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Manufacturing Trends

Manufacturing Trends

Adaptive ERP in the Cloud, Cloud, Adaptive ERP, Cloud ERP

5 Key Benefits of an Adaptive ERP in the Cloud

Manufacturing today is more complex than ever before because of the need to adapt quickly to changes in supply, demand, business conditions, and customer changes and product customizations. Add in local...
2021, disruption, manufacturing, supply chain, year in review, 2021 recap

2021: Manufacturing, a Year in Review

The Oxford Languages and Merriam-Webster dictionary folks have advanced “Vax/vaccine” as 2021’s word of the year, but we think it really should be “disruption.” We’re tired of hearing about it in...
industry 4.0, IoT, IIoT, automation, machine learning

What is Industry 4.0 and How Has It Changed Manufacturing?

Industry 4.0 isn’t just a buzzword. The fourth industrial revolution is officially here. We’re truly in a time of significant change when it comes to how we manufacture products. The digitization...
computer software validation, CSV, life sciences, FDA software validation

Understanding FDA’s New Approach to Computer Software Validation

The term CSV (computer software validation) invokes nightmares and lost sleep for management at medical device, pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers because it is such an arduous task and a huge cost...
inventory management, inventory management automation, automation, automation technology

The Time for Inventory Management Automation is Now

Transportation, scheduling and on-time delivery are important for any manufacturer and inventory manager to keep manufacturing and supply chain businesses running smoothly. Unforeseen disruption can cause unexpected delays, but there are...
industry disruptors, disruption, manufacturing, supply chain, shipping, energy crunch, carbon bubble

3 Industry Disruptors Affecting Manufacturers Today

Manufacturers and their supply chains have sustained crushing blows over the last 18 months, from the Suez Canal blockage to today’s port bottlenecks in Southern California and shipping delays in China....
medtech, disruption, life sciences, erp

Navigating Disruption in MedTech

“Our biggest challenge was not maintaining production and operations during the pandemic – but it’s today, managing the impact of the aftershocks.” – Joanne Mavroides, Director Supply Chain & Logistics at...
Record-based Security, Role-based Security, Cloud, Cloud ERP, ERP

Why Your Cloud ERP Needs Role and Record-based Security

One of the best things about an adaptive ERP solution in the cloud is the way it facilitates communication and collaboration with all your trading partners. Whether it’s enabling your customers...
digital manufacturing, QAD Tomorrow, decision-making, automation

QAD Tomorrow: the Digital Road to Better Decision-making

The opportunities around Digital Manufacturing are as varied and broad as the interpretation of the phrase itself. As much as I love the advent of robots, automation, and technology around the...
automotive battery, lithium battery, electric vehicles, automotive, battery

Emerging Lithium Battery Titans

The automotive market is trading in the internal combustion engine (ICE) for battery-powered electric vehicles. And with it is coming a new league of industry influencers and innovators who will take...