Data Warehouses and Big Data are Evolving into Data Lakes
The Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine Learning are key aspects of Industry 4.0. Both will result in the unprecedented collection and analysis of data to drive new insights and benefits....
Taiichi Ohno: Hero of the Toyota Production System
"Wisdom is given equally to everybody. The point is whether one can exercise it." -Taiichi Ohno
Very few people have been able to harness and use their wisdom as powerfully as Taiichi...
Get Your Hands-On Training at QAD Explore 2018
Explore 2018 is less than two months away and we couldn’t be more excited about the agenda we have lined up! We have included some great sessions with topics ranging from...
DDMRP: Beyond the Acronym
In a world with a perpetual flow of new crazes and trends, passing fads and game-changing ingenuities often wearing the same clothing, it is only the test of time that truly...
Are You Ready to Go? Explore 2018
Did you know that the first ever microchip was born within the labs of Texas Instruments’ Dallas headquarters? Co-inventor Jack Kilby is also credited with inventing the handheld calculator and the...
Thriving in the Manufacturing Digital Economy
The growing digital economy continues to take hold around the globe and constantly introduces new challenges for manufacturers. As consumers, it is mind boggling how many tasks can now be completed...
Quality Management: Getting Your Executives on Board
When everybody in your organization is on the same page with your quality management program, things will run smoothly. Yes, this even includes the executives. Do you recall Dr. W. Edwards...
Dr. James P. Womack: Hero of Lean Manufacturing
Through many of our articles we focus on the future of manufacturing, such as upcoming trends and keeping up with new technology, but how did we get here? It’s important to...
Here’s What We’ll be Talking About…The 2018 Explore Agenda
There are hundreds of manufacturing conferences held in the US each year, and we know you have choices about where to go. What makes QAD Explore so great? Well, we’ve asked...
Has 3D Printing Made the Junkyard Dog an Endangered Species?
When I was a kid my dad owned a 1958 Triumph that was always one pothole bump or one rainy day short-circuit away from being disabled. It would repeatedly and predictably...