financial planning, operational planning, S&OP, bridge, gap

Connecting the Gaps Between Financial Planning & Operational Planning

Many businesses today still allow internal departments to work independently of each other, causing daily functions to shift into silos and creating disconnects in processes and, inevitably, the supply chain. This...
INTERPHEX 2023, Digital Manufacturing, CMOs

3 Technology Enablers for CMOs – Key Takeaways from INTERPHEX

The panel session title at this year’s INTERPHEX event was “Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) lessons learned – How do you improve efficiency without compromising quality and compliance?” After 45 minutes of...
ICPA, Global Trade, Trade Compliance

Global Trade is Getting More Complex: a Report from ICPA

This year the QAD EMEA team participated in the International Compliance Professionals Association (ICPA) in the Netherlands. As the event progressed, there were some familiar themes that were central to the conversations.  Firstly,...
Digital Supply Chain, S&OP, Sales and Operations Planning

Why is Sales and Operations Planning Important to the Digital Supply Chain?

In today's fast-paced business environment, companies need to be agile and responsive to meet the changing demands of customers while maintaining profitability because making trade offs between efficiency, agility and resilience...