Let’s Talk About Automotive Jobs and Electric Vehicles
It’s a sensitive topic. As automakers in the US and across the globe move to electric vehicles over internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to meet climate crisis priorities, lower emissions, and...
3 Invisible Forces Blocking Efficient Material Handling
Growing up I had this recurring dream, where I’m trying to climb the basement stairs at home, but I can’t quite reach the top, as there is this invisible force holding...
Global Trade Management: The Problem with Manual Screening
In his recent article in Embedded Computer Design magazine, QAD’s Ian Berman explains why modern trade management is critical to 21st century commerce and describes the pitfalls of manual screening. Entitled...
PennEngineering Turns to QAD EQMS to Standardize Quality
It’s a typical story we see all the time, in almost every industry – as an enterprise grows, both organically and through mergers and acquisitions, it becomes obvious that each entity...
Enterprise Quality Management Systems: A Life Sciences Webinar Series
Many life sciences manufacturers regard requirements such as Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) regulations as compliance activities that are not directly related to quality or business objectives. For example, these companies often...
Manufacturing Day is a Great Time to Address the Skills Gap
As we approach Manufacturing Day in the US (October 1), it’s a good time to address the continuing skills gap in the manufacturing industry. The skills gap is not a new...
Disruption is Nothing New for Packaging Manufacturers
Ask any manufacturer in the packaging industry to describe that industry and you’ll hear things like, “the only constant is change” and “the packaging world is like running on a treadmill...
Bend but Don’t Break: 3 Issues Facing Today’s Supply Chain
The year 2020 was a big year of disruption for people around the world. All facets of life as we knew it were impacted, changed and altered by the COVID-19 pandemic....
Integrated Supplier Management: Diagnostic Insights
During our virtual Tomorrow Thought Stream in May, which focused on suppliers and supply chain challenges, root causes and the latest best practices for addressing them, QAD introduced the Integrated Supplier...
Uncovering the Promise of Artificial Intelligence
Because manufacturers are constantly pressured to increase productivity, deliver quality products, delight customers and achieve greater profitability and sustainability, they are turning to new technologies such as artificial intelligence. To remain...