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IFS and NEC Strengthen their Strategic Partnership to Create New Value

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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