QAD Inc.

QAD Inc. provides enterprise software applications, professional services, and application support for manufacturing companies. Its application product line includes QAD Standard Financials and QAD Enterprise Financials that offer functionality required by manufacturers and reporting, governance and compliance, budgeting, and control capabilities; Customer Management suite for customer-facing and demand-facing operations; Manufacturing suite that provides capabilities for manufacturers to support and control materials management and manufacturing processes; and Supply Chain solutions, which provide functionality for linking and managing trading partner relationships for the purchase of stock items, supplies, and services.

The company also provides extended applications, such as QAD Service and Support that enables customers to manage and support their software applications after manufacture and sale; QAD Enterprise Asset Management for the management of materials and spares, as well as for management of maintenance, repair, and operations parts; QAD Transportation Management that addresses the needs of distributors and manufacturers in the areas of global trade management, freight management, and trade compliance; QAD Analytics, which enables better decision-making and improved performance management; and QAD Interoperability.

In addition, it offers various services consisting of customer support; implementation services; on demand and application management services; migration and upgrade services; and business consulting services. The company serves automotive, consumer products, high technology, food and beverage, industrial products, and life sciences industries. QAD Inc. sells and supports its products and services through direct and indirect sales channels and service organizations worldwide. It has business alliances with Progress Software Corporation and Microsoft Corporation. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.