Climate Change will Drive Manufacturing Innovation
The world is getting warmer. Severe weather events are becoming more frequent and intense. Climate change pressure is building for governments, businesses and individuals to “do something.”
Manufacturing isn't exempt from this...
How Locally Grown Products are Disrupting F&B Manufacturing
There is a developing trend that has been gaining steam in recent years that has the potential to seriously impact and “disrupt” food and beverage manufacturing. That trend has been referred...
The Biggest Milestones in the History of Automotive Manufacturing
Since arriving on the scene in the late 1800s, the automobile has come a long way. As know-how and technology have improved, so has the automobile. From appearance to speed and...
How Effective Fixed Asset Management Contributes to Profitability
Fixed Assets and Accounting: Much More than a ‘Nice to Have’
Honestly, fixed asset management and the related accounting is a rather dry subject - unless you are a CEO, CFO, COO,...
The Pros and Cons of Implementing Six Sigma In Your Company
Motorola’s new business strategy of adopting Six Sigma was received with mixed reactions back in 1986. While some saw it as a revolutionary strategy that would significantly improve efficiency, others dismissed...
Actionable Insights: Inventory Value
In our previous Actionable Insights blog, we discussed QAD’s Customer Sales and Service Action Center. Next we will provide an overview of the Inventory Value Action Center as well as the...
How Can Automotive Players Thrive in a World of ACES Uncertainty?
A Google search on where experts see the automotive industry going reveals one key takeaway: no one knows exactly where it’s headed. Some once thought that level 4-5 automation was a...
Doing Business in Portugal
With 1,793 km of coastline, Portugal has a long history as a seafaring country and once had colonies all over the world. Brazil, one of its wealthier colonies, became independent in...
Why Manufacturers Need an Outcome Culture (Pt. II)
In “Why Manufacturers Need an Outcome Culture (Pt. I),” we made the case for manufacturers adopting an outcome culture. In Part II, we will cover how to build and maintain an...
ERP, Baseball and Diseconomies of Scale
The book and movie, Moneyball tells the story of how Billy Beane, the General Manager for the Oakland Athletics, utilized a rogue statistical strategy to get the maximum value out of...