{"id":13506,"date":"2026-06-16T06:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-admin-prod.qad.com\/blog\/?p=13506"},"modified":"2026-06-15T10:57:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:57:40","slug":"tenneco-replaces-legacy-sap-with-qad-adaptive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/tenneco-replaces-legacy-sap-with-qad-adaptive","title":{"rendered":"Tenneco Replaces Legacy SAP with QAD Adaptive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13507&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manufacturers today are under increasing pressure to modernize operations while continuing to execute at speed. As manufacturers prepare for the next generation of AI-driven and <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/agentic-ai-is-not-an-it-project-its-the-next-operating-model\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">agentic AI applications<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in manufacturing, many are recognizing the need for a modern ERP foundation capable of supporting real-time execution and trusted data.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Driving Measurable Value at Automotive Scale<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For automotive manufacturers running legacy ERP environments such as SAP ECC, the challenge is especially urgent. Many organizations are navigating fragmented systems, disconnected workflows and increasing technical debt while trying to maintain uninterrupted production and customer delivery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/case-studies\/tenneco\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tenneco<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a global Tier 1 automotive manufacturer, recognized that modernization required more than a technical upgrade. The company needed a manufacturing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/what-is-erp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ERP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> platform capable of standardizing execution, improving visibility and supporting global operations without disrupting live production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By implementing QAD Adaptive, Tenneco modernized its <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/industries\/automotive\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">automotive ERP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> environment and established a scalable, cloud-native foundation designed for manufacturing execution at global scale.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fragmented ERP Systems Limited Operational Execution<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tenneco supplies critical automotive components across light vehicle, commercial truck and industrial markets, operating more than 100 manufacturing locations globally. Within the company\u2019s Braking division, ERP systems had evolved over time through acquisitions, regional requirements and independent business units.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some sites operated on legacy SAP environments while others used older QAD systems. Over time, this created fragmentation across systems, workflows and data definitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe had to disentangle complexity,\u201d said Jo-Anne Evans, Executive Director of IT for Tenneco\u2019s Braking Division. \u201cModernization for us was not about lifting and shifting. It was about simplifying and standardizing how we operate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/legacy-erp-could-it-become-your-ceos-unfortunate-legacy\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">many manufacturers running SAP ECC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Tenneco faced increasing operational complexity driven by disconnected systems and manual processes. Critical workflows were frequently managed outside the ERP environment through spreadsheets and adjacent tools, limiting standardization and slowing decision-making.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe problem wasn\u2019t that we didn\u2019t have data,\u201d said Jonathon Brown, Divisional CIO, Performance Solutions at Tenneco. \u201cIt was that we couldn\u2019t trust it quickly enough to act.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company needed a manufacturing ERP software solution capable of:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Replacing legacy ERP environments<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standardizing operations across plants<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reducing spreadsheet dependency<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improving manufacturing inventory management<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporting real-time execution at scale<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delivering change without disrupting production<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QAD Adaptive Creates a Unified Manufacturing ERP Foundation<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After evaluating enterprise platforms, Tenneco selected <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/solutions\/adaptive-erp\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QAD Adaptive<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to modernize and standardize its manufacturing ERP environment across the Braking division. The goal was not simply to replace legacy systems of record, but to establish <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/how-agentic-ai-is-turning-systems-of-record-into-systems-of-action-for-manufacturers\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a true system of action<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> capable of supporting real-time manufacturing execution, inventory visibility, operational intelligence and future AI-driven innovation at global scale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rather than recreating legacy processes in the cloud, Tenneco implemented a standardized QAD Adaptive core model designed specifically for manufacturing operations. Delivered on Amazon Web Services (AWS), QAD Adaptive unified manufacturing, supply chain, financials and ERP inventory management within a single cloud-native architecture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tenneco partnered with <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/aristaconsultingus.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arista Consulting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, part of the <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/partners\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QAD Partner Network<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, alongside <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/services\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QAD Professional Services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to execute the multi-site transformation across its global Braking division. The initiative prioritized standardization over customization, aligning sites to a unified operating model while maintaining uninterrupted production throughout the rollout.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The implementation included:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced warehouse management and traceability<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standardized chart of accounts across sites<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refreshed master data<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harmonized financial structures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Embedded MRP capabilities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elimination of more than 500 legacy customizations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cQAD Adaptive gives us a platform our operations team can actually live in,\u201d Brown said. \u201cIf people trust the system and it\u2019s easy to use, they\u2019ll stay in it. That\u2019s how you get consistency, better data and better decisions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To support workforce adoption, Tenneco also implemented <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/digital-learning\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QAD Digital Learning<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, providing embedded, role-based guidance directly within the application to accelerate onboarding and improve user confidence.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tenneco Achieves Measurable Operational Improvements<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the scale of the transformation, Tenneco achieved zero missed production days and zero missed customer shipments during go-live. On day one, sites continued shipping, invoicing and producing at automotive scale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The implementation delivered measurable operational improvements across manufacturing execution, inventory synchronization and labor productivity. Within the first post-go-live measurement period, Tenneco targeted:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9% reduction in scrap through <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/solutions\/adaptive-erp\/inventory-and-traceability\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">improved traceability<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and synchronization<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.5% improvement in direct labor productivity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$3.36 million inventory synchronization benefit<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The modernization also significantly expanded ERP process utilization. Legacy environments had been leveraging roughly half of available ERP capability. Under the QAD Adaptive model, process coverage increased to approximately 93%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By embedding warehouse management, traceability and MRP directly within the ERP environment, Tenneco improved inventory visibility, reduced manual reconciliation and strengthened operational consistency across sites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The consolidation of workflows and trusted data within a unified environment also established a stronger digital foundation for future AI and automation initiatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Scalable Automotive ERP Model Designed for Growth<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, Tenneco operates on <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/how-to-select-the-right-erp-system-for-manufacturing\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a standardized manufacturing ERP foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> designed to support execution, scalability, real-time decision-making and future AI-driven innovation across global operations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cQAD Adaptive gives us a single model for how we want to operate,\u201d Evans said. \u201cThat consistency allows us to move faster as we expand, without recreating processes site by site.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company\u2019s QAD Adaptive core model now serves as the blueprint for future deployments across the enterprise, enabling repeatability without reengineering processes at every location.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For manufacturers evaluating how to modernize legacy SAP ECC environments and prepare for <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/what-is-agentic-ai-in-manufacturing-a-practical-guide\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">agentic AI ERP initiatives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Tenneco\u2019s transformation demonstrates how a purpose-built manufacturing ERP platform can help reduce complexity, improve operational visibility and deliver measurable value while maintaining uninterrupted production.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evaluating ERP Modernization Options?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modernization decisions carry significant operational and financial implications for companies running legacy ERP environments. Evaluating implementation timelines, project risk, operational disruption and time to value has become increasingly important as manufacturers plan their next phase of growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Download our <\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/campaign\/qad-vs-sap\/executive-decision-checklist\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Executive Decision Checklist<\/b><\/a><b> to explore key considerations for ERP modernization and manufacturing transformation.<\/b>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13507&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]Manufacturers today are under increasing pressure to modernize operations while continuing to execute at speed. As manufacturers prepare for the next generation of AI-driven and agentic AI applications in manufacturing, many are recognizing the need for a modern ERP foundation capable of supporting real-time execution and trusted data. 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