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QAD Variances Webinar

Variances are a big problem for cost accountants. They threaten profitability, and it can be time-consuming for the accounting staff to analyze and reconcile them. It takes a lot of deep digging to uncover the reasons for the variances, so red flags go up whenever variances become unreasonably high. In this webinar, Don Lindsey will […]

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Guts Of MRP Webinar

Don Lindsey takes an in-depth look at critical QAD data fields for MRP! He’ll guide you through the Item Master and Bill of Materials fields in QAD that impact MRP and explain their significance in the explosion process. If you are a Planner, Buyer, Engineer, Quality Control Specialist or anyone else using the data in […]

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Safety Stock Calculation

Safety stock is your guard against uncertainty. When safety stock levels aren’t optimal, you could be tying up cash flow or threaten your ability to adequately serve your customers. Determining the most efficient inventory levels is one of the most important components of your company’s operations. Safety stock describes a level of extra inventory to mitigate […]

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Item Numbers—The Bedrock of the QAD System

Introduction to QAD–Item Numbers Item numbers are the bedrock of the QAD system. In general terminology, the item number is the identification number assigned to an item. Also called a part number, SKU number, or SKU (Stock Keeping Unit), an item number can represent a service as well as a physical item. It is good practice […]

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Production Planning without ERP

  Do You Need to Plan Production Without an ERP System? If you don’t have an ERP System and still need to plan production effectively, our Excel-based tools allow you to manage Products, Components, Bills of Materials and the Production Schedule itself. Interested? Contact us for more information.

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Lot Size Concepts EOQ Formula

  Presented by Don Lindsey, CFPIM, CIRM Download the EOQ Calculation spreadsheet Find out more about Reorder Point (ROP) Find out more about Safety Stock The Extraordinary Value Of MRP Webinar   Don Lindsey, CFPIM, CIRM  is a knowledgeable Implementation Project Manager, Trainer and Business Analyst for all areas of QAD.  He has been an […]

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Automating Repetitive Processes via QAD Batch

Can repetitive QAD processes be automated? This article is a short recap of a presentation delivered at MWUG Conference back in 2010. It shares best practice how QAD user company can benefit from automating month-end reporting, postings, document printing, etc with the use of QAD Batch functionality. We have been practicing these techniques for years and […]

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Hiring

We are looking for an experienced QAD technical consultant / Progress Programmer with a solid knowledge of QAD Financials API, who can help to integrate QAD ERP (2017EE and above) with proprietary software through QAD API. One of the tasks is to integrate Accounts Receivable functionality. You will need to write a Progress 4GL program […]

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Planning and Scheduling Production in QAD

How to Manage Complex Production Schedule in QAD Quickly and Accurately? How to come up to the best scenario without component shortage and in optimal load capacity? Whether you are in a discrete or scheduled order environment or use MSW/PSW –- or utilize a mix of all three — effective production planning and scheduling is […]

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Work Order Bill 16.13.1 Loader User Guide

This Loader is designed to maximize efficiency in updating Work Order Bill.

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