| Headquarters | Carpinteria, California |
| Address | 6450, Via Real
Carpinteria, CA 93013 Phone: 805-684-6614 Fax : 805-684-9998 |
| Number of employees | 917 ( in 1998) |
| History | QAD Inc. is co-founded by Pamela
Meyer Lopker (Founder, Chairman and President ) and her husband
Karl F.Lopker
(Chief Executive Officer). They own 67% of the company.
The company was founded in 1979 and presently has employee base in 19 countries. The first installation was done 1986 and first International installation in 1987. They have established international sales offices in 1989 and Global alliances in 1991. Got ISO 9002 certification in 1995. Currently the software is available in 26 languages. |
| Users | More than 3600 installations in 82 countries |
| Sales | 1998 $ 172.2 Million 36.2% rise over previous year |
| Products | MFG/PRO
MFG/PRO on the Internet On/Q Service/Support Management Decision Support Enterprise Data Warehouse Qwizard |
| Partnerships | Has Channel Alliances
for Distributors,
Service alliances for Service Providers and System Integrators, Technology Alliances with World-class computer hardware, Database, OS and tool suppliers, Whole Product Alliances with companies. |
| Customers | More than 2000
Include Avon, Black & Decker, Borden, Caterpillar, Colgate-Palmolive, Daewoo, Ford Motor, Gillette, GM, Heinz, J & J, Kraft intl, Lucent, Nestle, Pepsi, Philips, Quaker Oats, Unilever etc. |