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...
Like Fighter Jets, An ERP Project Can’t Be All Things to Everyone
In 2001 the United States Military began developing a new plane, the F-35. The aircraft was envisioned as a replacement for four different planes: the F-15, F-16, F-18 and A-10, and...
ERP Selection: The Definition of Insanity
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
Why are you reading this? I’m sure you have better things to do, like focus on your customers and...
Will You Be Impacted By The New Revenue Recognition Rules?
There are new revenue recognition rules that manufacturers will be facing in the near future: ASC 606 and IFRS 15. There are a number of ways in which you, as a...
Henry Ford: Hero of Horseless Carriages, Zero Emissions and Driverless Cars
It's almost undebatable: no one is better known in the world of manufacturing for automotive than Henry Ford. You could argue that some were more influential or innovative, but if you...
When You Need A New ERP System, Fast
Starting up a new company with looming customer contracts is no easy task. This is where Plasan Carbon Composites found themselves as they were about to start a new company with...