QAD Positioned as a Leader in 2022 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Supply Chain Supply Planning

Third party vendor assessment provides an overview of the competitive fitness of global supply chain supply planning providers

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QAD Inc., a leading provider of next-generation manufacturing and supply chain solutions in the cloud, announced it has been named as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Supply Planning 2022 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US47620822, September 2022).

Today, enterprises of all sizes and industries around the world require a resilient supply chain to navigate the risks and uncertainties of doing business. Supply chain planning has emerged as a mission critical component to ensuring that companies can achieve their business objectives.

“Supply planning is a critical capability for a resilient supply chain. The ability to develop a credible supply-side plan to adequately fulfill expected demand is an important component in managing an efficient and effective supply chain organization and can be the difference between meeting or not meeting customer expectations for service and quality,” said Simon Ellis, program VP, Manufacturing Insights and Worldwide Supply Chain Strategies.

QAD Digital Supply Chain Planning (DSCP) is a comprehensive end-to-end supply chain planning solution that offers supply chain planning practitioners more accurate forecasts, reduced inventory, higher customer fulfillment, and reduced costs from unforeseen events. Available in the cloud, it provides an end-to-end solution with specific capabilities for demand planning, inventory optimization, supply planning, manufacturing planning, financial planning, Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrated Business Planning (IBP).

“We are pleased to be named a Leader in the 2022 IDC MarketScape for worldwide supply chain supply planning,” said QAD CMO Carter Lloyds. “This recognition further validates QAD DSCP as a go-to solution for building adaptive supply chains around the world, helping our customers to keep their promises to their customers to deliver the right product, at the right price, at the right time.”

About IDC MarketScape

IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.

About QAD – Enabling the Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise

QAD Inc. is a leading provider of next-generation manufacturing and supply chain solutions in the cloud. Global manufacturers face ever-increasing disruption caused by technology-driven innovation and changing consumer preferences. In order to survive and thrive, manufacturers must be able to innovate and change business models at unprecedented rates of speed. QAD calls these companies Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprises. QAD solutions help customers in the automotive, life sciences, consumer products, food and beverage, high tech and industrial manufacturing industries rapidly adapt to change and innovate for competitive advantage.

Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, QAD has 30 offices globally. Over 2,000 manufacturing companies have deployed QAD solutions including enterprise resource planning (ERP), digital supply chain planning (DSCP), global trade and transportation execution (GTTE) and enterprise quality management system (EQMS) to become an Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise. To learn more, visit www.qad.com or call [phone]. Find us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

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