{"id":9735,"date":"2021-09-07T10:24:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T17:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/?p=9735"},"modified":"2021-09-07T10:27:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T17:27:48","slug":"disruption-is-nothing-new-for-packaging-manufacturers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/disruption-is-nothing-new-for-packaging-manufacturers","title":{"rendered":"Disruption is Nothing New for Packaging Manufacturers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9737&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask any manufacturer in the packaging industry to describe that industry and you\u2019ll hear things like, \u201cthe only constant is change\u201d and \u201cthe packaging world is like running on a treadmill while juggling running chainsaws.\u201d We recently looked at how packaging manufacturers responded during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in our blog, \u201c<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/packaging-manufacturing-predictions-post-pandemic\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Packaging Manufacturing Predictions Post-Pandemic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the pandemic may have accentuated some challenges, the industry by and large is based on rapid iteration and response. Even in so-called \u201cnormal\u201d times, the industry faces the proliferation of new SKUs, a push for <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/erp-aids-your-sustainability-initiatives\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sustainability<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that challenges supply chain sources and logistics, complexity in storage and transportation, ever-changing customer demands, and the ongoing effort to manage risk and disruptions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How are progressive manufacturers facing these challenges?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manufacturers that take steps now to <\/span><b>optimize the supply chain and improve collaboration between the planning and operations <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will find themselves in a much better position to manage the next inevitable disruption.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optimizing a Responsive and Vital Supply Chain<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In our decades of experience, QAD has found that the means for an optimized supply chain include these functions that are streamlined by an adaptive ERP:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Anticipate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Increase visibility across the supply chain to ensure accurate decisions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Optimize<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Quickly create the best, most feasible and cost-effective plan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Plan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Synchronize plans and contingencies across the supply chain<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Respond<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Create an ability to respond to change rapidly<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Simulate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Use real-time synchronization to have plans ready<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Collaborate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Share real-time intelligence with all partners<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent customer success story identifies how QAD Adaptive ERP automated reporting and material transactions\/backflushing on the shop floor, saved time with data entry and reconciliation, and was especially easy to use. Most importantly the solution provided live progress against production orders for true collaboration between planning and operations.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9736&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Achieving Manufacturing Effectiveness Through Collaboration<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When there is a gap between planning and operations and a lack of collaboration, businesses sometimes use legacy approaches to fill the gap, including manual workarounds, spreadsheets and other paper-based processes, or fragile and out-of-date interfaces. We\u2019ve found that collaboration between planning and operations teams ranges anywhere from 100% seamless in real time to the passing of paper and wishful thinking. It is sometimes based on intermittent batch loads and reconciliation or is held up by the time it takes to import or export a spreadsheet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise in the packaging industry is collaborative, connected, configurable and contextual. QAD\u2019s Adaptive ERP and other various solutions help manufacturers achieve this level of collaboration. The QAD Production Execution solution standardizes collaboration and delivers production insights to meet customer demand. It offers comprehensive operational data capture. More specifically, it delivers:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Execution of defined orders and shared awareness of true priorities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Materials management of BOM and finished goods<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shop floor data collection in support of labor tracking, quality management and product traceability<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equipment-centric performance monitoring\/maintenance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Operational execution of manufacturing processes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QAD\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/solutions\/digital-manufacturing\" rel=\"noopener\">Automation Solutions<\/a> deliver shop floor material, production and warehouse transaction capability. Users gain material and production data and can scan and print labels in the appropriate format \u2013 for example, by manufacturer, supplier or customer \u2013 to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/hendrickson-achieves-peak-efficiency-with-qad-automation-solutions\" rel=\"noopener\">automate material transactions<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s Next for the Packaging Industry?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adaptability is critical for responsiveness in the packaging industry supply chain, as it faces challenges of:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sustainability pressures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accelerated product cycles<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Development requirements at the 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