas dan mengakuisisi kebun dan sebagainya. Seperti yang kita ketahui, pada titik tertentu pertumbuhan lahan akan terhenti, baik secara fisik maupun kualitas.

ERP untuk Industri Kelapa Sawit

Selain harga yang ditentukan sepenuhnya oleh pasar serta kebijakan pemerintah, karakteristik lainnya dari industri CPO adalah padat modal. Perusahaan harus mempersiapkan investasi untuk tiga tahun pertama, ketika perkebunan belum berproduksi. Jika investasi terhenti di tahun kedua, misalnya, maka semua modal yang telah ditanamkan akan hilang.

Di luar faktor-faktor di atas, terdapat beberapa faktor yang dapat dikontrol oleh perusahaan, yakni biaya langsung dan tidak langsung, efisiensi, dan produktivitas. Selama ini, banyak industri kelapa sawit yang masih menerapkan manajemen tradisional.

Masalah-masalah kecil yang berdampak besar bagi perusahaan pun kerap terjadi, misalnya pihak manajemen yang melakukan transaksi penjualan tanpa mengetahui persis jumlah CPO yang tersedia di pabrik mereka. Belum lagi kebocoran yang terjadi di lapangan tidak dapat terkontrol oleh pihak manajemen. “Tanpa pengawasan yang terintegrasi, losses di lapangan bisa mencapai 8%,” tegas Yudi.

Solusi dari permasalah ini adalah menerapkan ERP yang memantau setiap proses bisnis yang berlangsung di industri kelapa sawit dari hulu ke hilir, Dengan aplikasi ini, perusahaan dapat mengintegrasikan dan mengontrol setiap proses bisnis yang berlangsung, mulai dari perkebunan, pabrik pangolahan, kantor cabang, dan kantor pusat. Perusahaan juga dapat menghitung setiap aktivitas yang dilakukan, membandingkan kondisi sebelum dan keadaan sesudah sebuah aktivitas dilaksanakan.

Dari sisi logistik, untuk menekan biaya, perusahaan dapat melakukan sentralisasi pembelian bibit, pupuk, pestisida, dan sebagainya, serta mengatur keluar masuk barang sesuai dengan wilayah yang membutuhkannya. Perusahaan juga mampu menghitung setiap biaya dan anggaran yang dibutuhkan dalam setiap aktivitas, mengontrol transaksi dari beberapa perkebunan dan perusahaan, mempersingkat financial close-cycle, serta pajak.

Tantangan Penerapan ERP

Tantangan terbesar penerapan ERP di industri-industri kelapa sawit di Indonesia terletak pada “kesadaran” pelaku industri ini bahwa mereka membutuhkan peningkatan efisiensi dan efektivitas dalam setiap proses bisnis yang berlangsung.

Sebagai perbandinga, di Malaysia semua industri kelapa sawit telah memanfaatkan IT. Mereka mendapat sokongan penuh dari pemerintah Malaysia yang membangunkan infrastruktur komunikasi di wilayah-wilayah perkebunan dan pengolahan kelapa sawit. “Walaupun dari luas areal lahan dan produksi CPO Indonesia melampaui Malaysia, namun dari segi keuntungan, Malaysia masih jauh di atas Indonesia,” kata Yudi.

Perusahaan juga harus mempersiapkan perangkat-perangkat yang dibutuhkan untuk menunjang aplikasi ini. Perangkat yang paling kritikal, selain penyiapan SDM yang melek IT, adalah jaringan komunikasi data. VSAT merupakan solusi jaringan komunikasi data bagi lokasi perkebunan dan kantor cabang yang biasanya terletak jauh dari kota dan belum terjangkau jaringan komunikasi terrestrial.

Selain memanfaatkan VSAT sebagai pendukung aplikasi ERP, perkebunan dapat menggunakannya untuk percakapan VoIP, videoconference, video surveillance, dan lain-lain. Sementara itu, untuk site-site yang hanya menggunakan aplikasi transaksional, yang tidak membutuhkan bandwidth yang besar, dapat menggunakan jaringan VPN Ezy dengan berbagai pilihan akses yang tersedia.

