Sunday, June 21, 2026
Manufacturing Trends

Manufacturing Trends

s&op is back

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP): Back and Better Than Ever!

Twenty plus years ago, one of the hot topics in manufacturing was Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). Word got out into the market that a few of the larger manufacturers were...
Wesco is building the Effective Enterprise

WESCO’s Central Source of Information is Critical for Success

Founded in 1975 as a family business in western Europe, WESCO is now an international leader in children’s development products. Their vision is that every child has the right to grow...
3D Printing for Medical Devices

Is 3D Printing the Wave of the Future?

The medical device industry has a proven and storied history of innovation. One of the more recent trends in that evolution is the concept of additive manufacturing or 3D printing. Unlike...
Renolit updates their ERP system

Benefit From Utilizing The Best ERP System Based On Production Needs

When choosing an ERP system, one size does not fit all companies, it also doesn’t fit all business units for that matter. In the case of RENOLIT, they are able to...
Trade Activity Management and Promotions Feature

Getting the Most Out of Trade Activity Management and Promotions

Trade Activity Management is Critical for Manufacturers with Retail Distribution Channels Targeting consumers with promotions is a practice that is essential in competing in today's marketplace for manufacturers that sell products through...
Decor uses QAD BI to build their Effective Enterprise

BI Helps Decor Transform Raw Data to Valuable Information

Who is Decor? Headquartered just outside of Melbourne, Australia, Decor has been manufacturing kitchenware, picnicware, gardenware, brushware and baby-care products for more than 55 years. They distribute about 450 products to major...
Are you employing risk-based thinking?

How Risk-Based Thinking Improves Quality in the Automotive Industry

The Importance of Quality in the Automotive Industry With assembly lines often times running 24/7, defective parts or variations in assembly can result in lost money, production down time, decreased customer satisfaction...
sharp packaging relies on serialization

Sharp Packaging Utilizes Serialization in the Cloud

By utilizing their ERP solution in the cloud, Sharp was able to align their organization’s business practices, quality and financial systems quickly and readily all under the same ERP system.
mmog/le and supply chain risk

MMOG/LE: The Best Plans for the Worst Case Scenario

MMOG/LE can help your company reduce inventory and freight costs and increase customer satisfaction.
Nexteer Automotive Uses QAD Cloud ERP

Cloud ERP Allows Nexteer to Focus on Technology

Nexteer’s ERP system operates in the cloud, and that solution has made it an easy process for growing their applications in an efficient manner.