The Pros and Cons of Implementing Six Sigma In Your Company
Motorola’s new business strategy of adopting Six Sigma was received with mixed reactions back in 1986. While some saw it as a revolutionary strategy that would significantly improve efficiency, others dismissed...
Actionable Insights: Inventory Value
In our previous Actionable Insights blog, we discussed QAD’s Customer Sales and Service Action Center. Next we will provide an overview of the Inventory Value Action Center as well as the...
How Can Automotive Players Thrive in a World of ACES Uncertainty?
A Google search on where experts see the automotive industry going reveals one key takeaway: no one knows exactly where it’s headed. Some once thought that level 4-5 automation was a...
Doing Business in Portugal
With 1,793 km of coastline, Portugal has a long history as a seafaring country and once had colonies all over the world. Brazil, one of its wealthier colonies, became independent in...
Why Manufacturers Need an Outcome Culture (Pt. II)
In “Why Manufacturers Need an Outcome Culture (Pt. I),” we made the case for manufacturers adopting an outcome culture. In Part II, we will cover how to build and maintain an...
ERP, Baseball and Diseconomies of Scale
The book and movie, Moneyball tells the story of how Billy Beane, the General Manager for the Oakland Athletics, utilized a rogue statistical strategy to get the maximum value out of...
Will Trucking Challenges Transform JITS in North America?
As the trucking industry experiences rising industry change, just-in-time-sequence (JITS) supply chains are starting to feel the effects. In this article, we will take a closer look at these industry challenges...
Why Manufacturers Need an Outcome Culture (Pt. I)
An outcome-based culture offers six major benefits. In this article, we explain why manufacturers should adopt an outcome culture.
What is Workplace Culture?
It was Peter Drucker who told us, “Culture eats strategy...
Actionable Insights: Customer Sales and Service
In our previous Actionable Insights blog, we discussed QAD’s Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Action Center. Next we will provide an overview of the Customer Sales and Service Action Center as well...
Doing Business in the Czech Republic
After World War I, Czechoslovakia had a tumultuous history, but with the Velvet Revolution of 1989, the country was able to return to democracy. In 1993, the country split into two...