 SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--QAD Inc. Nasdaq: QADA Nasdaq: QADB, a leading provider of adaptive, cloud-based enterprise software and services for global manufacturing companies, today announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Allocation Network GmbH, a best-in-class solution provider for strategic sourcing and supplier management, based in Munich, Germany. The acquisition, which is expected to close by the end of 2020, will not have an immediate, material impact 