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QAD Import Management, Santa Claus

Santa Upgrades Workshop with QAD Import Management: A Festive Case Study

Amidst the joyous buzz of the holiday season, we bring you a whimsical yet imaginary case study that peeks into Santa's Workshop. Join us as we envision how Santa Claus can...
Auto Supply Chain Prophets, industry podcast, Automotive

Auto Supply Chain Prophets Podcast Wrap-up: Eps. 41-45

Change may be constant, but I, along with the other Auto Supply Chain Prophets, are committed to helping people see and prepare for the future with data-driven insights. A great example of...
Supply chain sustainability, SCM Leaders Forum, Maze

Navigating the Supply Chain Sustainability Maze

This October, I was invited to take part in a discussion panel, Leading a Sustainable Supply Chain Transformation at Speed at the Industry IoT SCM Leaders Forum in Germany.  This event took...
QAD support, customer support, AI

Project Accelerate: Evolving Support with AI Solutions

Acceleration (noun): a vector quantity that represents the rate of change of an object’s velocity with respect to time. AI in QAD Support Amid the current buzz around AI, businesses are rapidly integrating...
indirect disruption, butterfly effect

Indirect Disruption – The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect The butterfly effect rests on the notion that the world is deeply interconnected, such that one small occurrence can influence a much larger, more complex system. The effect is...
Terry Onica, Odette2023, Automotive Supply Chain

Odette2023: Shaping the Future of Automotive Supply Chains

Building Sustainable Solutions in Automotive Supply Chains The Odette Conference 2023, held in Berlin November 20-21, marked a significant milestone in the evolution of automotive supply chain management. Supply Chain Management in...
automation, quality management system

Automation – When Failure Is Not an Option

I’m about to drop a mind-blowing stat on you — are you ready for it?  The failure rate of digital transformation efforts is estimated to be in the range of 70 to...
US FTZ program, FTZ

Five-Year Study Showcases the Benefits of US Foreign-Trade Zones

The US FTZ program has been in place since 1934, yet many companies are still unsure about the details of the program. As such, they’re hesitant to embark on the process.  However,...
Tesla, Automotive industry

Tesla is a Unicorn – There is Not Another One Out There

From Tesla the unicorn, China, why EVs aren’t consumer lead and why batteries may not be the only solution, Mark Gallivan sat down with Joe McCabe of AutoForecast Solutions at the...
Product packaging, sustainable packaging, ESG

Sustainable Product Packaging Impacts Supply Chain Transformation

Multiple times a day across the globe, a similar conversation takes place. The subject of the conversation is one person giving a grocery list to another so they can stop at...