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QAD Industrial Manufacturing Industry Solutions

QAD Enterprise Management Software is a fully functional software solution that has accumulated rich experience in the manufacturing industry by addressing various business challenges faced by global industrial manufacturing enterprises. It can help various manufacturing companies optimize their processes and enhance their efficiency. QAD can help companies solve the challenges of managing product complexity, handling the volatility of raw material pricing, ensuring effective factory operations, and meeting customers' strict delivery requirements. QAD's solutions support lean principles in production operations and supply chains, leading to cost reduction, increased profits, and improved customer satisfaction. QAD enterprise management software can include mixed production modes in the same environment and support outsourcing and overseas outsourcing as needed. QAD enterprise management software can include mixed production modes in the same environment and support outsourcing and overseas outsourcing as needed.



Key issues in industrial product manufacturing


Managing variable demand: The ability to respond to events is essential for profitability and delivery capability. Product changes and shorter product lifecycles will increase challenges.
The QAD system supports collaboration and visibility with trading partners.
Support lean principles: Customer responsiveness depends on the exclusion of manual intervention for automated and integrated improvement functions from quotation to delivery.
QAD Enterprise Applications supports lean production functions such as kanban, TAKT time calculation, buffer management load, and impact signals.
Founding innovation, new products, added value, and competitive differentiation: Non continuous product manufacturers face severe competitive pressure; The difference between market leaders and non-profit enterprises lies in the rapid introduction of innovative new products.
QAD provides a wide range of tools for product design, including the ability to set multiple costs, track target costs, and complete ECN tracking and auditing.
QAD product configurator can provide fast and effective configuration to the ordering process; Support complex and highly variable customer needs.
Rapid implementation in mature and emerging markets with low total cost of ownership (TCO): Business changes are so fast; The company cannot afford the expensive cost of long-term and sustainable implementation.
QAD can achieve rapid ERP implementation. Our software and services can reduce implementation risks.
QAD Easy On Boarding is an innovative approach that reduces the risks and costs of upgrades and implementations, while shortening project implementation time.

Discrete industrial manufacturing value chain


Discrete product manufacturers have complex supply chains, typically including distributors, end customers, and even retail channels. QAD Enterprise Applications will meet the diverse needs of discrete product manufacturers, regardless of their position in the supply chain.




















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Industry segmentation of discrete products


Discrete manufacturing exists in many industries and market sectors. Each market sector has differences in recognized business processes, professional terminology, and many sensitive aspects. Experience has a certain impact on understanding the unique subtle differences in the industry. The following showcases QAD's rich experience in some discrete manufacturing markets.

Computer and related hardware manufacturers: QAD solutions help manufacturers effectively balance supply and demand, and meet mixed mode production needs, including repeated production in the same environment, order configuration, and order assembly.

Consumer Electronics: QAD Enterprise Management Software provides solutions to challenges related to complex product supply chains, such as cameras, PDAs, calculators, audio devices, and many other household items. For example, the QAD supply chain portal enables rapid communication of demand changes between customers and suppliers.

Discrete component manufacturers: Discrete components, semiconductors, passive components, and electronic mechanical components all face different challenges, including varying quality certifications and process variability. QAD meets various needs and requirements by providing quality tracking and certification support at different levels.

Telecommunications equipment manufacturers: From broadcasting equipment to basic mobile phone equipment, these manufacturers require competitive configuration tools, serialization, and after-sales service and support in their markets. QAD Enterprise Applications meets these needs through easy to deploy and easy-to-use solutions.

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Ventilation Equipment (HVAC) Manufacturers: Companies in this industry require solutions for on-site project testing, as well as providing on-site after-sales service and support. QAD enterprise applications include solutions that meet these needs.

Industrial machinery and equipment manufacturers: Industrial machinery and equipment manufacturers sell customized products to end customers through distributor/distributor networks to sell standard products. QAD Enterprise Applications supports the flexible distribution channels required by this market. The QAD product configurator can be customized on a large scale, while Service and Support can meet the needs of after-sales service and quality assurance tracking.

Valve and pump manufacturers: Companies in this industry face various product demands. Configuring or producing according to orders usually coexists in factories with a large number of products. QAD enterprise applications support mixed mode production and even support repetitive production plans for products manufactured in workshops, using the same equipment or production lines.

Testing and evaluation equipment manufacturers: Testing equipment manufacturers often face complex calibration and maintenance requirements to ensure that their products comply with specifications. QAD Enterprise Asset Management provides tools for tracking and monitoring planned and unplanned maintenance, as well as calibrating timing and effectiveness.

Assembly and heavy equipment manufacturers: QAD solutions help manufacturers be more effective in configuration, on-site service support, and product change management.


Functional advantages of industrial manufacturing industry solutions


QAD is committed to developing solutions that help our discrete manufacturing production customers achieve higher efficiency. QAD solutions meet many aspects of the needs in the processes of discrete product manufacturing enterprises, including:
• Lean production
• Enterprise asset management
• Engineering variable control
• Transportation management
• Demand planning
• Quality management
• Supplier management
• Direct production and contract production
• Sales and service support
• Packaging
• Customer self-service
• Distribution network management
Electronic Data Interchange
• Configuration management
The following flowchart illustrates the scope of application of QAD's discrete manufacturing product solutions.