Empowering Women in Manufacturing and Supply Chain: A Global Perspective
As we celebrate International Women's Day (March 8, 2024), we take the opportunity to reflect on the significance of this day and the role of women in various industries. We aim...
Inspiring the Next Generation into Careers in Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Women Inspiring Success and Empowerment (WISE) at QAD
Driven and supported by QAD CEO Anton Chilton, employees recently started a women’s employee resource group (ERG) called “WISE”, with global participation by voluntary...
A Tale of Black Art
Express Yourself
Why does everyone not look the same? Obviously, from a physical perspective, we are all different, but why when we get dressed do we not put on the same clothes?...
What Employees Should Consider Before Joining the Great Resignation
The turmoil employees faced during the COVID-19 pandemic led many to rethink exactly what they want out of their careers and personal lives. The dilemma boiled down to a question of...
People in Manufacturing: Accounts Payable
Manufacturing companies often have hundreds or even thousands of suppliers. In addition to the usual service and business supplies that every company deals with, manufacturers must acquire the components necessary to...
People in Manufacturing: Customer Service
Savvy manufacturing companies know that efficient operations, low costs, and high quality are good, but none of that matters if you can’t make your customers happy. Customers don’t have to play...
Building a Quality Culture: No Heroes
This is the last of a series of blog posts digging deeper into the seven keys to building a quality culture, which builds on Nicole Parker's introduction blog. In this article,...
How Employers Can Survive the Great Resignation
In the first blog of this series, we looked at the economic impact of the Great Resignation. Achievers predicted that 52% of the world’s workforce planned to look for a new...
Surviving and Thriving in the Aftermath of the Great Resignation
The global pandemic forced companies to rethink employment policies on the fly, finding new ways to keep employees productive, engaged and, most of all, safe. The result was a massive rate...
People in Manufacturing: Production Planner
In modern manufacturing, nothing is certain except that everything changes. While many positions within an organization may have the same titles they did historically, the tasks and processes have changed completely....