Friday, March 29, 2024
Manufacturing Trends

Manufacturing Trends

business adaptability, adaptability, disruption

Business Adaptability – A Core Survival Strategy

Adaptability is key to survival, whether we’re talking about organisms or organizations. For organisms, the strategy is simply to survive, but organizations, regardless of the industry, size, or location, have an...
food and beverage, cloud, cloud erp, erp, coffee, manufacturing

The Constant F&B Manufacturers Need in a Changing World

Expect the unexpected. This is the new mantra of food and beverage (F&B) manufacturers. It pertains to all areas and aspects of the business, but it absolutely should not refer to...
data, data monetization, automotive, automotive supplier, disruption, electric car

Data – the Fifth Element of Automotive Supplier Market Disruption

Today, most organizations understand the four main areas of technology disruption impacting the automotive industry; electrification, autonomous vehicles, connectivity, and shared mobility (also known as ACES). I am now going to...
inventory data, data health, action center, metrics

Actionable Insights: Inventory Data Health

In our previous Actionable Insights blog, we discussed the Equipment Analysis Action Center. Next, we will provide an overview of the Inventory Data Health Action Center as well as the associated...
QAD Podcast, strange bedfellows, podcast, education, COVID-19

Introducing Strange Bedfellows – a QAD Podcast Mini-Series

We are excited to introduce the Strange Bedfellows: The Convergence of the Automotive & Life Sciences Industries to Fight COVID-19 podcast mini-series, which can be accessed here.  Two Industries Fighting Against COVID-19...
South Africa, doing business, manufacturing

Doing Business in South Africa

Judging by the fossils found there, South Africa was home to some of the earliest of modern humans, many years ago. Dutch traders established the coastal city of Cape Town as...
food and beverage manufacturing, food and beverage, manufacturing, new normal

Returning Food and Beverage Manufacturing to a New Normal

This article was co-written by Cathy Fisher, founder and president at Quistem, a global expert in quality management systems. COVID-19 has disrupted manufacturing operations worldwide. The automotive industry was shut down and many other...
packaging, pandemic, COVID-19, new normal, disruption, packaging manufacturing, supply chain

The “New Normal” in the Packaging Industry

It is amazing to see what the packaging industry has accomplished during the peak of the COVID-19 health crisis in terms of supporting essential businesses. The crisis is not yet behind...
equipment analysis, insights, action center

Actionable Insights: Equipment Analysis

In our previous Actionable Insights blog, we discussed the Operating Expenses Action Center. Next, we will provide an overview of the Equipment Analysis Action Center as well as the associated key...
ICE, automotive

How the End of the ICE Age May Surprise You

If you’ve been following automotive industry trends over the past decade, you might think that most auto OEMs are shifting investment to wholeheartedly embrace an all-electric revolution. After all, like me,...