QAD Automation Solutions

Skilled material handlers are increasingly difficult to hire and retain so manufacturers need to protect their internal inventory flows by:

  • Error proofing material actions like receiving, transferring, packing, and shipping
  • Minimizing user input by leveraging barcodes and a digital system of record
  • Providing immediate visibility of inventory transactions across the facility
  • Automating label printing to drive efficiency and ensure customer compliance

Key Challenges

  • Speed and Accuracy - receiving wants bays cleared, production needs lines fed, shipping has to load trucks and shortcuts always lead to consequences that take even more time to fix

  • Labor Shortages - many people left the workforce in 2020 not to return, and new hires typically cost more on top of needing time to ramp up

  • OTIF Deliveries - providing materials on time and in full every single time is a constant battle that operations is responsible for from the moment trucks drive up to receiving docks

  • Shifting Expectations - expanding customers, product lines, suppliers, and technology all add to growth potential but operations must adapt quickly for the organization to capture expected benefits

Capabilities

  • Handheld
  • Powerful capabilities provided in a simple interface built for industry standard rugged scanners. Information is never farther than your material handler’s utility belt
  • Barcode Scanning
  • Remove effort and errors through transactions designed around scanning inventory and package IDs. We dedicated time to balancing speed and accuracy so you get the best of both worlds from Day 1.

  • Label Printing
  • Embedded engine that has the power to route labels by activity and content so your operators can just tear and stick, without requiring an external print server
  • Out-of-the-box
  • Get started quickly with our set of preconfigured transactions that include strategic touchpoints into EAM, QAD EQMS, and QAD Production Execution.

See how a pharmaceutical contract manufacturer was able to expand with QAD Automation Solutions

Maintain staff levels while supporting an increase in material and product flow within the new warehouse

After the pilot project, expanding Automation Solutions was a no-brainer

We are implementing QAD Automation Solutions in all of the plants where we are going to roll out QAD

Further Information

3 Invisible Forces Blocking Efficient Material Handling

The Evolution of Barcode Systems

Disruption is Nothing New for Packaging Manufacturers

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