# Consumer Products Overview ### **The consumer products industry is experiencing unprecedented disruptions and consumer preferences are changing daily. Manufacturers need to stay ahead of the market changing by being adaptive and agile.** Product development and replenishment life-cycles can shrink, supply chains feel the impact of every buying pattern shift, and manufacturers face tightening margins. In order to gain share and increase profit, consumer products companies must anticipate and meet customer demand on the shelf, while managing their margins and complying with ever-evolving safety and environmental regulations. ## Let's Talk ### I'm interested in QAD Adaptive Applications. ### The Consumer Products Adaptive Enterprise Business planning, operation and supply chain processes must be supported by composable and adaptable processes based on collective intelligence and responsiveness. ### Driving Business Impact for Consumer Products Manufacturers - Adaptable business models to streamline processes, save on costs and improve flexibility in the the face of a rapidly changing consumer marketplace - Future-proof cloud-based delivery stack - Manufacturing best practices framework delivers fastest time to value, while maximizing efficiencies and minimizing costs - Integrated Supply Chain Management synchronizes all aspects of the supply chain, enabling agility for changing markets - Proven productivity gains for manufacturing enterprise from supply chain, forecasting/planning through shop floor operations - Quality management to meet the needs of ever-changing regulations - Integrated supplier and customer management to stay connected with your trading partners and ecosystem ### QAD Technology Proof Points for the Consumer Products Industry [**Lasko** View Case Study](/content/case-studies/lasko/index.html) [**Imperial Brands** View Case Study](/content/case-studies/imperial-brands/index.html) [**Amtico** View Case Study](/content/case-studies/amtico/index.html) [**Armor** View Case Study](/content/case-studies/armor/index.html) [**JJA** View Case Study](/content/case-studies/jja/index.html) [**Elizabeth Arden** View Case Study](/content/case-studies/elizabeth-arden/index.html) [**Maroquinerie Thomas** View Case Study](/content/case-studies/maroquinerie-thomas/index.html) [**Amtico** Watch Video](https://qad.wistia.com/medias/yt187sfdwr) [**Kendra Scott** Watch Video](https://qad.wistia.com/medias/v4nrhpikd9) [**Scosche** Watch Video](https://qad.wistia.com/medias/yw4ls44h66) [**Slavita** Watch Video](https://qad.wistia.com/medias/mf46r11rmg) [**Wesco** Watch Video](https://qad.wistia.com/medias/tcnzqtz3p2) ### Solution Capabilities and Best Practices for Consumer Products Manufacturers ### Future proof business foundation QAD Adaptive ERP provides a comprehensive solution that supports most core business processes and operations for the global manufacturer addressing changing markets ### Manage critical inventories Inventory is one of a manufacturer's most expensive assets. Managing inventory levels and tracking inventory movement is critical to bottom line performance ### Production responsiveness via dynamic scheduling Effective production scheduling and re-shuffling of production orders maximizes capacity usage and optimizes customer SLAs ### Empower the organization through a connected workforce An average of 29% increase in productivity gains via operator engagement delivering higher quality product, predictable performance, hassle-free audits and a culture of winning ### Lower cost of quality through the vertical enterprise Maintain but lower the cost of quality through the vertical enterprise while reducing risk, increasing performance and delivering to increase customer expectations ### Optimized procurement and supplier performance Optimize procurement and supplier performance with a digital, cloud-based solution with real-time data access between suppliers and trading partners ### Next generation digital supply chain planning Next generation digital supply chain planning delivers instant visibility and intuitive decision support, greater agility and meeting the challenges of complex, modern supply chains ### Adapt to evolving commercial business models Adapt to evolving commercial business models and changing value chains with a powerful and scalable e-commerce solution for both B2B and B2C ### Strategic management of global transportation Transportation disruptions create supply chain havoc. Efficient management of global transportation streamlines import, export and delivery operations ### Accelerate your business sustainability and governance Accelerate your business sustainability and governance with systemic approaches to eliminating waste and managing risk ### Data-based decision-making through collaboration Data-based decision making through collaboration between planning and operations drives improved response to customer demands and resource variability ### Driving process intelligence through AI Driving process intelligence through AI combines leading-edge process mining with industry best practices to enable radical and actionable business transparency ### Adapting to a Spectrum of Consumer Products Manufacturers ### Household and Personal Packaged Goods End to end supply chain visibility and efficient processes are critical for household and personal packaged goods’ manufacturers to deliver high quality products on time. QAD can help improve processes by effectively managing trade and promotional requirements, while tracking products and information across the entire supply chain. ### Consumer Electronics Consumer electronics manufacturers compete in a constantly changing marketplace where the ability to rapidly develop and introduce new products is critical to their success. QAD can help reduce costs, improve supplier and customer collaboration, manage high volume materials and shorten product life cycles while maintaining profitability. ### Assembled Products Manufacturers of assembled and discrete products are looking to gain market share, increase products by meeting customer demand and address the ongoing push for new products. QAD can help these companies streamline manufacturing processes, improve customer service and manage complex supply changes. ### Luxury Goods The ability of luxury goods manufacturers to track materials, manage bonded warehousing and sensitive transportation methods while minimizing manufacturing costs is essential to maintaining profits and competitive advantage. QAD provides full traceability and the ability to manage inventories of sensitive or high value items and products.