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1、QAD“制造”生存之道Major+specializein〃QAD〃，^manufacturing^,thewaytosurviveChinaWomen，sclothingnet2008-08-08AlthoughQADhasbeendevelopinginChinafornearly15years,therearenotmanypeoplewhoactuallyhearandunderstandit.QADwhatisawhatkindofcompany?Whyitcreated?Whatbusi
2、nesshaveCongtoushuiqistory?・25yearsof"manufacturing"explorationItissaidthatin1979,inordertosolvethemanagementproblemsofDeckerscompanyCorporationKarlLopkertocreateahusbandofshoe-makingenterprises,PamLopkerdevelopedtheinventorymanagementsoftware,thenbega
3、ntoleadQAD25yearsofdedicatedtour,andKarlbecameQAD'sCEO.Forthefiveyearssince1979to1984,QADsoftwarehasbeendevelopedbasedonHP's250seriesofsoftwareandhardwaresystems・In1985,QADsoldmorethan$2million,whileQADhadonly12people・Since1985,QAD'sproductresearchandd
4、evelopmenthasgraduallyshiftedtotheopenplatform・TheapplicationofrelationaldatabasehasbeendevelopedundertheUNIXoperatingsystem,andtheimprovementhasbeencompletedby1989・In1989,QADestablishedthefirstbranchoutsidetheUnitedStatesinHolland,andbeganthepaceofglo
5、balization・Withtheintroductionofsoftwaresystemsbasedonopenplatforms,QADachievedaleapforwarddevelopmentbetween1990and1994,withanannualgrowthrateofover40%・From1995to1999,theGlobal2000problembroughtnewopportunitiestothedevelopmentofQAD,anditsERPsoftwareMF
6、G/PROprovidedgraphicalinterfaces・QADwaslistedontheNasdaqstockmarketin1997duetoitsgoodperformance・AlthoughtheglobalITindustryisnotboomingfrom2000to2004,QADhasovercomethedifficultiesbroughtaboutbytheeconomicdownturnandmaintainedsteadydevelopment・Accordin
7、gtoQADrelevantpersonageintroduction:atpresent,QADcompanybranchesthroughoutmorethan20countriesintheworld.ItsERPproductsintheglobalmanufacturingindustry，stotalnumberofusersreachedmorethan5200,distributedinmorethan80countriesaroundtheworld,theuseof26langu
8、ageversions・Offortune'stop100globalcompanies,20useQAD'sERPsoftware・ThissituationhaspleasedQADexecutives・However,duetotheincreasinglyfiercecompetitionintheERPmarket,somedevelopedcountrieshavebeguntoappearsaturated,theconcentrationoftheen