*) IFS Solutions Indonesia, sebagai penyedia jasa perangkat lunak, memperkenalkan solusi treeS Applications. Solusi ini dikhususkan untuk sistem informasi yang sesuai dengan karakteristik industri perkebunan, khususnya kelapa sawit. –end-

Apresiasi atas Kesuksesan Pelanggan IFS dalam Implementasi ERP

PRESS RELEASE

September 17, 2007

IFS menyelenggarakan IFS Customer Focus: Get Agile, Stay Agile pada tanggal 28 Agustus 2007 yang lalu dalam rangka mempererat jalinan hubungan dengan para pelanggan sekaligus menggelar IFS Customer Achievement 2007 sebagai bentuk penghargaan IFS atas kesuksesan para pelanggan dalam implementasi ERP dan juga memenangkan berbagai penghargaan dari media-media yang ada di Indonesia.

Lebih dari empat puluh pelanggan IFS berkumpul di Lounge 9 Cloud’s Café guna mendapatkan informasi IFS yang teranyar. Dalam acara tersebut, IFS menggelar IFS Customer Achievement 2007, merupakan penghargaan ditujukan kepada pelanggan IFS yang telah membuktikan bahwa implementasi ERP mereka tidak hanya dapat mengoptimalkan kinerja perusahaan namun juga mendapat pengakuan dalam ajang The Best eCorp 2007 dan Warta Ekonomi e-Company Award 2007.

Para pelanggan IFS seperti PT. Dexa Medica, PT Parit Padang dan PT PAL Indonesia masuk dalam The Best 25 eCorp-2007 yang diselenggarakan oleh Majalah SWAsembada pada awal tahun 2007 ini. Begitu juga PT. Dana Pensiun Telkom, yang memenangkan penghargaan dalam kategori Financial-Non Perbankan.

Tidak hanya itu, dalam ajang tahunan Warta Ekonomi e-Company Award 2007, PT. Astra Agro Lestari. Tbk juga berhasil mendapatkan penghargaan dalam kategori Special Achievement: IT Performance Improvement, Begitu pula dengan PT. Cahaya Sakti Multi Intraco (Olympic Group) yang berada pada ranking pertama dalam kategori Trading and Distribution company. Kemenangan kali ini adalah kemenangan ketiga kalinya dalam ajang yang sama. Sebelumnya Olympic Group telah mendapatkan penghargaaan sebagai ranking ke-3 dalam kategori Manufacturing Company (2006) dan juga sebagai ranking ke-2 untuk kategori Non-Consumer Good (2005).

“Kami turut merasa bangga dan bahagia atas prestasi yang telah dicapai oleh pelanggan-pelanggan kami tersebut. Hal ini membuktikan bahwa keberhasilan implementasi aplikasi ERP yang dapat memberikan nilai tambah kepada perusahaan adalah merupakan suatu keniscayaan, dan kami turut berbahagia bisa berkontribusi di dalamnya” ungkap Handi Sapta Mukti, Marketing & Business Development Director PT. IFS Solutions Indonesia.

Melalui penyelenggaraan acara tersebut, IFS juga mengajak para pelanggan dan rekanan IFS untuk menghadiri IFS World Conference 2007 yang akan diselenggarakan di Berlin pada 15 -17 Oktober mendatang. Banyak sekali pengembangan fungsi-fungsi IFS yang baru yang akan diinformasikan. Antara lain: Aplikasi untuk Aerospace and Defense, peningkatan dalam solusi EAM (Enterprise Asset Management) dan SCM (Supply Chain Management) juga release IFS Application yang terbaru.

Mengenai IFS

IFS (XSSE: IFS), sebuah perusahaan aplikasi yang telah mendunia, menyediakan solusi yang memungkinkan sebuah organisasi merespon dengan lebih cepat terhadap perubahan pasar – memungkinkan perusahaan bergerak lebih tangkas dalam mencapai kinerja yang lebih baik dan mendapatkan keuntungan yang lebih kompetitif.

IFS berdiri sejak tahun 1983 dan sampai saat ini telah mempunyai total 2.600 karyawan di seluruh dunia. IFS adalah pioner dalam merancang bisnis aplikasi yang berbasis komponen. Saat ini, IFS Applications^TM telah berada pada generasi ke-7, dimana komponen arsitektur IFS menyediakan solusi yang mudah untuk diimplementasi, dijalankan dan diupgrade. IFS Applications telah tersedia di 54 negara dan dalam 20 bahasa.

