Join Factivity at WECUG
The QAD West Coast User Group (WECUG) will be meeting from Oct. 29 - Oct. 31, 2023, at the Seabird Resort in Oceanside, California. View the program agenda, then register [...]
See You at SEUG!
Join Factivity at the SouthEast User Group (SEUG) conference for QAD users on Oct. 15th in sunny Orlando. Register now and we will look forward to seeing you. Contact us [...]
MWUG Fall User Conference
Heading to the QAD Midwest User Group meeting Sept. 18-19, 2023? Join Factivity plus other partners and users in Dearborn, Michigan for this two-day event. There are multiple sessions covering [...]
Industry 4.0: MES and OEE Value Proposition Podcast
Listen to the Podcast on Industry 4.0, MES, and OEE Dr. Jack G. Nestell of The ERP Organizational Change Journal Podcast interviews Factivity about manufacturing execution systems (MES), overall [...]
QAD User Group Meetings – Fall 2022
Meet with Factivity this Fall Email us in advance to set up an appointment at your convenience. We look forward to seeing you at one of these QAD user [...]
QAD User Group Meetings – Spring 2022
Meet with Factivity this Spring Email us in advance to set up an appointment at your convenience. We look forward to seeing you at one of these QAD user [...]
Fog Software Group Announces Acquisition of Factivity
15 January 2019 – (Deerfield, IL, USA) – Fog Software Group (“Fog”), a division of Vela Software, has completed the acquisition of Factivity, Inc (“Factivity”). Cleveland, OH-based Factivity is [...]
Factivity MES and Carlisle Brake and Friction’s Lean Initiative: Part Two
Recap In our last blog, we wrote about Carlisle Brake and Friction’s lean project. The 101-year-old manufacturing company used a creative and fascinating “lean” approach as the framework for [...]
Lean and Factivity MES at Carlisle Brake and Friction: Part One
Some people believe that lean manufacturing is incompatible with computerized systems, but that is not the case. Lean is incompatible with complicated computerized processes that add non-value-added steps to production, [...]
Beyond the Basics: What’s Next for Industry 4.0?
While the basics of Industry 4.0 may sound futuristic, it won’t be long before we see even more sweeping changes in manufacturing. When new technologies arrive on the scene, [...]