QAD Explore 2019: Vertical Market Round-up
The city of New Orleans played quite the host this year to our growing community of manufacturers for our largest annual customer conference, Explore. There were plenty of thought-provoking sessions to...
Metrics that Matter: Inventory Effectiveness
The effective use of a manufacturer's inventory investment is an important determinant of the company's success. Excess and obsolete inventory is a drain on resources, as is excessive safety stock. Stockouts...
QAD Supplier Portal: An Introduction
*QAD Supplier Portal is now QAD Demand and Delivery
Manufacturers are realizing the benefits of tightening relationships with suppliers to better manage the procurement of goods and lower supply costs. Collaborative processes...
Manufacturing Disruption is Here. Will Your Company Survive?
In 1964, the average tenure of companies on the S&P 500 was 33 years. That average dropped to 24 years in 2016 and is expected to shrink to just 12 years...
Focused Innovation for Market Success
People are often confounded about innovation, claiming that you can’t program ideas. The reality is that you can, by applying focused innovation techniques, and it all starts with understanding your customers’...
How Would a Hard Brexit Impact UK/EU Trade?
On 23 June 2016, the citizens of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. This is formally named the “United Kingdom European Union membership referendum,” but is more commonly...
Building the Future of Your Supply Chain
QAD Explore 2019, the company’s premier customer conference connecting its global community of leading manufacturers, recently took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was a pleasure to attend. The conference provides...
It’s Silicon Valley and Detroit, not Silicon Valley vs Detroit (Pt. II)
In “It’s Silicon Valley and Detroit, not Silicon Valley vs Detroit (Pt. I),” we discussed some of the looming changes the automotive industry is facing today and what they mean for...
QAD Explore 2019: What You Missed
Celebrating our 40th year as an ERP software company, QAD held its annual Explore customer conference this month in New Orleans, bringing together our global community of leading manufacturers. There we...
Doing Business in the Netherlands
The Netherlands is a modern and highly industrialized country located in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium, Germany and the North Sea. The Netherlands was one of the founding countries...