{"id":8782,"date":"2020-09-22T08:42:34","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T15:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/?p=8782"},"modified":"2021-04-28T08:04:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T15:04:44","slug":"qad-tomorrow-whats-next-for-manufacturers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/qad-tomorrow-whats-next-for-manufacturers","title":{"rendered":"QAD Tomorrow: What\u2019s Next for Manufacturers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8785&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you to those who joined us for QAD Tomorrow, our virtual thought stream, which was focused on the unforeseen disruption in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/manufacturing-erp\">manufacturing<\/a> and the new transformation imperative. For those who weren\u2019t able to attend, it\u2019s not too late to <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/adaptive-manufacturing-enterprise\/stream\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">view the thought stream replay<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tomorrow attendees heard from QAD CEO Anton Chilton, CMO Carter Lloyds, and CTO Tony Winter on the challenges facing manufacturers today and the keys to adapting. The thought stream also featured interviews with QAD customer <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/documents\/case-studies\/amtico-case-study.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amtico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and an industry expert from <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chasminstitute.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chasm Institute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, discussing the current trends that are disrupting industries worldwide and how manufacturers can prepare to leverage disruption for competitive advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are You an Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of the Tomorrow broadcast, Anton introduced the concept of what QAD calls the <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/adaptive-manufacturing-enterprise\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a manufacturer that can innovate and change business models at unprecedented rates of speed. In parallel with Tomorrow, QAD also released the <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/adaptive-manufacturing-enterprise\/diagnostic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise Maturity Model Diagnostic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a comprehensive tool that provides a method for manufacturers to gauge their preparedness for coping with disruption.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take the Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise Diagnostic<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise Maturity Model Diagnostic tool helps companies identify their business&#8217; strengths and potential weaknesses in the context of business disruption. It places companies in one of four stages along what QAD calls the Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise Maturity Model. Each stage \u2014 Disjointed Enterprise, Functional Enterprise, Effective Enterprise, and Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">describes a company&#8217;s ability to identify and cope with disruption.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The results of the Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise Maturity Model Diagnostic can help manufacturing companies begin to answer questions like:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does my company need to do to prepare for and manage disruption?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does my company compare to an ideal Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does my company need to do to become an Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can watch the full replay of QAD Tomorrow <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/adaptive-manufacturing-enterprise\/stream\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For more information regarding QAD\u2019s vision for the Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise or the Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise Maturity Model, visit the <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/adaptive-manufacturing-enterprise\/diagnostic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maturity Model Diagnostic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> page or email us at information@qad.com.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8785&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]Thank you to those who joined us for QAD Tomorrow, our virtual thought stream, which was focused on the unforeseen disruption in manufacturing and the new transformation imperative. For those who weren\u2019t able to attend, it\u2019s not too late to view the thought stream replay. 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