3 Critical Planning Areas Every S&OP Process Should Address
Getting the right product to the right place at the right time and in the right quantities is one of the primary goals of any manufacturing organization. This sounds simple. It...
Champions of Sustainability: Tim Cook
Sustainability has become both a strategic and operational objective for manufacturers globally. Sustainable business practices are not only good for the environment, they can increase company viability in the long term...
SaaS and the Role of Technology
Do you ever wonder how some companies can leverage technology into breakthrough innovation and improved revenues while others languish with one failed attempt after another, stuck in the muck of aging...
An Introduction to QAD’s Purchasing Capabilities
Every company desires to make their purchasing process more efficient. For those individuals that have been involved with procurement, we know that this is often a lofty goal as days can...
How the World Wide Web Disrupted Manufacturing
Disruptive technologies have become the standard in manufacturing, so much so that it’s easy to forget the unprecedented rate of change we’ve all become accustomed to, and that it all began...
3 Questions Supply Chain Leaders Should Be Asking
The supply chain expo MODEX 2022 held last month included a keynote presentation highlighting the 2022 MHI Annual Industry Report “Evolution to Revolution: Building the Supply Chains of Tomorrow.” A critical...
Introducing QAD EQMS 2022
QAD is proud to announce the release of the 2022 version of QAD EQMS, our Enterprise Quality Management System. In this release we address the workforce shortages and absenteeism caused by...
For CPG Manufacturing: Take the Fork in the Road
When we talk about predictions and strategic planning with consumer packaged goods (CPG) and food & beverage (F&B) companies, we’re met with a great deal of uncertainty given the current state...
Vertical Farming: The Future of the Food Industry is Looking Up!
Throughout the course of history, advances in technology have been used to improve our quality of life and enable the sustainability of the human race. Starting with the invention of the...
Innovation – “the Commercialization of an Invention”
Hopefully by now, as a manufacturing enterprise or business serving the global supply chain, you are into SaaS up to your knees. You have more flexibility, you are building capabilities in...