Stories about: QAD

In 2006, Epec Engineered Technologies found itself in a situation familiar to many in corporate IT. With a series of business acquisitions behind it, the New Bedford, Mass.-based manufacturer of printed circuit boards, battery packs and other electronic components needed to replace multiple ERP systems with a single platform capable of supporting the entire organization.

When Mark Alperin went looking to replace his aging ERP system in 2006, he found himself in the same place as many CIOs of midsize companies - not feeling terribly sought after by software vendors who prioritize large enterprise accounts, and facing few choices. Alperin serves as COO with CIO responsibilities for Vertex Distribution, a manufacturer and distributor of rivets, screws and other fasteners. He wasn't happy with the two main packages for his industry, from Activant Solutions and Microsoft (neither of which he was using, nor did he want to use).

While some companies have achieved price reductions through online sourcing, the focus of e-procurement initiatives today is process efficiency. Here's how to decide if, what and how you should buy electronically

Collaboration among trading partners can unlock great value. Mistrust is the barrier. Here are six ways to build confidence.

What You Need to Know About Public and Private Exchanges. The choice isn't just whether to participate in an exchange, but whether to go public, private or a combination of both.

Support calls cost money, so why not let customers help themselves.

CIOs planning an information technology deployment strategy for their businesses in China can learn from an oddly appropriate 2,000-year-old model-the Great Wall.

While Ford waits for China's automobile market to explode, it pursues a cost-conscious business and IT strategy.

All men are created equal, but off-the-shelf ERP software packages are not. And choosing the right one for your business involves a lot more than you might think.

There is a way to improve the odds for a successful ERP implementation: stack the deck with improved business processes. While the benefits of enterprise resource planning (ERP) are well documented, the key to a successful implementation is more elusive, given the business process and culture change such a project demands.