The benefits of Digital Manufacturing do not have to be limited to big-bang, big-budget revolutionary efforts. There are real digital manufacturing transformation opportunities in the way we manage the factory floor that do and huge capital investment. read more
Many of QAD’s customers in the industrial, automotive, and life sciences verticals have growing AM programs that vary in terms of maturity. This is only going to grow and QAD needs to position itself for the inherent changes. read more
We are at an inflection point. A game-changing, jump-the-shark moment when manufacturing organizations will no longer be satisfied with the process capabilities of the past because newer, more efficient, more predictive process automation technologies are available. read more
If the pandemic has taught us anything it’s this—supply chains are brittle. read more
Very few industries face more challenges than agriculture and food and beverage. They continually have to work around a wide variety of disruptions while managing traditionally low-margin businesses. Some of these disruptions arise without warning, others can be planned for, but are still tricky to navigate. read more
Once you’ve set the foundation for selecting a new ERP solution and aligned a core team with a project manager to drive the process, the evaluation process can begin. read more
Recent business turbulence has increased the awareness among manufacturers for improved communication and collaboration with suppliers. read more
In May 2021, Ola Källenius, CEO of Daimler, spoke about taking on the challenge of speeding up the transition to electric vehicles (EVs), and he said this: "We have to have an honest conversation about jobs. Everyone knows it takes more labor hours to assemble and build a combustion based powertrain compared to an electric powertrain." read more
Have you ever been part of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) selection project? Most manufacturing professionals are exposed to ERP selection once, maybe twice in their careers, so there’s probably not a lot of tribal knowledge in your organization around the process. read more
Ironically, it took the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic to kickstart the digital revolution and accelerate the pace of digital automation in the life sciences industry. read more
