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Champions of Manufacturing — QAD | Redzone, the company behind the world’s number one platform for manufacturers, announced an expanded “Better Together” integration between Redzone Connected Workforce and QAD Adaptive ERP, better connecting frontline execution with the broader enterprise and manufacturing technology environment.

Champions of Manufacturing — QAD | Redzone, the company behind the world’s number one platform for manufacturers, announced a major expansion of its agentic AI portfolio, extending ChampionAI for the frontline, the intelligence layer already running across more than 2,000 plants, into a full roster of persona-based Champions designed to help every frontline role perform at their best.

Champions of Manufacturing — QAD | Redzone, the company behind the world’s number one platform for manufacturers, announced the launch of Trade Compliance Champion, a set of specialized AI agents for Product Classification and Document Automation that automate the most repetitive, time-intensive work in global trade so compliance professionals can focus on judgment and exceptions instead of manual research and rekeying.

Champions of Manufacturing — Manufacturing does not have a data problem. It has an intelligence problem.

Champions of Manufacturing — QAD | Redzone, the company behind the world’s number one platform for manufacturers, introduced Lynx Champion, an agentic AI workflow solution designed to remove one of the most persistent barriers to ERP modernization: understanding decades of legacy customizations and the business logic behind them well enough to decide what to modernize, what to retire, and what to rebuild.

Champions of Manufacturing — QAD | Redzone, the company behind the world’s number one platform for manufacturers, announced a major expansion of ChampionAI, the agentic AI engine that runs the entire QAD | Redzone platform: Champion Assist, a conversational interface inside Adaptive ERP, and the new Accounts Payable Champion, an AI agent that manages the invoice-to-payment workflow.

Champions of Manufacturing — QAD | Redzone, the company behind the world’s number one platform for manufacturers, today unveiled Manufacturing Intelligence, a new intelligence layer designed to work across manufacturing processes, workflows and systems, cementing its leadership in helping manufacturers leverage AI to shift from systems of record to systems of action. Manufacturing Intelligence is built specifically to help manufacturers shift from asking what happened to answering what the business should do next and then acting upon it. Manufacturing Intelligence was among a robust series of AI-powered innovation announcements made by QAD | Redzone at its annual Champions of Manufacturing event being held September 21-23 in Chicago.

QAD | Redzone, the company behind the world’s number one platform for manufacturers, announced an expanded Snowflake Cortex AI integration for ChampionAI, its agentic AI portfolio, to help close frontline manufacturing’s most persistent gaps: stalled productivity, shifting labor dynamics and the accelerating pace of change.

Redzone, the #1 Connected Workforce Solutions for manufacturers, announced that Sauder Woodworking, the largest North American supplier to IKEA and last ready-to-assemble (RTA) furniture manufacturer still operating, has become one of the earliest power users of ChampionAI, the agentic AI layer built into Redzone's Connected Workforce Solution. Sauder cut average changeover time by 93%. In its first year on the platform, it raised productivity by 40%.

QAD | Redzone, the company behind the world’s leading AI-powered platform for manufacturers, announced that six-time NBA champion and Basketball Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen and renowned futurist, entrepreneur, and XPRIZE founder Dr. Peter H. Diamandis will headline Champions of Manufacturing 2026, the company’s flagship event for manufacturing leaders, taking place September 21–23 in Chicago.

QAD | Redzone, the company delivering the leading manufacturing platform, powered by Agentic AI that executes work and decisions across the business, from the shop floor to the top floor, announced that QAD Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) solution, QAD’s Agentic Procurement Suite for Manufacturing, earned “Top Tech” recognition in the Sourcing category in The Hackett Group® Spring 2026 SolutionMap and TechMatch procurement technology assessments. QAD SRM was also named to The Hackett Group’s 2025-2026 “50 to Know” list, recognizing established procurement providers that set the industry standard and are considered essential for chief procurement officers to know.

QAD | Redzone, the company delivering the leading manufacturing platform, powered by Agentic AI that executes work and decisions across the business, from the shop floor to the top floor, announced the release of A CFO’s Pragmatic Guide to AI in Mid-Market Manufacturing, a new executive white paper designed to help manufacturing leaders navigate the growing wave of AI investment with greater operational and financial discipline.

QAD | Redzone, the company delivering the leading manufacturing platform, powered by Agentic AI that executes work and decisions across the business, from the shop floor to the top floor, announced the Champions of Manufacturing 2026 events in Chicago and Munich, built for manufacturers done sitting through the AI hype and ready to see what actually works. Registration opens today.

QAD | Redzone, the company delivering the leading manufacturing platform, powered by Agentic AI that executes work and decisions across the business, from the shop floor to the top floor, launched the Champions of Manufacturing Thailand event in Bangkok, Thailand, bringing together some of the industry’s boldest minds, fastest-moving manufacturers, and most influential transformation leaders for a day built to challenge convention and accelerate what comes next.

QAD | Redzone, the company redefining manufacturing and supply chains through intelligent, adaptive solutions, announced that Redzone, its frontline empowerment layer, is participating in Hannover Messe 2026, April 20-24 in Hannover, Germany.

QAD | Redzone, the company redefining manufacturing and supply chains through intelligent, adaptive solutions, will showcase its AI-powered manufacturing platform that empowers the entire workforce, from the top floor to the shop floor, at Hannover Messe 2026, taking place April 20-24 in Hannover, Germany.

QAD | Redzone, the company redefining manufacturing and supply chains through intelligent, adaptive solutions, announced the appointments of Sania Khan as GM ERP - EMEA & APAC, and Rowan Scranage as GM ERP - Americas.

QAD | Redzone, the company redefining manufacturing and supply chains through intelligent, adaptive solutions, announced the winners of the 2026 QAD | Redzone Champions of Change Partner Awards, celebrated at its annual Company Kickoff event in Nashville, Tennessee.

QAD | Redzone, the company redefining manufacturing and supply chains through intelligent, adaptive solutions, announced a strategic partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions. Together, the companies will help mid-market manufacturers modernize operations faster, scale execution with confidence, and unlock the full value of AI without the excessive cost, disruption, time and staffing associated with traditional ERP programs.

QAD | Redzone, the company redefining manufacturing and supply chains through intelligent, adaptive solutions, announced that Tenneco, a global automotive and industrial manufacturer, has successfully gone live on QAD Adaptive at its first manufacturing site. The go-live marks the first customer implementation of QAD Adaptive and represents a significant step in Tenneco’s multi-phase modernization of manufacturing operations. The achievement validates QAD Adaptive’s ability to deliver speed, usability, and execution at scale.

QAD Inc., the company transforming manufacturing and supply chains with intelligent, adaptive cloud solutions, today announced the appointment of Ahmad Salama as General Manager, EMEA for QAD | Redzone.