{"id":6652,"date":"2018-07-26T09:26:11","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T16:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-prod.qad.com\/blog\/?p=6652"},"modified":"2020-05-28T18:12:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T01:12:09","slug":"delivering-agility-qad-enterprise-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/delivering-agility-qad-enterprise-platform","title":{"rendered":"Delivering Agility with the QAD Enterprise Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6658″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]You don\u2019t have to be a rocket scientist to know that it takes a foundation to build a successful enterprise. This way of thinking is echoed by the importance of being agile in your approach as well as your execution. Agility can be found just about anywhere in our professional lives. Is the system agile? Is the process agile? Is the team agile? Agility can be attained in so many different ways, and results can be achieved in just about any working environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

When it comes to your enterprise resource planning (ERP) system<\/a>, ensuring that your solution is agile enough to handle disruptive challenges \u2013 such as new technologies, changes in customer demand, regulations and compliance\u00a0\u2013 is critical. Many organizations work tirelessly to customize their solution to fit the challenges of today. This is good for you now, but what about five, 10 or 20 years from now? Will your ERP be agile then?<\/span><\/p>\n

Fit for Today, Fit for Tomorrow<\/span><\/h2>\n

In 2017, QAD unveiled a platform for manufacturers founded on agility. The QAD Enterprise Platform enables manufacturers to rapidly adapt to evolving business environments while ensuring their business processes stay aligned. But how do you retain effectiveness in a <\/span>constantly changing<\/span><\/a> landscape? QAD believes the ability of an ERP solution to respond quickly to these types of disruptions, to deliver fit to requirements as they change over time and support new business processes, is key to its effectiveness.<\/span><\/p>\n

The QAD Enterprise Platform gives manufacturers the ability to rapidly adapt to change and leverage new and advanced technologies, ensuring their business processes stay aligned with a rapidly evolving business environment. It provides a device-independent, agile platform that allows customers to expand QAD Cloud ERP<\/a> functionality with new capabilities through extensibility, personalization and the ability to write new apps without code.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe pace of change has increased dramatically, making the ability to react quickly a must-have for enterprise applications. The QAD Enterprise Platform is engineered to be agile. Traditional ERP solutions react to change and achieve fit through costly, time-consuming customizations which make upgrades to the latest functionality difficult. The QAD Enterprise Platform reduces the need for customization, allowing customers to extend and personalize our software without touching the source code. This provides greater adaptability and increases the value of enhancements through greater longevity.”\u00a0<\/span><\/i>\u2014 Pam Lopker, chairman and president, QAD<\/span><\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6653″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Benefits of an Agile ERP System<\/span><\/h2>\n

The QAD Enterprise Platform provides five rapid response technologies, each of which address a common cause of ERP solution <\/span>customization<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n