How to Thrive Amid Looming EU Medical Device and iVD Regulations
It was first announced four years ago. Delayed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Every medical device manufacturer selling to the European Union or hoping to has been preparing...
Manufacturing Robotic Entities: How Droids are Made
Our customers are manufacturers. They make all kinds of things: automotive parts, life-saving medical devices, cell phone batteries, even frozen french fries. And our software solutions enable them to manufacture these...
Four Key Strategic Sourcing Benefits
Recent business turbulence has increased the awareness among manufacturers for improved communication and collaboration with suppliers. This is certainly true in the area of strategic sourcing where procurement teams rely heavily...
The Benefits of ERP During Increased Demand
Demands and supplies are radically different today with the pandemic affecting us in ways never imagined. Who imagined a year ago that we would all see household paper product shortages? We...
Packaging Manufacturing Predictions Post-Pandemic
Think of the role that packaging plays in your life. Think of how many wrappers, coffee pods, blister packs, clear plastic films, boxes, bags, pouches, takeout containers, etc. we handle every...
Why Digital Manufacturing is Even More Important After the Pandemic
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over. Manufacturers continue to face potentially indefinite remote work policies, new health screening and safety protocols, unexpected demand swings, potential supply disruptions and more....
One Year Later: COVID’s Long-lasting Impact on the Auto Industry
As we reach the one-year anniversary of the global shut down due to the pandemic, most of us are wondering when things are going to go back to “normal”. Well, if...
Improving Traceability and Material Handling Systems Efficiency
Manufacturing material handling systems have historically used simplified data collection methods. It wasn’t until traceability became a customer requirement in recent years that the need grew for more effective integrated material...
Is Commodity a Dirty Word?
I hear it all the time. Automotive manufacturing companies, and especially tier one suppliers, don't want to be considered just manufacturing companies, they want to be "technology companies." They often believe,...
QAD Adaptive ERP Helps Avery CCL Adapt to a Changing Business Model
QAD customer, CCL Industries was established in 1951 and has since grown to be one of the leading manufacturers of the pressure-sensitive labels and films utilized in the packaging industry, including...