IFS mempunyai lebih dari 500.000 user melalui 7 kunci sektor vertikal: aerospace & defense; automotive; high-tech; industrial manufacturing; process industries; construction, service & facilities management and utilities & telecom. IFS Applications juga menyediakan modul-modul ERP antara lain customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management (SCM), product lifecycle management (PLM), corporate performance management (CPM), enterprise asset management (EAM) and maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities.

Untuk informasi lebih lanjut silahkan kunjungi situs perusahaan kami di: www.ifsworld.com.

Untuk informasi tambahan, silahkan hubungi:

PT. IFS Solutions Indonesia
Marketing & Communication
E-mail: marketing@ifs.co.id

IFS Applications – The Solution for the Agile Enterprise

In today’s global business environment, agility means everything. An agile company responds quickly to changing market conditions and customer demands. It becomes a market leader by smoothly adjusting its processes and offerings. And it expands into new markets as opportunities arise. Agility is the ability to evolve the business to make the most from every opportunity and the key to continuous profitability.

IFS Applications supports change by being flexible and adaptable. Built with components, it enables you to easily reconfigure or expand your software solution to match your changing business needs. IFS’ service-oriented architecture (SOA) makes integration, communication, and cooperation easier – with customers, suppliers, and partners.

IFS Applications easily co-exists with other applications when best-of-breed point solutions are required to effectively support a process. There is no need to replace all your existing systems just because you need to support a new process or add new software or technology. Extend the benefit of your existing investments by keeping what still does the job and add the IFS Applications components you need to maximize your company’s competitive advantage.

At IFS, components and SOA are not the software architecture of the future. They’re not even something new. They are an established, integral part of IFS Applications, enabling companies like yours to be agile today.

Designed To Do the Job

Component-based architecture has been an integral part of IFS Applications from the beginning. It’s not an afterthought. That’s why IFS is able to offer a complete business application suite and an industry-specific solution in one integrated package. IFS Applications combines industry-specific components, developed in close cooperation with customers and leading industry partners, with standard business components needed by all types of organizations. The result is a solution that is designed for your industry and that still covers your entire business, without costly, time-consuming customizations and modifications.

Another benefit of component architecture is that it allows IFS to focus on the end user from the very beginning of the software development process. Components are designed with specific business processes in mind yet are easily integrated with the rest of the system. Users see the information they need and are prompted to act on it as required. They even have the freedom to configure the interface to meet their specific needs. The software works the way they want to work, enabling them to be more productive, whether on the shop floor, in the back office or boardroom.

Sharpening Your Competitive Focus

Agility and sustainable competitiveness are increasingly based on specialization and a focus on core compe­tencies. Every company has a number of critical success factors that it can turn into competitive advantages by adding unique business skills that competitors can’t copy. Other processes which don’t add competitive advantage can remain on par with the industry, following good or even best practice. Often, the critical success factors are connected to the ingrained core competencies and values manifested in the company’s mission statement and corporate ethos. IFS Applications supports you in raising your critical success factors from industry parity to industry leadership, whether your focus is on customers, assets, projects, contracts, products, services, or supply chains.

Reducing the Total Cost of Agility

IFS Applications never locks you in. Upgrading, utilizing the latest technology, integrating new solutions, or adding additional components is both easy and cost-effective. You can implement the components you need, when you need them. You can quickly configure IFS Applications to meet the rapidly changing needs of your industry or the global marketplace. That means it costs you less to be agile.

IFS Applications

IFS Applications is the logical choice for the modern company that wants agility. With IFS Applications, companies get a flexible solution that can easily be configured to meet their demands, which can evolve as markets, legislation, or conditions change. The component-based solution allows gradual implementation, leading to a smooth upgrade of the IT environment. Companies can focus on the areas that are most critical today, and then implement or upgrade other parts as needs arise, minimizing risks, and reducing total cost of ownership (TCO).

IFS Applications combines components, which have been the basic structure of the system since the very beginning, with the latest in application architecture. While others see service-oriented architecture (SOA) as the future of the business software industry, IFS Applications already has it in place. Having the flexibility to use many different technologies, such as J2EE^™ and .NET, makes IFS Applications easier to integrate, giving you freedom of choice.

By combining industry-specific and functional components, IFS Applications provides a complete solution for companies in targeted industries. Users get IT support designed for their specific work flows, and the entire enterprise works with the same information, without costly customizations or painful integrations.

Business is easier with IFS Applications. Because it is truly component-based, companies can implement what they need, when they need it. IFS Applications offers business solutions that can be configured to meet the needs of rapidly changing industries facing challenges in an international marketplace.

