Industrial Manufacturing Overview

Managing business processes, materials, components and assemblies for the adaptive and sustainable industrial manufacturing enterprise.

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The Industrial Manufacturing Adaptive Enterprise

Business planning, operation and supply chain processes must be supported by composable and adaptable processes based on collective intelligence and responsiveness.

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Driving Business Impact for
Industrial Manufacturers

Adaptable to evolving Industrial Manufacturing business models

Maximized investment via future-proof cloud-based technology stack

Manufacturing best practices framework delivers fastest time to value

Composable offerings for both vertical integration and compatibility with best of breed functions

Proven productivity gains for manufacturing enterprise from supply chain, forecasting/planning through shop floor operations

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Driving Business Impact for
Industrial Manufacturers

  • Adaptable to evolving Industrial Manufacturing business models
  • Maximized investment via future-proof cloud-based technology stack
  • Manufacturing best practices framework delivers fastest time to value
  • Composable offerings for both vertical integration and compatibility with best of breed functions
  • Proven productivity gains for manufacturing enterprise from supply chain, forecasting/planning through shop floor operations
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“One of the reasons we selected QAD Adaptive ERP was the importance of having one version of the truth. We had data before, but the various stakeholders couldn’t agree on what was accurate because it was coming from so many sources.”

Tom Bross, Chief Financial Officer | Noble Biomaterials

Solution Capabilities and Best Practices for Industrial Manufacturers

Collective intelligence and analytics

Collective intelligence and analytics via embedded analytics and reporting capabilities across the breadth of application data

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Future proof business foundation

Future proof business foundation through QAD Adaptive ERP designed to evolve with global manufacturers addressing changing business conditions

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Productivity gains via operator engagement

An average of 25% increase in productivity gains via operator engagement delivering higher quality product, predictable performance, hassle-free audits and a culture of winning

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Lower cost of quality through the vertical enterprise

Quality applied through the vertical enterprise while reducing risk, increasing performance and delivering to increasing customer expectations

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Optimized procurement and supplier performance

Digital, cloud-based solution delivers optimized procurement and supplier performance with real-time data access between suppliers and trading partners

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Next generation digital supply chain planning

Material and production planning delivers instant visibility and intuitive decision support, greater agility and meeting the challenges of complex modern supply chains

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Maximize asset utilization and maintenance resources

Drive equipment performance through preventive and corrective maintenance activity and integrated management of indirect MRO materials

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Adapt to evolving commercial business models

Enabling mixed-mode commercial business models with a powerful and scalable e-commerce solution for both B2B and B2C

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Strategic management of global transportation

Strategic management of global transportation streamlines import, export and delivery operations

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Accelerate your business sustainability and governance

Improve business metrics while making sustainable progress by eliminating waste, managing risk, and enabling data-driven decisions across the manufacturing / supply chain enterprise

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Data-based decision making through collaboration

Collective intelligence drives collaboration between planning and operations, improves response to customer demands and response to variability

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Driving process intelligence through AI

Leading-edge data/process mining with industry best practices to enable radical and actionable business transparency

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Collective intelligence and analytics

Collective intelligence and analytics via embedded analytics and reporting capabilities across the breadth of application data

Future proof business foundation

Future proof business foundation through QAD Adaptive ERP designed to evolve with global manufacturers addressing changing business conditions

Productivity gains via operator engagement

An average of 25% increase in productivity gains via operator engagement delivering higher quality product, predictable performance, hassle-free audits and a culture of winning

Lower cost of quality through the vertical enterprise

Quality applied through the vertical enterprise while reducing risk, increasing performance and delivering to increasing customer expectations

Optimized procurement and supplier performance

Digital, cloud-based solution delivers optimized procurement and supplier performance with real-time data access between suppliers and trading partners

Next generation digital supply chain planning

Material and production planning delivers instant visibility and intuitive decision support, greater agility and meeting the challenges of complex modern supply chains

Maximize asset utilization and maintenance resources

Drive equipment performance through preventive and corrective maintenance activity and integrated management of indirect MRO materials

