QAD Announces 2020 Customer Award Winners
21 September 2020 - 10:10PM
Business Wire
QAD Inc. (Nasdaq: QADA) (Nasdaq: QADB), a leading provider of
adaptive, cloud-based enterprise software and services for global
manufacturing companies, today announced the winners of its annual
QAD Customer Award program, recognizing outstanding companies
leveraging QAD technology to become Adaptive Manufacturing
Enterprises.
Each year, QAD recognizes visionary customers that have
demonstrated the ability to adapt to disruption and change. The
winners leverage QAD solutions to drive innovation, meet quality
standards and innovate new business models.
The 2020 Award categories and winners include:
- Ambassador Award - This award recognizes an individual customer
that has served as a valuable reference for their QAD experience.
They have consistently provided their stories to peer QAD customers
and potential customers, further enhancing the QAD ecosystem.
Winners:
- Heidi Evilampi, ERP and implementations manager for Oras Group,
has served as a valuable QAD champion for many years. Heidi has
worked closely with QAD on several continuous improvement projects
and provided references based on her experience.
- Andrew Amstutz, director of IT for Autokiniton Global Group
(AGG), the parent company of L&W Group and Tower International,
embodies the QAD spirit as a strong advocate. Andy has partnered
with QAD, assisting with webinars and discussions with prospective
QAD customers. He has also provided feedback on ways to enhance the
QAD customer experience.
- Giovanni Vega, Quala's corporate systems manager, has been a
strong partner, with contributions that have ensured the success of
QAD and Quala in the Latin America region.
- Scott Aselage, Hendrickson Trucks plant manager, is one of
QAD's most valued QAD Automation Solutions partners. As plant
manager, he provides "real life" experiences about how QAD
Automation Solutions has helped his business. He regularly conducts
tours and answers all questions honestly. He comes across as an
honest and impartial reference and true QAD Ambassador.
- George Herman, IT manager with Epic Pharma, has shared his
experiences with QAD with peer Life Science customers. He is
currently working with QAD's Life Sciences team to provide feedback
for an initiative to automate the validation process. This feedback
helps QAD to shape the solution to fit the needs of Life Sciences
customers.
- Bill Robertson, IT manager of De Bortoli Wines is an advocate
for QAD solutions, including QAD Adaptive ERP. He often shares his
thoughts and experiences with other QAD customers and has recently
been an advocate for QAD with tools for other customers. Bill
provided input for a case study and worked closely with QAD to
create a video showcasing De Bortoli Wines’ collaboration on
several digital transformation projects within their business.
- Development Partner Award - This award recognizes a customer
that has partnered with QAD throughout the early adopter stage of a
new QAD solution, providing significant feedback and support.
Winners:
- Bickford’s partnered with QAD as an early adopter for QAD Trade
Activity Management (TAM). Bickford’s teams worked closely with QAD
R&D to address challenges and ensure that the solution met the
requirements of the food and beverage industry. They provided
feedback and guidance throughout the process, serving as a valued
development partner for QAD.
- De Bortoli Wines is working closely with QAD toward the
implementation of QAD Adaptive ERP and in particular, the Adaptive
UX. It has consistently provided feedback on each new release as it
becomes available. Its achievements have provided insight that has
helped other customers transition to QAD Adaptive ERP.
- Agility Award - This award recognizes a customer that utilizes
QAD solutions and technology to improve the agility of its business
and processes to face rapidly changing market conditions.
- Winner: GHSP has reinvented itself from an automotive metal
stamper to a provider of high-tech assemblies for the automotive
and appliance industries. With this drastic change came the need to
evolve its ERP. With QAD, GHSP is poised not only to handle the
change but also to take advantage of opportunities its competition
cannot. Its ability to adapt to a constantly changing market makes
it a great example of an Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise.
"We always feel incredibly privileged to work in partnership
with our manufacturing customers and help them adapt to the
disruption that is transforming entire industries," said QAD CEO
Anton Chilton. "The winners of this year's customer award program
have demonstrated the ability to pivot, and use disruption as a
catalyst for new and better ways of operating their businesses. We
are delighted to recognize them and their efforts in that
regard."
About QAD – Enabling the Adaptive Manufacturing
Enterprise
QAD Inc. is a leading provider of adaptive, cloud-based
enterprise software and services for global manufacturing
companies. 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 29 offices globally. Over 2,000 manufacturing companies
have deployed QAD solutions including enterprise resource planning
(ERP), demand and supply chain planning (DSCP), global trade and
transportation execution (GTTE) and quality management system (QMS)
to become an Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise. To learn more,
visit www.qad.com or call +1 805-566-6100. Find us on Twitter,
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"QAD" 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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