Cross-Functional Components
IFS’ cross-functional components are a set of extremely powerful components designed for streamlining, simplifying, and handling the critical business processes found within your industry. These processes include business performance, customer relationship management, supply chain management, and business modeling, as well as document, quality, and project management.

Finance Components
IFS’ financial components give you a comprehensive view of your business from a variety of perspectives. When you spot a trend worth investigating, you can drill in to the appropriate financial transactions and scrutinize them in detail. These components enhance control at all levels of the organization and support regulatory needs around the world.

Human Resources Components
IFS’ human resources components save time and money by helping you manage your company’s most valuable resources most cost-effectively. These components provide fast, accurate analysis, meeting all your company’s key needs for personnel development. They provide essential processes for management of the workforce and successful strategic human capital management.

Sales & Service Components
IFS’ sales and service components provide business processes vital for true customer relationship management (CRM). These components manage the customer interaction chain from the sales lead, through the sales cycle, to the ongoing support and service of the customer. IFS’ sales and service concept allows a business to focus on where it adds value to the customer through product, service, and support.

Engineering Components
IFS’ engineering components make it easier to specify and configure design elements and products. The components ensure quality by streamlining the administration of all related documentation, including revisions. Everyone in the organization gets the information they need, providing continuously updated data for technical, administrative, and financial decisions. Integration between purchasing, engineering, and manufacturing processes enables a true cross-company picture.

Manufacturing Components
IFS’ manufacturing components provide a simple, highly automated flow for taking care of repetitive tasks together with advanced management-by-exception functionality to trap and action exceptions. This powerful, multifaceted solution supports planning, execution, control, and analysis in many types of manufacturing, in all phases of the manufacturing process, and for all employees in the organization. It also supports leans principles as well as mixed-mode manufacturing, where different types of processing happily coexist in the same system.

Distribution Components
IFS’ distribution components, together with manufacturing, form the basis of your supply chain management solution. These components offer the simplicity you need to better visualize product flows and use the system efficiently, and you can easily adapt to different distribution models and working methods. They give you the agility you need to grow and support change throughout your enterprise and let you take advantage of real-time communication throughout the order-to-delivery chain.

Maintenance Components
IFS’ maintenance components are part of a complete enterprise asset management (EAM) system that enables you to anticipate and adapt to the rapidly changing demands of the world around you. Easy to work with and access, the solution contains the comprehensiveness and depth of functionality that you need for day-to-day maintenance requirements as well as continuous development and improvement.

Business Enabler Components
IFS’ business enabler components let you create and enhance relationships, taking advantage of the latest web-based technologies. You can give employees, customers, suppliers, and other partners personalized, accurate, real-time information through easy-to-use role-based portals and built-for-purpose mobile solutions. IFS’ business enabler components also provide integration with internal and external systems through web services while ensuring security, performance, and scalability.

About IFS

IFS, the global enterprise applications company, provides solutions that enable organizations 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 has pioneered component-based enterprise resources planning (ERP) software with IFS Applications^™, now in its seventh generation. IFS’ component architecture provides solutions that are easier to implement, run, and upgrade. IFS Applications is available in 54 countries, in 20 languages.

IFS Applications provides extended ERP functionality, including supply chain management (SCM); enterprise asset management (EAM); maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO); product lifecycle management (PLM); customer relationship management (CRM); and corporate performance management (CPM) capabilities.

IFS has over 500,000 users across seven key vertical sectors: aerospace & defense, automotive, high-tech, industrial manufacturing, process industries, construction & facilities management, and utilities & telecom. IFS also provides a cross-industry solution for Retail & Wholesale Distribution.

More details can be found at

www.ifsworld.com.

For further information, contact:

PT. IFS Solutions Indonesia
Marketing & Communication
E-mail: marketing@ifs.co.id

IFS Gelar Most Innovative Customer Award

Selasa, 27 Desember 2005
Oleh : Taufik Hidayat

Inovasi –dapat diartikan sebagai suatu implementasi dari suatu ide atau metode baru– dapat menjadi suatu pilihan bagi perusahan ditengah ketatnya kompetisi global dan krisis multidimensi, khususnya di Indonesia untuk dapat tetap bekompetisi dan survive di area kompetisi ini.

