Mauser Group Drives Strategic Vision With QAD Business Intelligence

Dec. 2, 2010 - PRLog -- QAD Inc. , a leading provider of enterprise software and services for global manufacturers, announced today that MAUSER Group, a leading manufacturer of industrial packaging products, has chosen to implement QAD Business Intellegence (BI) to improve its strategic and tactical planning initiatives throughout the organization.

During the past few years, MAUSER has initiated a “buy-and-build” growth strategy that has extended the company’s international reach and tripled its sales volume. Today, MAUSER is a world-class manufacturer with more than 50 production facilities worldwide. Specializing in plastic, metal, fiber and intermediate bulk container (IBC) packaging products; reconditioning services; and developing machinery for packaging production; MAUSER needed to expand its data intelligence capabilities to meet the needs of its current success and future growth.

MAUSER chose QAD Business Intelligence, a robust QAD Enterprise Applications module comprising three key application components: QAD BI Data Warehouse, BI Module(s) and the QAD BI Portal. Combined, these powerful components will provide MAUSER decision makers with easy access to consolidated performance-based data from multiple sources across the enterprise and provide a complete solution that enables key decision makers to access, analyze and share critical information, dynamically.

“To make accurate, informed decisions for controlling and planning, we must provide our Board of Directors with consistent information on the operations of all of our sites that use QAD Enterprise Applications,” says Dr. Bernhard Rohde, CIO of the MAUSER Group. “With QAD BI we will be able to consolidate, analyze and share our information in a way that strengthens our competitive advantage.”

“We are also pleased to know that with QAD BI we can deliver consistent reports and results that ensure our planning, forecasting and cost controlling initiatives are fully optimized,” Dr. Rohde added.

About Mauser
MAUSER Group is a leading producer of industrial packaging with approx. 4,000 employees and revenues of around EUR 1 billion. Its largest business is plastic packaging, followed by metal and IBC packaging, reconditioning services and machinery for packaging production. MAUSER AG operates more than 50 locations in Europe, North America, South America, Latin America and Asia. Two marketing networks – one for plastic and one for the production of steel drums – include approximately 30 members in more than 20 countries and make MAUSER quality products and services available worldwide. Mauser was founded in 1896 by Dr. Alfons. Its name has become a synonym for the safe transport of dangerous goods around the globe, providing economic and environmentally compatible packaging solutions. For further information, visit www.mausergroup.com.

About QAD
QAD is a leading provider of enterprise applications for global manufacturing companies specializing in automotive, consumer products, electronics, food and beverage, industrial and life science products. QAD applications provide critical functionality for managing manufacturing resources and operations within and beyond the enterprise, enabling global manufacturers to collaborate with their customers, suppliers and partners to make and deliver the right product, at the right cost and at the right time. For more information about QAD, telephone +1 805-566-6000, or visit the QAD web site at www.qad.com.

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Founded in 1979, QAD has been recognized as a leading provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software applications for global manufacturing companies. Today, QAD enterprise applications leverage advances in Internet and enabling technologies to provide critical functionality for managing manufacturing resources and operations within and beyond the enterprise, enabling global manufacturers to collaborate with their customers, suppliers and partners to make and deliver the right product, at the right cost and at the right time.

QAD enterprise applications are focused and optimized for select manufacturing industry segments: automotive, consumer products, electronics, food and beverage, industrial and life sciences.