Many manufacturers continue to follow Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) — considered to be the gold standard of KPIs — to measure operational productivity and efficiency. The issue, however, is that OEE usually targets high-value capital equipment when it should be applied to every company department. In this episode of Bags, Bacon & Beyond, Acyr Borges, our VP of Packaging, and Stephen Dombroski, QAD's Director of Food & Beverage, discuss why manufacturers must build world-class adaptive manufacturing enterprises by embracing the new Overall Enterprise Effectiveness concept.

Consumers across industries are demanding more sustainability from the brands they purchase, but sustainability is far more complex than keeping up with the latest popular superfood trends. In this episode of QAD’s new podcast, Acyr Borges, our VP of Packaging, and Stephen Dombroski, our Director of Food & Beverage, discuss the changing consumer preferences around sustainability and the challenges of becoming a more sustainable manufacturer in the Packaging and Food & Beverage industries.

Advanced technologies are becoming ever more pervasive. In this episode, our VP of Packaging, Acyr Borges, and our Director of Food & Beverage, Stephen Dombroski, discuss data lakes, IoT, and the benefits of becoming more digitized.

In this episode, QAD's VP of Packaging, Acyr Borges, and Director of Food & Beverage, Stephen Dombroski, discuss the hidden cost of quality in the Packaging and Food & Beverage industries. They provide insights on the importance of quality, and some advice on how to approach it.

In this episode, Acyr and Steve discuss the impact of digital technology on their respective business. They focus more on the positive impact digital technologies can bring in terms of connectivity, integration and visibility for all stakeholders in the industry. Please, check it out and enjoy your podcast.

In this episode, Acyr & Stephen discuss the topic of Sustainability and it's impact on the Food & Beverage and Packaging industries.

QAD's VP of Packaging, Acyr Borges, and Director of Food & Beverage, Steve Dombroski, discuss what the two industries have in common and how things have changed since the beginning of the global pandemic.