Sebagai salah satu dari inovasi dalam proses dan model bisnis perusahaan, banyak perusahaan secara global sudah berinvestasi dalam information technology. Sebanyak 40 perusahaan dengan karakteristik yang berbeda di Indonesia mengimplementasikan teknologi IFS sebagai terobosan berinovasi.

"Most Innovative Customer Award diberikan oleh IFS kepada 7 Most Innovative Company sebagai salah satu bentuk apresiasi atas segala upaya yang dilakukan oleh para customer dalam mengimplementasikan solusi IFS selama ini," ujar Uun Widhi Untoro, President Director IFS Solutions Indonesia.

Dia mengatakan, penghargaan ini diberikan berdasarkan penilaian dari banyaknya jumlah dan lamanya modul standar yang digunakan, status implementasi, added value untuk perusahaan customer melalui pemanfaatan teknologi IFS, dan sejauh mana peran organisasi IT perusahaan dalam merencanakan, mengimplementasikan serta mengoperasikan infrastruktur IT, khususnya yang berkaitan dengan solusi.

Marketing Manager dari PT IFS Solution Indonesia, Patriady. W Indrayana, mengatakan bahwa ajang penyerahan Most Innovative Customer Award diharapkan juga dapat menjadi cikal bakal pembentukan IFS User Community sekaligus langkah awal untuk penyelengaraan IT Summit terbesar yang pernah ada di Indonesia pada tahun 2006 dengan melibatkan IFS Solutions Indonesia sebagai platinum sponsornya.

Dengan sponsor dari CTI, IBM dan Sun Microsystem yang juga dihadiri oleh Jee Meng Chan, IFS Vice President of Sales Marketing for Asia Pacific, IFS Indonesian User Gathering 2005 menobatkan Ethica Industri Pharmasi, Soho Industri Pharmasi, Lautan Luas, Parit Padang, Pupuk Sriwijaya, Olympic Group (PT Cahaya Sakti Multi Intraco) dan PAL Indonesia sebagai tujuh Most Innovative Customer berdasarkan kriteria IFS.

"Diharapkan dengan adanya Most Innovative Customer Award yang akan diadakan secara berkala ini, seluruh customer IFS dapat termotivasi untuk terus mengembangkan bisnis perusahaannya melalui teknologi terbaik yang dikemas oleh IFS," ujar Patriady.

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IFS Jalin Kerjasama dengan SBM-ITB

Sabtu, 12 Februari 2005
Oleh : Taufik Hidayat

PT IFS Solution Indonesia (IFS) menjalin kerjasama dengan School of Business and Management ITB dalam penyediaan perangkat lunak aplikasi bisnis. Melalui kerjasama ini, sistem aplikasi IFS akan digunakan sebagai aplikasi komputer pada Program Pengembangan Laboratorium Manajemen Bisnis terapan SBM-ITB.

Tujuan kerjasama ini adalah mempersiapkan lulusan institut pendidikan SBM-ITB agar siap pakai serta dapat memberikan kontribusi maksimal dalam dunia bisnis dengan menerapkan teori manajemen yang diperoleh dalam kuliah ke dalam dunia bisnis dengan bantuan teknologi informasi.

Selain itu, melalui program ini diharapkan terdapat perbaikan pada sistem belajar gaya lama, dengan mengadaptasi metode studi baru yang lebih nyata sesuai keadaan lapangan yang secara global telah banyak memanfaatkan teknologi informasi, khususnya solusi perangkat lunak.

Menurut Uun Widhi Untoro, Presiden Direktur IFS, dengan terbentuknya kerjasama ini diharapkan semua pihak yang terkait baik secara langsung maupun tidak bisa merasakan manfaatnya. SBM-ITB juga diharapkan bisa mendapatkan solusi manajemen bisnis terkini. Sedangkan bagi IFS, kerjasama ini akan memberikan awareness akan solusi bisnis enterprise yang tersedia.

Sementara itu, bagi masyarakat industri dan bisnis, Uun mengatakan bahwa kerjasama ini akan memberikan kontribusi berupa dihasilkannya profesional bisnis yang siap pakai. “Kerjasama ini akan memberikan manfaat yang besar bagi semua pihak,” ujarnya. Dia mengatakan, pelaksanaan kerjasama ini akan segera dimulai untuk mendukung penerimanaan mahasiswa baru tahun ajaran 2005/2006.

