It’s Silicon Valley and Detroit, not Silicon Valley vs Detroit (Pt. I)
Anyone paying attention knows change is looming for global automakers grappling with new technologies, stricter emissions standards and apps that have turned car buyers into renters or simply just riders. Automobiles...
What’s New with MMOG/LE Version 5?
What is MMOG/LE?
The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and Odette International released the fifth version of the Materials Management Operations Guideline/Logistics Evaluation (MMOG/LE) assessment. The MMOG/LE assessment has been a go-to...
How to Ensure Your ERP Go-live is Successful
Today is go-live day. It’s the beginning point where all the promised benefits from the new ERP help your organization achieve its goals! You’ve planned the implementation, and now you’re ready...
Welcome to the Adaptive Era of Enterprise Resource Planning
Next week will kick off QAD Explore 2019 in New Orleans, and we couldn’t be more excited! QAD hosted Explore in New Orleans in 2014, five years ago. It was soon...
Global Trade Management and Best Practices
Understanding, managing and streamlining international shipping processes can be time intensive. Global trade management practices done right can leverage detailed data to help you make proactive, informed decisions that move the...
Progress and QAD: A Trusted Partnership for 30 Years
Our third featured Explore article is prepared by our friends at Progress. Progress OpenEdge is the backbone of every QAD installation worldwide. As an accredited QAD Consulting Partner, Progress’ Professional Services is committed...
Metrics that Matter: Quality Management
Quality affects every aspect of manufacturing, encompassing the totality of features, services, customer interactions and promises that comprise a product offering. While many people think of quality as a manufacturing issue,...
Machine Learning in Finance – How to Get Started
Our second featured Explore article is prepared by our friends at Prophix. Prophix develops innovative Corporate Performance Management (CPM) software that automates critical financial processes such as budgeting, planning, consolidation and...
Selecting Technologies for Industry 4.0…What You Should Know While at Explore!
QAD Explore wouldn’t be possible without the support of our sponsors. For the next couple weeks, we will feature three of our Explore sponsors as contributors on the QAD Blog. They...
Keys to Successful Shop Floor Digitization
The customer is ready to order but needs to know the price and delivery date first. You check finished parts inventory, material availability and machine capacity. There are phone calls, then...












