QAD was founded in 1979 by Pam Lopker. The genesis of the company was Pam writing a manufacturing application for her husband Karl’s sandal making company.
In 2006 purchased Precision Software, a logistics management solutions company of Dublin, Ireland.
In 2006 purchased Bisgen solutions, a CRM provider based in Chesterfield, England.
In 2006 purchased FBO Systems, a Maintenance and Asset Management software company based in Duluth, GA for $4Mil.
In 2008 purchased FullTilt Solution's product suite including their Master Data Management (MDM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).