Minerva’s business partner,  QAD Inc., a leading provider of next-generation manufacturing and supply chain solutions in the cloud, has closed the acquisition of Phenix Software Inc. to help manufacturers improve productivity and accelerate factory performance. The solution, now called QAD Advanced Scheduling, optimizes production decisions by determining what products to make on each production line in the best possible sequence to minimize changeovers, optimize inventory, and align cost and service goals.

“Phenix Software, with tremendous expertise, has created a market-leading scheduling solution, which will help our customers keep their promise to their customers to deliver the right product, at the right price, at the right time,” said QAD Chief Product and Marketing Officer Carter Lloyds. “With QAD Advanced Scheduling our customers are covered from planning through scheduling, to execution.”

To improve competitiveness and profitability, manufacturers seek technology to become more efficient, agile and resilient. QAD Advanced Scheduling helps in these areas by scheduling related products together, in the best sequence, with visibility to inventories, capacity, product attributes and changeover costs. This improves the synchronization of manufacturing processes, resource utilization and on-time delivery, while also helping to reduce inventory levels and waste.

As a QAD business partner, Minerva is also expanding its portfolio with this product for its customers in the Czech and Slovak Republics. “We welcome the expansion of our portfolio in this area and the opportunity to offer customers a wider range of solutions that will precisely match their specific needs,” said Petr Koptík, Sales Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Minerva Czech Republic.

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