Ifs Virtual Map Solution Overview

IFS VirtualMap™
Map solution in IFS Applications™ to optimize the field service operations
Smoothing the lumps out of mash-ups

Main Benefits
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IFS VirtualMap™
Benefits and features
Efficient Scheduling Process
Quick location overview ofwork orders, technicians and objects
Optimized route planning
Assigning of urgent work orders to nearest technician
Improved Customer Support
Quicker answer to customer when technician can be at customer site
Alerts on critical orders
Lower Cost
Fewer driven kilometers
Less travel time

Joint development with customers
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IFS VirtualMap™
Pilot solution developed together with two customers in Scandinavia
Tomra and Gilbarco Autotank
Tomra live with prototype on version 7 in December 2009
Solution to be implemented as an add-on to core version of IFS Applications 7.5 SP5
General available in April 2010

Main Features
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IFS VirtualMap™
Map from Microsoft’s Bing™ Maps for Enterprises
Map visualization of work orders and equipment objects in IFS Applications
Driving routes visualization of field technicians
Color coding of work order statuses
Alerts to trigger user actions
Info boxes (work order and equipment details)
Possible to position all other business objects in IFS Applications such as;
Suppliers, customers, contracts, warehouses

Main Features
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IFS VirtualMap™
Fetch geo-coordinates to equipment object addresses through a web-service (Microsoft Bing Maps for Enterprises)
Possible to import GPS positions from external tracking systems and display on map
This feature might be postponed until Q3-2010
User and authorization rules from IFS Applications

Technology
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IFS VirtualMap™
Maps and geographical information is presented using the most recent Bing Maps JavaScript API (Formerly known as Virtual Earth 6.2)
Additional information presented on the Virtual Map utilizes JavaScript and DHTML, all web pages are W3C DTD XHTML 1.0 compliant.
Code-behind client business logic is developed in C# 2.0.
Solution is based on the IFS Framework released with Enterprise Explorer 1.0.2 and the J2EE server framework belonging to this release

Screen shots
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map visualization
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Detail or overview pages, Road or aerial
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Field technicians and the driving routes
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Monitor work status through color coding
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Field technicians and the driving routes
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view new jobs and scheduled routes
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Alerts on due work orders
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Management by exception
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More information
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More information
Catch the demo at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKq3Gf7a8R8
Read an article at slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/ifsworld/ifs-virtual-map-article
Learn more about IFS at:
http://www.ifsworld.com/

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Ifs Virtual Map Solution Overview

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