IFS Manufacturing Information Sources

An information source is a combination of facts and dimensions (base data) which is structured to hold information designed to be used to compile reports and analytics using the IFS Business Analytics tool. Refer the IFS Online Documentation and eLearning for more information about this tool.

One or more of these information sources can be used when creating an IFS Business Analytics report.

Shop Order

General Description

The Shop Order information source is mainly based on IFS/Shop Order. The main purpose of this information source is to present shop order data to support high level summarizations and analyses to evaluate the shop floor performance, for instance, using the Count Perfect Shop Order metrics.

Reports/Analysis

Access Types

  1. Online
  2. Data Mart

Specific Attributes

Supported Dimensions

Main Features Supporting IFS Business Analytics

Shop Order Operation

General Description

The Shop Order Operation information source is mainly based on shop order operation statistics, operation history and shop order costing. It is possible for some measures to drill down to operation history in order to get all the transaction details. The main purpose of this information source is to present data based on the shop order operations to support summarizations and analysis to evaluate the manufacturing process.

Reports/Analysis

Access Types

  1. Online
  2. Data Mart

Specific Attributes

Supported Dimensions

Main Features Supporting IFS Business Analytics


Shop Order Operation History

General Description

The Shop Order Operation History information source is based on labor and operations history. The main purpose of this information source is to provide support for designing basic business analytics reports for shop order operations. Since Employee, Created By Employee and Transaction Date exist as dimensions for this information source it is possible to create reports in the transaction level.

Reports/Analysis

Access Types

  1. Online
  2. Data Mart

Specific Attributes

Supported Dimensions

Main Features Supporting IFS Business Analytics

 

Shop Order Material

General Description

The Shop Order Material information source is mainly based on shop order material and material history. The main purpose of this information source is to present data based on the shop order material line to support creation of business analytics reports that focus on statistics for consumables needed in the manufacturing process.

Reports/Analysis

Access Types

  1. Online
  2. Data Mart

Specific Attributes

Supported Dimensions

Main Features Supporting IFS Business Analytics

 

Part Cost

General Description

The Part Cost information source is mainly based on IFS/Costing. The main purpose of this information source is to provide the option to analyze and compile precalculated costs for different combinations of part number, cost set, template, cost group and so on. It is often of interest to identify deviations between the precalculated costs for different cost sets.

Reports/Analysis

Access Types

  1. Online
  2. Data Mart

Specific Attributes

Supported Dimensions

Main Features Supporting IFS Business Analytics

 

Part Cost History

General Description

The Part Cost History information source is mainly based on IFS/Costing. The main purpose of this information source is to provide the option to analyze and compile precalculated costs for different parts over time for cost set 1.

Reports/Analysis

Part cost variance analysis (historical and current cost)

Access Types

  1. Online
  2. Data Mart

Specific Attributes

Supported Dimensions

Main Features Supporting IFS Business Analytics

 

Emissions per Part and Period

General Description

Emission per Part and Period information source is based on IFS/Eco-footprint Management. The main purpose of this information source is to provide flexibility in designing basic business analytics reports that focus on the emissions generated by production and procurement of parts during statistical periods.

Reports/Analysis

Access Types

  1. Online
  2. Data Mart

Main Features Supporting IFS Business Analytics

 

Part Emissions per Unit

General Description

Part Emissions per Unit information source is based on IFS/Eco-footprint Management. The main purpose of this information source is to provide flexibility in designing basic business analytics reports that focus on the calculated emissions of the parts that are being produced and procured.

Reports/Analysis

Access Types

  1. Online
  2. Data Mart

Main Features Supporting IFS Business Analytics