Many companies who use QAD are preparing for or considering an upgrade to QAD 2020 Adaptive ERP version. We thought we would offer these steps that ensure a successful upgrade experience. Bring All Your Stakeholders on Board You’ll want to get feedback and buy-in from everyone affected by the upgrade, both internal and external. […]
QAD announced their new Adaptive ERP 2020 update last year, saying this latest version “enhances our customers’ ability to boost business intelligence, innovation, and agility that effectively address the increasing pace of change companies face today.” Here are some of the highlights of the QAD Adaptive ERP 2020 update: Added tools that help to […]
It will be great to finally see you all in person when we attend the MWUG Fall 2021 Conference, September 19-21 in Dearborn, Michigan. We’ll have a booth there, so please stop by. And, Don Linsey will present How QAD’s Production Orders Can Benefit Your Manufacturing Process on Monday, September 20 at the conference. Don will outline Production Order functionality, introduced […]
If you have customized system maintenance programs in your QAD system — or if you are planning to—make sure you talk to us. QAD ERP is a packaged software like any other ERP system, built to satisfy manufacturing needs across many industries. However, you may discover that one-size-fits-all ERP does not COMPLETELY satisfy the needs of your company. Customizing QAD gives […]
Recently, MRP specialist Don Lindsey presented a webinar, Forecasting—What Does the Future Hold? This infographic was inspired by Don’s presentation. You can watch the webinar replay here. Related resources: Using Simulation Forecasts in QAD Summary and Simulated Forecast Data Loaders for QAD
by Don Lindsey With the advent of the EE versions of QAD, there is a new data element introduced to SE’s familiar structure. If you deal with the EE versions, you have had to come to grips with this new concept of the “Business Relation.” Business Relations is a new element that ties the address […]
Two new Data Loaders are now available for QAD Version EE — Journal Entry and GL Analyzer! Journal Entry Data Loader for QAD EE This Data Loader allows you to download your journal entry transactions from QAD into convenient Excel spreadsheets for easier management, changes, and additions. You can then safely and easily upload them […]
When a global healthcare company needed to change their item structures in QAD, they had a daunting task. They went from 6 to 40 product lines in a short amount of time and needed to assign general ledger account codes to all these items. This necessitated a significant number of entries in QAD’s Inventory Account Management […]
Flexible Customer Scheduling = Flawless Execution = Favorable Customers Customer scheduled orders can be challenging to manage and maintain, particularly when they are sent via EDI directly from your customer to your QAD system. Viewing and making changes to orders in the QAD system can be time-consuming. Customers can send both long- and short-term schedules […]
