The October Champions of Manufacturing conference, hosted by QAD Inc. for its customers in Munich, brought a clear message: AI is no longer just a promise of the future, but is becoming a practical tool for increasing the efficiency and competitiveness of manufacturing companies. Among the awardees were also two Czech companies that have been cooperating with Minerva for a long time. JTEKT COLUMN SYSTEMS CZECH s.r.o. received the ERP Excellence Award and The Candy Plus Sweet Factory s.r.o. received the 90 Day Productivity award for implementing the Redzone Connected Workforce solution. JTEKT COLUMN SYSTEMS CZECH, a manufacturer of steering columns for cars, trucks and buses, has been using the QAD ERP system for a long time. It received the ERP Excellence Award for expanding this system to two other manufacturing plants within the international JTEKT Group, namely JTEKT Czech Republic and JTEKT Column Systems Sweden AB. These projects represent another significant step in long-term coo