QAD Supplier Portal: An Introduction
*QAD Supplier Portal is now QAD Demand and Delivery
Manufacturers are realizing the benefits of tightening relationships with suppliers to better manage the procurement of goods and lower supply costs. Collaborative processes...
Focused Innovation for Market Success
People are often confounded about innovation, claiming that you can’t program ideas. The reality is that you can, by applying focused innovation techniques, and it all starts with understanding your customers’...
Global Trade Management and Best Practices
Understanding, managing and streamlining international shipping processes can be time intensive. Global trade management practices done right can leverage detailed data to help you make proactive, informed decisions that move the...
Keys to Successful Shop Floor Digitization
The customer is ready to order but needs to know the price and delivery date first. You check finished parts inventory, material availability and machine capacity. There are phone calls, then...
Fostering Innovation in the Workplace
Almost every organization recognizes the need for innovation, yet many of those same organizations do their best to squash innovation whenever it dares to emerge unbidden. Some companies have caught "not...
The Rise of XaaS
If you ever find yourself in the market for a jet airliner, it might be interesting to know you don’t need to buy the engines outright. Instead, companies like Rolls-Royce and...
Precision Agriculture: A Revolutionized Farming Method
Digital technologies have paved their way into the food and beverage industry, particularly at the upstream end of the supply chain during production. Traditional agricultural methods are slowly being replaced with...
The Channel Islands Initiative Comes Full Circle. What’s Next?
It is hard to believe that the QAD R&D team, with many others including customers and partners, has worked on the Channel Islands initiative for five years now. But we have...
Blockchain Revisited: Beyond the Buzz
2017 was the year of Bitcoin buzz. The cryptocurrency hit a high of $20,000 and was on the tip of many tongues. Blockchain, which is an open source digital ledger that...
Thriving in the Manufacturing Digital Economy
The growing digital economy continues to take hold around the globe and constantly introduces new challenges for manufacturers. As consumers, it is mind boggling how many tasks can now be completed...