Synchronized S&OP is Critical for Today’s Changing Market
The consumer products industry has transformed considerably over the last three decades, and it continues to change dramatically. These changes affect planning processes, supply chain management, manufacturing and how consumer products...
Complying with New Revenue Recognition Rules: Get a Head Start
As you may know, there are new revenue recognition rules lurking just around the corner, and if you’re a manufacturer, there’s a chance that you will feel the impact of the...
Manufacturing Industrial Goods: Do You Know How Aluminum Cans Are Made?
Have you ever seen the show, "How It's Made?" It's a great look at the manufacturing process of many of the products we use every day. In my role, as part...
Ten Quick Questions to Assess the Effectiveness of Your Manufacturing Plant
Is The Entire Manufacturing Facility Neat, Orderly, Well-Lit and Quiet Enough So Workers Can Communicate?
Evaluating orderliness is one of the easiest ways to assess the effectivity of a plant. Manufacturing can...
New Nutrition Labels Could be a Game Changer for Manufacturers and Consumers
Are you aware of the revisions the U.S. federal government made to nutrition labels? Just last year changes were announced that will create both challenges and opportunities for food and beverage manufacturers....
The Only Constant In Manufacturing Is Change
Why does a manufacturer that has been around for 20 years fail or succeed in the next year? Why does ERP, which supported the business at first, now need to be...
Meet Our Customers On Their Journey To The Effective Enterprise
QAD + Our Customers
We support customers in over 100 countries around the world. At the heart of QAD is a strong and loyal customer community. To create the best full-featured software...
Future Proofing Your ERP System
Companies tend to accept the status quo of their ERP system while operational performance deteriorates until they can no longer bear it. This is the point where they enter another ERP...
Metrics Matter: Align ERP With Business Strategy
So you’re in the middle of an ERP selection, reviewing items such as functionality, technology, user interface, etc. and contemplating the expense and effort of a long implementation cycle. But, how...
Becoming An Effective Enterprise
You may have heard us say how we aim to help all of our customers become an Effective Enterprise, but what does that really mean? At QAD, we pride ourselves on...