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IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announces that Toyota Lanka Ltd., the Sri Lankan subsidiary of the Toyota Motor Corporation, is updating its existing IFS solution to IFS Applications 8, supporting business-critical processes such as finance, distribution, and service management.
Toyota Lanka’s product and service offering in Sri lanka has been powered by IFS Applications for over 11 years. By upgrading, Toyota Lanka will benefit from a wider breadth and depth of functionality together with enhanced productivity and a fresh set of service capabilities. The solution will cover core business areas such as finance, distribution, human resources, and service management and includes modern extensions tailored to the automotive industry. The implementation will involve over 300 users throughout Toyota’s operations in the country.
“With our current rapid expansions, we are facing increasing operational complexities,” Toyota Lanka Limited Managing Director Yoshioko Shungo said. “To address this issue, we need to enhance management control by using the insight of our technology systems. In other words, we need capable systems to empower ourcapable workforce. Having been able to leverage the support extended by IFS inthe past, we sincerely believethe proposed upgrade willtake our organisation to new heights.”
“We have come a long way with IFS since 2003,” Toyota Lanka Limited Chief Operating Officer Manohara Atukorala said. “At present we are considered as a model company in our region. To further strengthen our stance, we should apply the best practices of theToyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, and its global subsidiaries. With the upgrade to IFS Applications 8, we will be in a position to recommend IFS to our regional partners, as a focused and comprehensive automotive solution.”
Jayantha De Silva, Vice President, IFS South Asia Operations and President/CEO, IFS Sri Lanka added that “Toyota Lanka’s ERP system has set a new benchmark among automotive sector organisations. The level of utilisationof the system by blue and white collar staff at Toyota Lanka is impressive and itis inspiring to see how the company has benefited. Visionary and innovative organisations such as Toyota Lanka can really leverage the agile nature of IFS Applications. I am pleased to note that IFS has been able to yet again meet the company’s high standards and that our long-standing relationship with Toyota Lanka is growing from strength to strength.”
For more information about how companies in the automotive sector are benefitting from IFS, please visit: http://www.ifsworld.com/si-lk/industries/automotive/.
