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.
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



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


QAD Technology Proof Points for Industrial Manufacturers


Noble Biomaterials
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ANCA
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Brunswick Boat Group
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Allied Wire and Cable
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“One of the reasons we selected QAD ERP O³ 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
Learn MoreFuture proof business foundation
Future proof business foundation through QAD ERP O³ designed to evolve with global manufacturers addressing changing business conditions
Learn MoreProductivity 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
Learn MoreLower cost of quality through the vertical enterprise
Quality applied through the vertical enterprise while reducing risk, increasing performance and delivering to increasing customer expectations
Learn moreOptimized procurement and supplier performance
Digital, cloud-based solution delivers optimized procurement and supplier performance with real-time data access between suppliers and trading partners
Learn MoreNext 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
Learn MoreMaximize asset utilization and maintenance resources
Drive equipment performance through preventive and corrective maintenance activity and integrated management of indirect MRO materials
Learn MoreAdapt to evolving commercial business models
Enabling mixed-mode commercial business models with a powerful and scalable e-commerce solution for both B2B and B2C
Learn MoreStrategic management of global transportation
Strategic management of global transportation streamlines import, export and delivery operations
Learn MoreAccelerate 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
Learn MoreData-based decision making through collaboration
Collective intelligence drives collaboration between planning and operations, improves response to customer demands and response to variability
Learn MoreDriving process intelligence through AI
Leading-edge data/process mining with industry best practices to enable radical and actionable business transparency
Learn MoreProduction responsiveness via dynamic scheduling
Effective production scheduling and re-shuffling of production orders maximizes capacity usage and optimizes customer SLAs
Learn MoreCollective 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 ERP O³ 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
Production responsiveness via dynamic scheduling
Effective production scheduling and re-shuffling of production orders maximizes capacity usage and optimizes customer SLAs
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.
Learn MorePackaging
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 MoreIndustrial 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.
Learn MoreRoll 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.
Learn MoreAssembled 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.
Learn MoreAdditional 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.
Learn MoreAdapting 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 MorePackaging
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 MoreIndustrial 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 MoreRoll 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 MoreAssembled 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 MoreAdditional 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