From Automation to Intelligence: The AI Revolution Inside QAD ERP That Accelerates Implementation Cycles
For years, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have been the driving force behind business automation, integrating departments, standardizing processes, and ensuring transactional efficiency. However, as industries face unprecedented volatility, speed and...
The Next Existential Threat: Navigating the New Era of Zonal Automotive Architecture
Why the shift to centralized compute threatens the foundations of today’s supplier ecosystem—and what must happen next.
Automotive is entering a structural shift more profound than electrification. The transition from distributed ECUs...
Building a Foundation That Will Help Optimize Your Technology
The benefits of modern technology tools are unmistakable. Enterprise systems, highly specialized software, and artificial intelligence applications can provide greater business intelligence and more efficient operations.
However, even the most advanced technology...
How QAD | Redzone and F.A.S.T. Are Cultivating the Next Generation of Manufacturing Champions
The American manufacturing sector is at a crossroads. While innovation in technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, the industry is simultaneously battling a profound talent shortage, often termed the...
A Tier 1 Automotive Supplier’s Seamless QAD Cloud Transformation with Arista
Introduction
Modernizing operations without disruption is one of the biggest challenges manufacturers face. But a Tier 1 global automotive supplier proved it is possible with the right ERP partner.
In this QAD blog,...
Demystifying AI in Manufacturing: A Frontline Perspective from QAD Champions of Manufacturing
This blog was cowritten by Keith Randazzo, Vice President of Program Management at Strategic Information Group
As the manufacturing world accelerates into the future, one thing is clear: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is...
Breaking the Spreadsheet Ceiling
The New Finance Imperative: Why CFOs & Controllers Are Finally Automating Financial Reporting
Let’s face it - finance isn’t what it used to be. The days of being the company “scorekeeper” are...
Growing Importance of Real-Time Automated Data Collection
The Need
With the increased focus on AI and other analytical tools, the need for getting real-time, accurate data into QAD is critical. According to Gartner®, “… data is so important—it is...
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,...
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%...