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Follow on Google News |  AIAG Designates QAD As Authorised MMOG/LE Training Provider For North AmericaQAD to Train Suppliers to Implement MMOG/LE & Achieve World-class/Level-A Status
QAD has begun delivering the course “Global MMOG/LE Implementation Training: Level 1” on a monthly basis at the AIAG headquarters in Southfield, MI as of September 26, 2011. QAD will also deliver the course at its offices in Mexico. “As an ERP provider specializing in manufacturing business processes and systems, and as a contributing MMOG/LE author that’s been preparing suppliers directly for OEM audits for years, QAD was the clear choice to be our official MMOG/LE training provider for North America,” explained Dave Lalain, director of Business Development, AIAG. MMOG/LE was first introduced in 2002 by AIAG and its European counterpart Odette to improve global supply chains in the areas of materials management and logistics performance, and provide a self-assessment process for evaluating supplier performance. The MMOG/LE assessment automatically scores a supplier’s capabilities and identifies necessary actions for continuous improvement. The course will prepare suppliers to effectively implement a world-class materials plan and logistics management system. Suppliers will learn how to complete an MMOG/LE supplier self-assessment, identify gaps in the assessment, and establish a continuous improvement plan to rectify any shortfalls. “In light of the current economic climate and the ongoing effect of events like the natural disaster in Japan, it is more important now than ever to focus on issues like capacity constraints, fluctuating customer schedules, management of sub suppliers and contingency planning,” said Terry Onica, director of Automotive at QAD. “We are proud to support AIAG and serve as a member of the MMOG/LE standards committee. QAD also serves as the AIAG and Odette designated training provider for MMOG/LE in more than 20 countries throughout Asia Pacific and Central and Eastern Europe.”. MMOG/LE was developed by the automotive industry and most OEMs today promote and recommend the training to their suppliers to help them achieve preferred supplier status and improve performance. Yet, AIAG and Odette report growing interest in and use of MMOG/LE in hospitals, construction, aerospace, chemistry, electronics, industrial and retail, positioning MMOG/LE as a benchmark and development tool for other manufacturing industries. About AIAG AIAG was founded in 1982 by General Motors, Ford Motor Company and Chrysler Corporation to develop and share best practices to create a leaner, more efficient supply base. Since then, AIAG has grown and evolved to address increasingly complex global supply chain, manufacturing and quality issues, and now has tools and processes that can help diverse industries improve their performance by protecting and enhancing corporate reputations, rooting out waste and inefficiency, uncovering cost savings and improving quality. 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. "QAD" is a registered trademark of QAD Inc. All other products or company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Note to Investors: This press release contains certain forward-looking statements made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A number of risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, evolving demand for the company's software products and products that operate with the company's products; the company's ability to sustain license and service demand; the company's ability to leverage changes in technology; the company's ability to sustain customer renewal rates at current levels; the publication of opinions by industry and financial analysts about the company, its products and technology; the reliability of estimates of transaction and integration costs and benefits; the entry of new competitors or new offerings by existing competitors and the associated announcement of new products and technological advances by them; delays in localizing the company's products for new or existing markets; the ability to recruit and retain key personnel; delays in sales as a result of lengthy sales cycles; changes in operating expenses, pricing, timing of new product releases, the method of product distribution or product mix; timely and effective integration of newly acquired businesses; general economic conditions; exchange rate fluctuations; # # # 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. End
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