QAD Selects Smartsheet to Develop Global COVID-19 Processes That Streamline HR Approvals for a Remote Workforce
23 September 2020 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
Smartsheet (NYSE:SMAR), the enterprise platform for dynamic
work, today announced QAD Inc. (Nasdaq: QADA) (Nasdaq: QADB), a
leading provider of adaptive, cloud-based enterprise software and
services for global manufacturing companies, selected Smartsheet to
help streamline COVID-19-driven processes and increase efficiencies
for its global human resources (HR) department.
As it became clear that working remotely was going to be the new
normal for 2020, QAD’s HR department needed a comprehensive way to
monitor, track, and approve manager and employee requests. Adding
new management approvals and ensuring that employee information
remained confidential added another layer of complexity that needed
to be taken into account. With Smartsheet, the QAD HR operations
team was able to quickly implement a secure process for managers,
employees and HR business partners that has streamlined
communication and improved overall efficiencies.
Since the rollout of QAD’s Smartsheet COVID-19 processes, the
company's HR department has reduced their approval and resolution
cycle time for employee requests from days to hours. In addition to
streamlining approvals, HR operations is able to automatically
distribute travel guidelines and safety protocols around COVID-19
along with creating a contract tracing system for employees who are
traveling.
“As HR leaders, it is our job to help our employees and managers
remain productive while navigating the new realities of work. By
using Smartsheet, we provided our remote workforce with the tools
to request services from HR while providing transparency to our
Executives and HR Business Partners around the globe,” said Kaye
Swanson, Chief People Officer at QAD.
“HR and people teams are tasked with helping employees navigate,
and even thrive, through change,” said Kara Hamilton, Chief People
and Culture Officer at Smartsheet. “QAD's approach to COVID-19 is a
prime example of how people teams can quickly adapt and respond to
situations in ways that benefit both their organization and the
employees they serve.”
About Smartsheet
Smartsheet (NYSE: SMAR) is the enterprise platform for dynamic
work. By aligning people and technology so organizations can move
faster and drive innovation, Smartsheet enables its millions of
users to achieve more. Visit www.smartsheet.com to learn more.
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,
LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.
"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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uncertainties related to: Covid-19, our ability to achieve future
growth and sustain our growth rate, our ability to attract and
retain talent, our ability to attract and retain customers
(including government customers) and increase sales to our
customers, our ability to develop and release new products and
services and to scale our platform, our ability to increase
adoption of our platform through our self-service model, our
ability to maintain and grow our relationships with channel and
strategic partners, the highly competitive and rapidly evolving
market in which we participate, our ability to identify targets
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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 31,
2020 filed with the SEC on September 4, 2020. Any forward-looking
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