What Today’s Customers Expect from Modern Manufacturing – and Why Most Manufacturers Can’t Keep...
Manufacturing has always been a balancing act between cost, quality and service. What’s changed (and fast!) is the level of expectation from customers. Whether your customers are OEMs, retailers or consumers,...
A New Chapter Begins: Why Champions of Manufacturing Matters Now More Than Ever
One thing people quickly learn about me is that I like to raise the bar. Whether I’m working with customers or colleagues, I’m always looking for that edge – the next...
Top 5 Rules for Better OEM and Supplier Collaboration
As co-host of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast, I've had the privilege of interviewing a diverse group of experts, from OEMs and suppliers to thought leaders and industry analysts. A...
Why Downtime Tracking is a Must, Not a Nice-to-Have
Every minute a machine sits idle chips away at margin, throughput and on-time delivery. A recent Redzone blog article opens with a striking stat: unplanned downtime can sap up to 11%...
From Challenge to Advantage: Navigating Supplier Invoices in the Age of E-Invoicing Regulations
The rise of e-invoicing across Europe is not just a technological trend, it’s a strategic response to a long-standing financial issue faced by tax authorities: the VAT gap. This gap represents...
Industry Visionary R “Ray” Wang to Give AI Keynote at Champions of Manufacturing
Renowned industry analyst and thought leader R “Ray” Wang of Constellation Research joins the keynote line up for the upcoming Champions of Manufacturing Americas customer event, taking place November 12-14 in...
Built for What’s Next: How QAD Partners See the Future of Manufacturing
At QAD, our partners are more than collaborators: they’re essential voices shaping the future of manufacturing.
Recently, we brought together strategic partners from around the world to discuss the trends, challenges and...
Closing the Loop: Agentic AI for Automotive
A pragmatic roadmap to closed-loop execution—from advisory AI to agentic systems across plant, supply chain, and vehicle.
Automotive is shifting from proof-of-concept to production AI because the economics now demand it: volatile...
5 Reasons QAD Users Should Upgrade to Progress OpenEdge 12
When you chose QAD for your manufacturing operations, you committed to a proven platform deeply trusted in your industry. That same decision put your business on the Progress OpenEdge application development...
Why Speed to Value in ERP is Now a Manufacturing Imperative
Manufacturers today face extraordinary pressures: supply chain volatility, rising costs, labor shortages, and rapidly shifting customer demands. In this environment, standing still is not an option. The ability to adapt quickly...