Hawker Pacific Makes Strategic Upgrade With IFS Applications
IFS announced today that Hawker Pacific, the leading aircraft sales and product support company in the Australia Asia Pacific region, has moved to further increase its market leadership by implementing IFS business software. The company will use IFS' applications for maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO), sales, distribution, financials, project, document management, and quality management.
In announcing the planned implementation, Hawker Pacific's chief financial officer, Paul Bisson, said the move represents a key element in the company's strategy to back its market leadership with cutting-edge business systems. He said IFS Applications will replace the company's existing systems and serve as the new platform for Hawker Pacific's future growth, integrating all core business processes into one system.
"To stay competitive in the rapidly changing aerospace market, you've got to constantly identify new opportunities for increasing operational efficiency and providing superior customer service," Bisson said. "IFS Applications provides us with an integrated MRO and product sales solution that will help us to become more efficient and competitive by managing three critical business areas: customers, products and resources," he said.
Bisson said Hawker Pacific had been attracted to the IFS solution because of its proven track record in handling MRO processes for customers such as the Joint Strike Fighter project, the Eurofighter consortium, BAE Systems, and SAAB Aerospace.
IFS Applications is also in service with the UK Ministry of Defence and the Royal Norwegian Air Force. The company has alliances and partnerships that include GE Engine Services and Northrop Grumman. With 13% of the world market for services and maintenance systems, IFS is the market leader, according to industry analysts.
About Hawker Pacific
Hawker Pacific is a market leader in integrated civil and military aerospace sales and product support throughout Australia/New Zealand, Asia, and the Gulf States. The company has MRO facilities in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Townsville, Cairns, Auckland, Singapore, and Manila, and is an approved service center for Beechcraft and Hawker aircraft, Dasault Falcon Jet, and Bell Helicopters in varying locations.
Hawker Pacific is ISO 9001 accredited (BVQI), carries CASA Certificate of Approval for Airline Support Services, holds accreditation by the Department of Defence quality assurance organization, CASA (including CAR 35 & 36 design approvals), airworthiness approvals from seven foreign governments (including FAA), and represents more than 26 aircraft, spare parts and equipment manufacturers.
About IFS and IFS Applications
IFS develops and supplies component-based business applications for medium and large enterprises and organizations. IFS Applications, which is based on web and portal technology, offers 60+ enterprise application components used in manufacturing, supply chain management, customer relationship management, service provision, financials, product development, maintenance and human resource administration. IFS offers customers an easier, more open alternative that can be implemented step by step.
A leading global business applications supplier, IFS has 3,000 employees, with sales in 45 countries, and more than 350,000 users worldwide. The company is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange (XSSE: IFS).