QAD Releases Food Industry- Specific Enterprise Software
With implementation services provided by TRW Integrated Supply Chain Solutions, the software is designed to help both small and large companies succeed and grow using a new food-industry-specific QAD Applications bundle combined with IBM Servers.
Also available separately as the QAD Food Bundle, a new collection of QAD Applications for the food industry will be combined in the QAD and IBM PowerSystem solution, including Advanced Pricing and Promotions Management, Decision Support, and Advanced Materials Management.
Industry-specific functionality allows companies to:
- Improve pricing and promotions management to increase profits
- Handle inventory control, including catch weight
- Manage trade dollars
- Maximize quality management
- Initiate a cost-effective move to e-commerce
- Provide full lot control and traceability to meet USDA & FDA requirements
- Improve forecast accuracy and demand management
- Support Catch Weight
To demonstrate the advantages of industry-specific QAD software to food manufacturers and distributors, TRW is setting up a Food Competency Center at its Phoenix office featuring QAD Applications. The center will host the complete suite of QAD Applications as well as partner applications that support the food industry.
The QAD and IBM PowerSystem solution is available on scaleable IBM Netfinity and RS/6000 servers for the Windows NT and UNIX platforms and delivers critical industry-specific enterprise functionality.
Built-in benefits of the PowerSystem solution include scalability and flexibility to support future growth, a fast implementation, and a complete pre-loaded, pre-integrated and pre-configured package of business software,servers, database, system management and networking products. Financing is available for qualified customers through IBM Global Financing.
"QAD's MFG/PRO software combined with powerful IBM servers offers a dependable solution that meets our needs as a snack food manufacturer," said Jim Valentine, VP of information systems at J.B. San Fillipo.
TRW Integrated Supply Chain Solutions provides total supply chain solutions from management consulting to enterprise resource planning, manufacturing execution systems, and logistics execution systems.
IBM is a world leader in providing business solutions for small and medium businesses. Through its Global Small and Medium Business organization, IBM offers a host of cross-industry and industry-specific solutions designed to meet the needs of growing businesses.
QAD provides e-business-enabled enterprise and supply chain software and services to multinational companies of all sizes, with special focus on the mid-market.
For more information contact QAD, 6450 Via Real, Carpinteria, CA 93013. Tel: 805-684-6614.
Edited by Pam Ahlberg