by Don Lindsey Manufacturers face growing challenges in today’s global market as governments use tariffs to protect domestic industries and influence trade. These tariffs increase input costs, disrupt supply chains, and reduce profit margins, thereby complicating planning and logistics for businesses that source globally. Understanding tariff types and proactively managing risks is crucial for resilience […]
For those who are familiar with and use 22.9 Seasonal Build Maintenance to track the control and processing of this valuable QAD functionality, you know that it can be cumbersome and keyboard-intensive. Our new Seasonal Sales Forecast Data Loader integrates with QAD to deliver more robust forecasting capabilities, enabling the prediction and planning of customer […]
Flexible Customer Scheduling = Flawless Execution = Favorable Customers Customer scheduled orders can be challenging to manage and maintain, particularly when they are sent via EDI directly from your customer to your QAD system. Viewing and making changes to orders in the QAD system can be time-consuming. Customers can send both long- and short-term schedules […]
This video from Eric Kimberling discusses the risks involved in migrating to a new ERP system or moving to the cloud version of your existing ERP system. He makes some great points that are important to consider. Cloud-based ERP can cost customers more in the long run than on-premise deployment. There is a […]
A Decision-Making Guide QAD’s Qxtend Excelerator and 32 Soft’s Data Loaders are both tools that allow you to use Excel-based templates for faster and easier QAD data management. While both process inbound and outbound QAD data, they are different in many ways. How do you decide which is best for your company? We hope this […]
by Don Lindsey To improve its offerings and make its ERP system more robust, QAD has acquired some companies through the years. Let’s look at significant QAD purchases over time, how they have improved the system, and where QAD functionality and business success might be going. QAD was purchased on June 28, 2021, by Thoma […]
In this webinar, we are joined by representatives of Yamaha Boats, Skeeter Boats, and G3 Boats to discuss how the 32 Soft Data Loaders they have adopted throughout the Yamaha companies have significantly improved their productivity and efficiency. They will discuss their use of Data Loaders in Production, Master Data Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Finance. […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the power to transform manufacturing. It is still early in its implementation and particularly in scaled deployment. Still, more and more manufacturers are discovering that they can plan, manage, and improve processes and productivity throughout their enterprise by leveraging artificial intelligence. A recent MIT survey revealed that 62% of manufacturers […]
Many organizations find that their customers want more than just off-the-shelf products. Customers are asking for the ability to order products that are customized for their needs. This customer demand coupled with supply chain disruptions and a need to drive down costs has prompted many manufacturers to consider a make-to-order (MTO) production strategy. The MTO […]
Thousands of products are recalled every year, and they impact every industry. They are a fact of life that manufacturing companies continually face. The chance that a recall will hit your company is high. How do you reduce your risk? Continual process improvement is a significant way a company can reduce its recall risk. […]
