Quality Management Systems Improve Business
When Saft found themselves competing in a marketplace with exacting and varying client and industry standards, along with a large list of certifications to maintain, they decided it was time to...
The QAD Fast Track, Not Just Another Internship
I started in the QAD Fast Track Program in the summer of 2012, barely a month after graduating from Harvey Mudd College with a BS in computer science and math. As...
IoT for Medical Devices — Connected Eyeballs?
When I heard about the Internet of Things (IoT), I immediately pictured connected home devices and had visions of the "Jetsons;" toasters and coffeemakers connected to my snooze button. However, the...
Successful ERP Implementation During Constant Change
In a recent episode of The Peggy Smedley Show, QAD CMO, Carter Lloyds, explained the nature of QAD’s customer-engagement program, which is crucial to our vision of an Effective Enterprise. What...
We’re Proud to Endorse Manufacturing Day 2016
At QAD we take pride in manufacturing. We get to see our customers use our manufacturing ERP software to create amazing products used all over the world. Last year we endorsed...
Manufacturing Superheros and eXcel-Ray Vision
Nearly every manufacturing facility that I have ever visited has superheroes. These individuals are the ones that on a daily basis, squeeze one more production order into an already overbooked production...
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP): Back and Better Than Ever!
Twenty plus years ago, one of the hot topics in manufacturing was Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). Word got out into the market that a few of the larger manufacturers were...
WESCO’s Central Source of Information is Critical for Success
Founded in 1975 as a family business in western Europe, WESCO is now an international leader in children’s development products. Their vision is that every child has the right to grow...
Is 3D Printing the Wave of the Future?
The medical device industry has a proven and storied history of innovation. One of the more recent trends in that evolution is the concept of additive manufacturing or 3D printing. Unlike...
Benefit From Utilizing The Best ERP System Based On Production Needs
When choosing an ERP system, one size does not fit all companies, it also doesn’t fit all business units for that matter. In the case of RENOLIT, they are able to...