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PT Pupuk Kujang

IFS Applications helps major Indonesian corporation modernize operations while cutting costs

With sales in excess of US$ 50 million, PT Pupuk Kujang is one of the biggest producers of fertilizer in Indonesia, supplying both the home and export markets. To meet the challenges of a growing export market and the turn of the millennium, the company realized it needed to improve its management information system (MIS) and rationalize its cost structure. But it was not just a change of systems that PT Pupuk Kujang, Indonesia, desired. The company also wanted to achieve a change in the behavior of its employees, raise their level of competence, and implement a shift in responsibility down to employee level. To accomplish these goals, PT Pupuk Kujang turned to the component-based IFS Applications to provide the flexibility and speed of access to business-critical information required by modern enterprises regardless of their geographic location.

The problem

PT Pupuk Kujang planned a major overhaul of its IT environment, looking for a solution that would provide the basis for enhanced long-term and short-term planning. The MIS in place was very departmentalized, and almost all information input was done manually. Moreover, run on a mainframe computer, and with the turn of the millennium in the offing, the company realized that making its legacy system Year 2000 compliant would be very expensive. The system was quite simply unable to meet the demands placed on it by a modern company. PT Pupuk Kujang, therefore, realized that it needed an automated, integrated solution that would increase the speed and accuracy of reporting, affording it greater control over its business processes and costs.

The solution

PT Pupuk Kujang employed consultants to analyze user requirements before investing in a new system. After examining what a number of business applications vendors, major global players as well as local suppliers, had to offer, the company opted for IFS Applications. “IFS was the only vendor that could provide us with the applications that would enable us to fulfill our plans, short-term as well as long-term,” according to Tossin Sutawikara, IT Implementation Project Manager at PT Pupuk Kujang.

Implementation

Beginning in July 1999, solutions for the first phase, financials, distribution and human resources, were implemented. According to Tossin Sutawikara: “The implementation went very smoothly. Projects like these can take up to a year. We were ready after eight months, on time and to budget. The support from IFS has been very good.” IFS’ implementation strategy consisted of training sessions, supported by workshops and conference room pilots. Weekly feedback meant that issues could be tackled and solved very quickly. In typical IFS fashion, knowledge transfer, more than mere implementation, was the ultimate goal. The second phase, including solutions for maintenance, marketing, manufacturing, and decision support, is scheduled to be completed by January, 2001. Beginning in July 1999, solutions for the first phase, financials, distribution and human resources, were implemented. According to Tossin Sutawikara: “The implementation went very smoothly. Projects like these can take up to a year. We were ready after eight months, on time and to budget. The support from IFS has been very good.” IFS’ implementation strategy consisted of training sessions, supported by workshops and conference room pilots. Weekly feedback meant that issues could be tackled and solved very quickly. In typical IFS fashion, knowledge transfer, more than mere implementation, was the ultimate goal. The second phase, including solutions for maintenance, marketing, manufacturing, and decision support, is scheduled to be completed by January, 2001.

Benefits

The most obvious benefit is that the company now has a modern integrated suite of business applications. Previously, all the information was generated by the management information system (MIS), which was unwieldy and not always reliable. Now the sources of information are more evenly distributed and the MIS simply administers the system. Thanks to IFS Applications, PT Pupuk Kujang can now create a database of integrated information systems and create its own set of business rules. For example, once a decision is made, it can be effected immediately throughout the entire organization. In addition, financial reports, previously done by external consultants, can now be issued more quickly and with greater flexibility, e.g. as spreadsheets, graphic reports, etc. Using IFS/Business Performance, company executives, too, will benefit from having access to three-dimensional analysis of corporate data, providing them with an added strategic advantage. Furthermore, competence levels in the company have been raised significantly, and with this, employee responsibility has increased. Since all input into the system is traceable, it is easier to isolate sources of error or areas where competence is lacking and quickly take appropriate measures. IFS Applications also facilitates expansion since it is based on globally available standards, and its component architecture is geared for scalability. As a result, investment costs will decrease. “IFS is generally more efficient in terms of cost,” claims Tossin Sutawikara. All in all, the use of IFS Applications has lowered the total cost of ownership for PT Pupuk Kujang.

Software

IFS Financials
IFS Human Resources
IFS Distribution
IFS/Business Performance

Hardware

Compaq PCs
Compaq server

Source : http://www.ifsworld.com/binaries/kujang_tcm31-1601.pdf