The decision to invest in IFS comes at a critical time for Bjelin Group. As mentioned in the intro they have made significant investments in manufacturing capacity to position the enterprise for large volume deliveries of flooring to a global market.
“It is a challenging market environment and manufacturers like Bjelin are demonstrating foresight by investing in digital capabilities that will strengthen their resilience and agility. With IFS Cloud, Bjelin is not only modernizing its operations but also laying the foundation to scale efficiently and respond with confidence to shifting industry demands,” sums up Ann-Kristin Sander, CEO of the Nordics at IFS.
To be Implemented by Addovation
The implementation project will be delivered by Addovation, a long-standing IFS partner, in collaboration with IFS and the Bjelin team. In this, the Bjelin Group’s digital capabilities will be transformed by IFS Cloud, enabling end-to-end visibility and scalability across its global operations.
Not least notable in the context is that IFS has succeeded well in its ambitions to create cutting-edge AI-connected solutions on the Cloud platform. This is a fully modular, fully composable AI-driven platform, designed for flexibility and adaptability to specific customer requirements and business development. It covers the needs of ERP, EAM (Enterprise Asset Management), SCM (Supply Chain Management) and FSM (Field Service Management). The technology leverages AI, machine learning, real-time data and analytics to provide a basis for well-informed strategic decisions.
Generally, IFS has grown to become a midmarket global leader with over 7,000 employees in 80 countries.
Automated Transactions
In the press release, IFS writes that, “Bjelin Group is implementing IFS Cloud to modernize and harmonize core business processes across supply chain, manufacturing, finance, purchasing and maintenance. The implementation will support Bjelin’s long-term growth strategy and improve visibility and efficiency across seven manufacturing sites and multiple global distribution centers.”
IFS Cloud will be used to plan and schedule manufacturing across all Bjelin’s production sites, as well as optimize inventory levels in both global and local distribution warehouses. The company will also use the platform to streamline its order-to-cash processes, including automated intercompany transactions, and to enable more efficient planning across multiple sites and increased process automation. In addition, IFS Cloud’s Enterprise Asset Management capabilities will be used to maintain critical assets at Bjelin’s manufacturing sites.
