The world of manufacturing and supply chain management is changing fast — and QAD is driving that transformation forward. With the launch of its latest QAD Adaptive release, now enhanced with Champion AI, QAD is ushering in a new era of intelligent, action-first automation for modern manufacturers.
This isn’t just another ERP update. It’s a leap toward moving enterprise software from systems of record to systems of action — a class of solutions designed not only to analyze but to act. The result is faster decisions, smarter operations, and measurable business value in a fraction of the time.
From System of Record to System of Action
For decades, ERP systems have been built around recording and reporting. But in today’s manufacturing world — where agility, precision, and responsiveness define success — that’s no longer enough.
With this release, QAD Adaptive ERP and QAD Redzone Connected Workforce software includes Champion AI with action-first automation directly into core processes. As a result we are empowering our customers to achieve higher productivity and more accurate decisions across their operations. This shift from passive to proactive is central to QAD’s mission: to give manufacturers the power to act on insight instantly. Champion AI takes data out of dashboards and puts it into motion.
Introducing Champion AI: Agentic Intelligence for Manufacturers
Champion AI is QAD’s new Agentic AI platform, purpose-built for the unique challenges of manufacturing and supply chain management. Instead of merely providing recommendations, its AI agents take action — optimizing processes, executing adjustments, and continuously learning to improve outcomes.
The Champion AI platform includes three categories of agents, each designed to drive value across the enterprise:
- Implementation Agents that accelerate ERP deployment by automating migration and setup tasks.
- Productivity Agents that handle routine updates and eliminate manual work through prompt-driven automation.
- Business Optimization Agents that fine-tune operations in key areas like costing analysis, production scheduling, and inventory management.
Combined, they represent a new kind of ERP assistant — one that works behind the scenes to simplify, streamline, and supercharge performance.
Built for the Cloud, Powered by AWS
The latest release also deepens QAD’s strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), ensuring that the technology foundation is as adaptive as the AI driving it. The result is a cloud-native, AI-driven ERP architecture that delivers measurable ROI in weeks, not months.
With QAD Adaptive on AWS, customers benefit from:
- Accelerated time-to-value through rapid deployment and simplified integration.
- Higher productivity as frontline workers gain access to real-time insights and automated workflows.
- Lower total cost of ownership (TCO) with reduced infrastructure costs, maintenance, and downtime.
- Enhanced security and reliability thanks to AWS’s robust, scalable environment.
This alignment ensures that manufacturers can focus less on maintaining systems and more on improving performance — all while keeping data secure and operations agile.
Additional Enhancements That Matter
Beyond AI innovation, QAD Adaptive continues to evolve its core functionality to meet the complex demands of manufacturing and supply chain organizations.
Key highlights include:
- Fully Embedded Warehouse Management System (WMS): Seamlessly integrated to improve warehouse efficiency, reduce errors, and increase order accuracy.
- Enhanced Production Scheduling: Enables smarter resource allocation and improved on-time delivery, directly translating to higher customer satisfaction.
- Champion Pace Rapid Implementation: A breakthrough in ERP deployment that uses AI to streamline collaboration, automate key tasks, and accelerate your implementation project — helping customers go live faster than ever before.
- Standard Integrations: Built on standard APIs and a powerful publish/subscribe mechanism, the QAD Integration Platform connects QAD Adaptive to your manufacturing ecosystem – making every system work in harmony and breaking down data silos. The Integration Platform powers the integration between QAD Applications, as well as between QAD and third party systems.
Built for Complex Manufacturing
QAD has long served the industries where precision and adaptability are non-negotiable — automotive, life sciences, food and beverage, and industrial manufacturing. This release further strengthens QAD Adaptive for those environments with new, industry-specific capabilities.
- Catch Weight Management: Supports operations where products are ordered, shipped, and billed in different units of measure — critical for sectors like food production and chemicals. This enhancement delivers more accurate costing and flexibility.
- Unique Device Identification (UDI) Labeling: Improves traceability and compliance for life sciences manufacturers, simplifying recall management and post-market surveillance with precise product tracking.
- Pre-built OEM Packages & EDI Integration: Accelerate and de-risk the onboarding of new customers with pre-built Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) packages. These packages feature standardized formats for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and corresponding bar code labels.
Each enhancement reflects QAD’s deep understanding of manufacturing realities — from shop floor to supply chain — and its commitment to building practical, high-impact solutions that meet customers where they are.
