IFS, Dream Incubator, and Dentsu Soken Announce Strategic Alliance for Manufacturing SCM Optimization

TOKYO, May 26, 2026 — IFS Japan (President: Hiroyuki Okuma), a leading provider of industrial AI software, Dream Incubator Inc. (President: Takayuki Miyake), a strategy consulting firm, and Dentsu Soken Inc. (President: Hirohisa Iwamoto) announced a strategic collaboration in the fields of production management and supply chain optimization for the manufacturing sector. DI and Dentsu Soken have also signed strategic partnership agreements with IFS.

The key feature of this initiative is that it starts with business-led DX concepts rather than ERP implementation itself, guiding business transformation that maximizes standard functions (Fit to Standard). By creating a structure that integrates strategy, execution, and IT without fragmentation, the partners aim for short-term results and sustainable competitiveness.

Background and Objectives Manufacturers in Japan are facing rapid environmental changes, including rising geopolitical risks, diversifying parts procurement, and increasing global supply chain complexity. The three companies will combine IFS's industry-specific ERP 'IFS Cloud,' DI's strategic transformation expertise, and Dentsu Soken's ERP implementation know-how to provide end-to-end support from strategy to maintenance.

Core Initiatives 1. Joint Proposals: Delivering SCM optimization solutions based on IFS Cloud, providing seamless support from concept to adoption. 2. Integrated Promotion Structure: DI leads upstream DX concepts and roadmaps, collaborating with Dentsu Soken, which is well-versed in IFS Cloud, for a comprehensive promotion structure. 3. Joint Use Case Development: Developing specific use cases such as parts procurement optimization, lead time reduction, and inventory reduction, while sharing knowledge across the ecosystem.

Hiroyuki Okuma, President of IFS Japan, stated, 'The combination of DI's outstanding concept-building power, IFS's solutions, and Dentsu Soken's implementation capabilities will accelerate reforms in discrete manufacturing.' Takayuki Miyake, President of DI, emphasized the ability to reform the entire value chain based on standardization, and Hirohisa Iwamoto, President of Dentsu Soken, expressed commitment to leveraging their implementation power in the manufacturing DX field.