For CPG Manufacturing: Take the Fork in the Road
When we talk about predictions and strategic planning with consumer packaged goods (CPG) and food & beverage (F&B) companies, we’re met with a great deal of uncertainty given the current state...
Vertical Farming: The Future of the Food Industry is Looking Up!
Throughout the course of history, advances in technology have been used to improve our quality of life and enable the sustainability of the human race. Starting with the invention of the...
Innovation – “the Commercialization of an Invention”
Hopefully by now, as a manufacturing enterprise or business serving the global supply chain, you are into SaaS up to your knees. You have more flexibility, you are building capabilities in...
Introducing QAD Adaptive ERP 2022
QAD is excited to announce the general availability of QAD Adaptive ERP 2022, the latest version of QAD’s next generation ERP solution that includes the Adaptive User Experience (UX) and the QAD Enterprise...
How Secure is Your Data on World Backup Day?
March 31st is annual World Backup Day, a date chosen to keep people from becoming an April Fool the following day with lost files and data. Jokingly created in 2011 by...
Visions of the Automotive Supply Chain Prophets
Have you heard about our new podcast? Together with Quistem Founder and President Cathy Fisher, the two of us are co-hosting "Auto Supply Chain Prophets," which is the first podcast dedicated...
QAD Named Top 10 Most Powerful ERP Vendor
It’s time to celebrate! CIO Magazine recently named QAD one of the 10 most powerful ERP vendors on the market today (hey, we’re not surprised!). We’re honored and excited – and...
SaaS, In-House and the Growing Need for APIs
In the olden days—say five to 10 years ago, enterprise business systems ran in-house. Although they might use an outside service to do it, if a company needed multiple solutions, they...
What Employees Should Consider Before Joining the Great Resignation
The turmoil employees faced during the COVID-19 pandemic led many to rethink exactly what they want out of their careers and personal lives. The dilemma boiled down to a question of...
People in Manufacturing: Accounts Payable
Manufacturing companies often have hundreds or even thousands of suppliers. In addition to the usual service and business supplies that every company deals with, manufacturers must acquire the components necessary to...