SERVICE PROVIDER OCAB SELECTS CLOUD-BASED ERP SOLUTION FROM IFS TO ALIGN KEY PROCESSES ACROSS ORGANIZATION
Ocab, with nationwide service support across Sweden, is now empowered to manage ERP system information using both fixed and mobile devices to enhance operational efficiency and improve customer service
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announces that all Ocab companies (part of Oleter Group AS) will use IFS Applications™ 9 to standardize processes throughout the organization and provide service technicians with mobile access to critical information.
Ocab offers services within sanitation, dehumidification, maintenance and investigation of properties for both commercial and private customers, and prides itself on its ability to deliver high quality service.The company will be leveraging a fully integrated solution to support and optimize mission-critical business processes such as finance, service management, HR, supply chain, mobility and business analytics. Ocab will be taking advantage of IFS’s mangaged service offering, IFS Managed Cloud on Microsoft Azure, which provides a cost effective and scalable way to manage a cloud-based, single-tenant instance of IFS Applications.
The solution will provide the 400+ users with an end-to-end ERP solution, ranging from single work orders to extensive service and maintenance contracts and large projects across multiple business units and subsidiaries. Field service technicians will be equipped with advanced capabilities for managing tasks and work orders via their mobile devices. The flexible and scalable architecture allows for configurations within the system, without the need for customizations. The solution will provide Ocab with accurate data and control along with high level of automatization throughout the entire organization, spanning 50 locations across Sweden. IFS Applications replaces several different ERP solutions. Built with standard, well documented, modules, the new IFS solution is easy to maintain and keep ‘evergreen’.
“Ocab has grown rapidly over the past years. Using IFS Applications we will improve control of operations and will with one single solution manage service orders and processes across all our business areas, and at the same time deliver a truly mobile solution that staff can access regardless of where they are” said Marie Freding Group CFO.
“We are proud to welcome a prestigious company like Ocab as our customer”, says Glenn Arnesen, CEO of IFS in Scandinavia. “This proves the strength of IFS’s solution for service companies that need to interact quickly with their company’s critical information using a mobile device.”
For more information about IFS's solutions within service, visit: http://www.ifsworld.com/corp/industries/service/
Anders Lundin, PR Manager for IFS Strategic Marketing and Communications. Telephone: 46 8 58 78 45 00, press@ifsworld.com
About Ocab
Ocab is a nationwide service provider, within sanitation and dehumidification, established in 50 locations in Sweden. Ocab has a turnover of approximately 700 MSEK and has about 650 employees. The company provides services within sanitation, cleaning, dehumidification and conduct investigations of properties. Ocab also cleans asbestos, radon, mold, graffiti and perform inspections.
About IFS
IFS™ develops and delivers enterprise software for customers around the world who manufacture and distribute goods, maintain assets, and manage service-focused operations. The industry expertise of our people and solutions, together with commitment to our customers, has made us a recognized leader and the most recommended supplier in our sector. Our team of 3,300 employees supports more than one million users worldwide from a network of local offices and through our growing ecosystem of partners. For more information, visit: IFSworld.com
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