Adapt to evolving commercial business models

Enabling mixed-mode commercial business models with a powerful and scalable e-commerce solution for both B2B and B2C

Strategic management of global transportation

Strategic management of global transportation streamlines import, export and delivery operations

Accelerate your business sustainability and governance

Improve business metrics while making sustainable progress by eliminating waste, managing risk, and enabling data-driven decisions across the manufacturing / supply chain enterprise

Data-based decision making through collaboration

Collective intelligence drives collaboration between planning and operations, improves response to customer demands and response to variability

Driving process intelligence through AI

Leading-edge data/process mining with industry best practices to enable radical and actionable business transparency

Adapting to a Spectrum of Industrial Manufacturers

Engineered Materials

Engineered Materials

Industrial manufacturers of engineered materials transform raw materials into products adherent to strict physical characteristic specification and delivered in unprecedented diversity in terms of sizes, shapes and orientation. Operational effectiveness is an imperative to manage material costs, coordinate production schedules, align with tight quality expectations and exceed customer service levels.

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Packaging

Packaging

Packaging manufacturers face rapidly changing product configurations and pressure due to increased material costs, an increased focus on sustainability and changing customer requirements. Operational effectiveness is an imperative to manage costs, coordinate production schedules and exceed customer service level expectations.

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Industrial Equipment

Industrial Equipment

Industrial equipment manufacturers are facing increased demand for machines and equipment that are tailored to fit specific requirements. In addition to meeting this variation in demand, optimizing supply chains while lowering costs and meeting traceability requirements, is of the utmost importance.

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Roll Stock, Wire and Cable

Roll Stock, Wire and Cable

Uniform material quality at just the right physical dimensions is critical to delivering profitability in an industry with typically very tight financial margins. Operational effectiveness is an imperative to manage material costs, coordinate production schedules, align with tight quality expectations and exceed customer service levels.

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Assembled Products

Assembled Products

Semi-automated production of assembled products requires both connectivity and context for material management and end product traceability. Customers requiring tailored variants of standard products requires diligence across the entire supply chain.

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Additional Industrial Manufacturing Segments

Additional Industrial Manufacturing Segments

QAD’s adaptive enterprise solutions are successfully delivering value to the entire spectrum of Industrial Manufacturing. Industry best practice templates and deep experience allows QAD to deliver rapid time to value and a future proofed technology stack.

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Adapting to a Spectrum of Industrial Manufacturers

Engineered Materials

Industrial manufacturers of engineered materials transform raw materials into products adherent to strict physical characteristic specification and delivered in unprecedented diversity in terms of sizes, shapes and orientation. Operational effectiveness is an imperative to manage material costs, coordinate production schedules, align with tight quality expectations and exceed customer service levels.

Learn More

Packaging

Packaging manufacturers face rapidly changing product configurations and pressure due to increased material costs, an increased focus on sustainability and changing customer requirements. Operational effectiveness is an imperative to manage costs, coordinate production schedules and exceed customer service level expectations.

Learn More

Industrial Equipment

Industrial equipment manufacturers are facing increased demand for machines and equipment that are tailored to fit specific requirements. In addition to meeting this variation in demand, optimizing supply chains while lowering costs and meeting traceability requirements, is of the utmost importance.

Learn More

Roll Stock, Wire and Cable

Uniform material quality at just the right physical dimensions is critical to delivering profitability in an industry with typically very tight financial margins. Operational effectiveness is an imperative to manage material costs, coordinate production schedules, align with tight quality expectations and exceed customer service levels.

Learn More

Assembled Products

Semi-automated production of assembled products requires both connectivity and context for material management and end product traceability. Customers requiring tailored variants of standard products requires diligence across the entire supply chain.

Learn More

Additional Industrial Manufacturing Segments

QAD’s adaptive enterprise solutions are successfully delivering value to the entire spectrum of Industrial Manufacturing. Industry best practice templates and deep experience allows QAD to deliver rapid time to value and a future proofed technology stack.

Learn More