QAD Customers Help Develop Industry- Specific and E-business Software Functionality.CARPINTERIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 1999 Avon Tops List of QAD QAD Quality Assurance Division QAD Quality Assurance Department QAD Quick And Dirty QAD Quality Audit Division QAD Quick Attach/Detach QAD Question Answer Detail (language arts education) QAD Quality Application Development Customers in Consumer Products and Food & Beverage Industries Driving QAD Solution Enhancements QAD (Nasdaq: QADI), developer of industry-specific e-business solutions for manufacturers and distributors, today announced that its customer-driven Consumer Products Development Group (CPDG CPDG Color Programmable Display Generator (F-16) ) will focus its efforts on creating industry-specific and e-business functionality that will be incorporated into QAD applications. "The CP Development Group gives us the opportunity to work with QAD to drive the development of functionality that meets our business requirements," said Chris Hughes Chris Hughes could refer to one of several notable men:
The CPDG consists of key QAD product development executives and some of the top companies across the food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. and consumer packaged goods Noun 1. packaged goods - groceries that are packaged for sale foodstuff, grocery - (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one industries, leading their vertical markets in the use of information technology to improve production processes and collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. across their supply chains. Member companies make a multi-year commitment to work with each other and QAD to develop further industry-specific enhancements to QAD applications. "Our strong involvement in the consumer products industry and other verticals has enabled us to create a very effective, customer-driven development group model," said Karl Lopker, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of QAD. "Our premier customers are under tremendous pressure to address changes in their industries, including the move to collaborative e-business. The CPDG will help us move even more rapidly to create the industry-specific and e-business functionality our customers need." Through its customer-driven model, the CPDG program allows QAD to respond even more quickly to the changing requirements of the consumer products marketplace. Industry leading customers are now working with QAD to share best practices, define software projects, set priorities and develop software functionality. Teams of customers and QAD employees from around the world work together to define requirements, review designs and later test and implement the delivered enhancements that are then incorporated into standard applications. The CPDG will drive QAD software enhancements in such areas as e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. , pricing and promotion, profitability analysis by customer/brand/category, customer service metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. , and product costing in multi-national integrated supply chains. As part of its focus on the needs of its CP customers, QAD recently released an Internet-enabled food and beverage applications bundle that offers the Advanced Pricing Management, Decision Support and Lot Management System applications. These applications provide food and beverage-specific industry functionality such as inventory control of multiple attributes including catch weight and full lot control and traceability to meet USDA USDA, n.pr See United States Department of Agriculture. and FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. requirements. About QAD Founded in 1979, QAD is a leading provider of e-business software and services to multinational manufacturers and distributors of all sizes, with special focus on the mid-market. Available in 26 languages and able to support multiple currencies, QAD software helps speed business processes for more than 300,000 licensed users at more than 4,000 licensed sites in more than 80 countries. QAD software is specifically designed for global manufacturers in the following targeted industries: automotive, consumer products, electronics, food and beverage, industrial and medical products. For more information about QAD, telephone 805/684-6614, or visit the QAD Web site at http://www.qad.com. To receive any of QAD's news releases via facsimile, contact 800/356-0747, or outside the U.S. contact +1 213/253-5647. Note to Editors: QAD is a trademark and MFG/PRO(R) is a registered trademark of QAD Inc. All other products or company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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