Project-centric Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group Moves Faster with IFS Applications

IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announced today that Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group, a leading supplier of ropeways and other rope-based passenger transport systems as well as systems for bulk material transport, has signed a contract to implement IFS Applications. The group typically runs about 150 – 200 tightly scheduled projects and aims to optimize project control and execution with IFS Applications. The new enterprise applications will replace a number of customized stand-alone systems that do not fulfill the need for an integrated, agile system which supports Doppelmayr/Garaventa’s international operations. The Group has production facilities and sales and service locations in over 30 countries including the U.S., and to date has built almost 14,000 installations in 79 countries. Forecasting, planning and timely delivery of work and material are essential for project-centric, engineer- to-order manufacturing companies, which require an ERP system in which all activities can be monitored and tightly controlled. "We are a global company, with projects growing in numbers, complexity and size. At the same time the project runtimes are getting shorter,” Doppelmayr/Garaventa Project Manager Johannes Wittwer said. "We chose IFS because of its strong functionality and understanding of our type of business, as well as its track record in project-centric industries.” Doppelmayr/Garaventa will implement IFS Applications components for engineering, manufacturing, project management, financials, human resources, distribution, business intelligence, document management and quality management. Industrial manufacturing is one of IFS’ targeted market segments. IFS has a broad customer base in the industry, focusing on large to medium-sized manufacturers that need support for complex order-driven and mixed-mode manufacturing across the extended enterprise. With strong support for project management, engineering, constraint-based scheduling, product configuration, and after sales, IFS’ component-based business solutions are designed to help companies improve quality, contain costs, and improve their competitive position in manufacturing industry segments such as machinery, defense, fabricated metal products, and plastics. Industrial manufacturing companies also benefit from IFS’ lifecycle management solution, which goes beyond product lifecycle management (PLM) to provide better integration and management of three critical business areas—products, customers, and resources—throughout their lifecycles. IFS industrial manufacturing customers include Fabcon, Chief Industries, Aeromatic-Fielder, Star Cutter, J&H Machine Tools, Kongskilde, Nolato Group, Bombardier, PartnerTech, Mechanik Center Erlangen, Völkl, and Tour & Andersson. About Doppelmayr/Garaventa The Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group is the world quality and technology leader in ropeway engineering. The Group develops efficient passenger transport systems for summer and winter tourism resorts as well as passenger transport systems for the urban environment, airports, shopping malls, sports complexes, adventure parks, trade fairs and other facilities. Furthermore, the Group also offers innovative material transport systems for bulk material and unit load transport. The Group has production facilities, and sales and service locations in over 30 countries of the world and to date has built almost 14,000 installations in 79 countries. The company had more than 2,400 employees in fiscal year 2006/2007. More details can be found at www.doppelmayr.com. About IFS IFS (OMX STO: IFS), the global enterprise applications company, provides ERP solutions which enable organizations to respond quickly to market changes. The solutions allow resources to be used in a more agile way to achieve better business performance and competitive advantage. Founded in 1983, IFS has 2,600 employees worldwide. With IFS Applications™, now in its seventh generation, IFS has pioneered component-based ERP software. The component architecture provides solutions that are easier to implement, run and upgrade. IFS Applications is available in 54 countries in 22 languages. IFS has over 600,000 users across seven key vertical sectors: aerospace & defense; automotive; manufacturing; process industries; construction, contracting & service management; retail & wholesale distribution and utilities & telecom. IFS Applications provide extended ERP functionality, including CRM, SCM, PLM, CPM, enterprise asset management, and MRO capabilities. More details can be found at www.IFSWORLD.com. IFS Applications is a trademark of IFS Industrial and Financial Systems. All other referenced company or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.