QAD Inc. (Nasdaq:QADA) (Nasdaq:QADB), a leading provider of enterprise software and services for global manufacturing companies, today announced that Luc Janssen, QAD’s senior director of research and development for supply chain, has been named a 2017 Provider Pro to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive, a leading business publication for supply chain professionals.

The Pros to Know Awards recognize supply chain executives and manufacturing and non-manufacturing enterprises that are directing initiatives to help prepare their respective company’s supply chains for the significant challenges of today’s business climate.

Janssen leads product management activities for QAD's manufacturing and supply chain solutions portfolio, including long-term strategic planning and product roadmaps, software development, and go-to-market delivery strategies. He oversees QAD supply chain execution, QAD Supplier Portal, manufacturing, QAD Automation Solutions and QAD Enterprise Asset Management. He also collaborates with QAD's divisions for supply chain planning, transportation management and quality management.

“I am honored to be included on this year’s Pros to Know list,” said Janssen. “The current global climate for supply chain success is extremely fast-paced and challenging. My goal is to ensure that QAD’s collaborative supply chain solutions, including QAD Supplier Portal and QAD DSCP (which provides demand and supply chain planning and sales and operations planning), help our global manufacturing customers to streamline their business processes and ensure they are perfectly aligned with their companies’ business goals.”

Supply & Demand Chain Executive received more than 300 entries for the 2017 Pros to Know Awards. This year’s list of winners includes more than 200 individuals from software firms, service providers, consultancies and academia who helped their supply chain clients or communities meet various challenges. The honoree list also features more than 40 Practitioner Pros who do the same within their own companies.

“Supply & Demand Chain Executive congratulates the 2017 Supply & Demand Chain Executive Pros to Know recipients,” said Ronnie Garrett, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. “Their accomplishments offer a roadmap for other leaders looking to leverage the supply chain for competitive advantage. Their efforts in developing the tools, processes and a knowledge base for supply chain transformation, as well as in promoting new approaches to supply chain enablement, earned these individuals a rightful place in this year's Pros to Know listing.”

For a complete list of the 2017 Pros to Know and Practitioner Pros winners, visit Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s website at www.sdcexec.com.

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. Visit us on the web at www.SDCExec.com.

About QAD – The Effective Enterprise

QAD Inc. (Nasdaq:QADA) (Nasdaq:QADB) is a leading provider of enterprise software and services designed for global manufacturing companies. For more than 35 years, QAD has provided global manufacturing companies with QAD Enterprise Applications, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that supports operational requirements, including financials, manufacturing, demand and supply chain planning, customer management, business intelligence and business process management. QAD Enterprise Applications is offered in flexible deployment models in the cloud, on-premise or in a blended environment. With QAD, customers and partners in the automotive, consumer products, food and beverage, high technology, industrial products and life sciences industries can better align daily operations with their strategic goals to meet their vision of becoming more Effective Enterprises. For more information about QAD, call +1 805-566-6000, visit www.qad.com.

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