Will Trucking Challenges Transform JITS in North America?
As the trucking industry experiences rising industry change, just-in-time-sequence (JITS) supply chains are starting to feel the effects. In this article, we will take a closer look at these industry challenges...
Why Manufacturers Need an Outcome Culture (Pt. I)
An outcome-based culture offers six major benefits. In this article, we explain why manufacturers should adopt an outcome culture.
What is Workplace Culture?
It was Peter Drucker who told us, “Culture eats strategy...
Save the Date for Explore 2020 in Las Vegas!
EXPLORE 2020 UPDATE: Over the past few months, we have seen increasing global disruption due to the impact of the COVID-19. With our focus on the health and safety of our...
Actionable Insights: Customer Sales and Service
In our previous Actionable Insights blog, we discussed QAD’s Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Action Center. Next we will provide an overview of the Customer Sales and Service Action Center as well...
QAD Adaptive ERP 2019 Boosts Operational Efficiency and User Productivity
QAD is pleased to announce the availability of QAD Adaptive ERP 2019, the latest version of QAD’s flagship ERP solution that includes the Adaptive User Experience (UX) and the QAD Enterprise...
History of Companies and Industries Listed on the S&P 500
In business, change is inevitable, and those that fail to adapt and innovate are often doomed to failure. One of the best ways to observe this concept is by tracking changes...
Doing Business in the Czech Republic
After World War I, Czechoslovakia had a tumultuous history, but with the Velvet Revolution of 1989, the country was able to return to democracy. In 1993, the country split into two...
Small Yet Mighty Thoughts on Innovation
Companies often believe that innovation must encompass sweeping changes to product lines or methods, but the Oxford American Dictionary defines it as “changes in something established, especially by introducing new methods,...
How It’s Made: F&B and CPG Manufacturing Success
In the highly competitive food and beverage (F&B) and consumer packaged goods (CPG) markets, manufacturers have learned to listen more to consumer needs and requirements. For example, consumers are more interested...
Managing Recalls with an Adaptive ERP
Not too long ago, a major U.S. grocery store chain launched a recall of frozen vegetables that was determined to be contaminated. They were produced by a popular manufacturer. The breach...