IFS and NEC Strengthen their Strategic Partnership to Create New Value
IFS AB and NEC Corporation are
strengthening their strategic partnership to create new value. Through this
partnership, the two companies will further combine their strengths to
accelerate the implementation of solutions in global markets, mutually enhance
their resources and skills, and support the continued growth of their
customers.
As the leading provider of Industrial AI software, IFS provides
companies worldwide with solutions to support manufacturing, supply chains,
facility maintenance, and after-sales service operations.
Since signing a partnership
agreement with IFS in 1997, NEC has been offering IFS supply chain management
services, such as NEC’s BluStellar (*1), a value creation model that supports
the global business development of manufacturing customers based in Japan.
Through the strengthening of this strategic partnership, the two
companies will create new services that combine the assets of both companies,
such as AI technology, and provide rapid cloud services with an enhanced
delivery system.
Background
Supply chain management has become increasingly important in
recent years due to globalization and economic volatility. Companies are
demanding greater supply chain visibility and flexibility to both manage risk
and improve efficiency. Especially since the COVID pandemic, there has been a
surge in technology investment to minimize supply chain disruptions.
In this context, many companies are shifting to cloud solutions.
Cloud technology is cost-effective and scalable, and its integration with AI
and IoT provides a platform for automating operations and enabling predictive
analytics. This shift to the cloud is essential to increase competitiveness in
the global marketplace. At the same time, from an economic security
perspective, cloud services are required to retain sovereignty and control over
data and software in accordance with the laws and regulations of each country. This
social background has led the two companies to announce the strengthening of
this strategic partnership.
Purpose
of collaboration
1. To enhance the supply chain management
that has been provided by both companies and expand IFS' diverse solutions,
including "facility maintenance management" and "after-sales
service operations," which are mainly provided to the manufacturing
industry, to the aviation industry and other industries, thereby contributing
to the realization of Digital Transforation (DX) for more customers.
2. Provide flexible and secure cloud
services, including new solutions that combine the assets of both companies, to
customers in a timely manner.
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