sourcing, procurement, manufacturing, supplier management

Four Key Strategic Sourcing Benefits

Recent business turbulence has increased the awareness among manufacturers for improved communication and collaboration with suppliers. This is certainly true in the area of strategic sourcing where procurement teams rely heavily...
carrier management, onboarding, trucks

Carrier Management – Which Method of Onboarding a Carrier is Right For Your Organization?

The ability to leverage the carriers and services they need is mission-critical to global shippers. In the QAD Precision Report we examine different methods of carrier onboarding. When you select a transportation...
Supply Chain, QAD Tomorrow, Integrated Supplier Management, Thought Stream, Disruption

QAD Tomorrow: Learning from the Ultimate Supply Chain Stress Test

“Things move as fast as the least lucky and least competent supplier you know.” - Elon Musk What’s worse is the suppliers in your supply chain you don’t know. Ignorance is bliss...until it’s...
quality, quality culture, 7 keys, preventative awareness, reactive awareness, quality management

Building a Quality Culture: Awareness of Quality’s Financial Impact

This is the third in a series of blog posts digging deeper into the seven keys to building a quality culture, which builds on Nicole Parker's recent introduction blog. In this...