QCA Materials

QCA's materials organization adds value in materials selection and procurement. Selecting and acquiring the best possible and most cost effective materials is a crucial step in ensuring fast, efficient product development and delivery to customers, and improves overall materials reliability, availability and flexibility. This results in a more efficient supply chain and, at the same time, ensures customers get the lowest total costs without compromising quality or speed.

QCA's materials team focuses on how to best manage inventory and optimize delivery on a just-in-time basis. Materials management, including day-to-day procurement activities and supplier management, is a key element of QCA's supply-chain solutions offering. Comprehensive materials planning, inventory management and shop-floor control systems enable QCA to manage demand, avoid shortages, minimize excess materials and control suppliers.

QCA utilizes an advanced ERP system from Software Arts. Key functions such as EDI and a web portal for vendor interface facilitate optimum supply chain integration.

Strategic alliances with manufacturers in low cost regions play a key role in QCA’s competitive advantage. The ability to source many fabricated components from these low cost regions enables QCA to remain very cost competitive.