Here are some resources and additional reading to complement the Making Cost Sets Make Sense webinar. The History of Predicting the Future Forecasting The Development of Forecasting: Towards a History of the Future Uses and Abuses of Forecasting A brief history of forecasting competitions Cutting Tool Orders Face Tariff Uncertainty How to Create Autonomous Supply […]
Agility and accuracy in cost estimation and pricing development are more crucial now than ever. Many organizations face hurdles that slow down business proposals, introduce risk, and create bottlenecks. New product pricing development and estimating new business proposals can be time-consuming. And, the work doesn’t always result in sales. If BOMs aren’t updated in real-time […]
At the heart of any inventory counting process is the need to maintain a high level of inventory accuracy. Most experts agree that a sound cycle count process should deliver specific results. First, it should help you unearth inventory discrepancies and their causes before they impact your operations. You can then take corrective action, which expands […]
Managing sales order allocations can be time-consuming when you need visibility, flexibility, and control over how inventory is reserved. The 32 Soft SO Allocation Data Loader is a powerful, user-friendly tool that speeds up your operations and transforms how teams handle sales order allocations in QAD. It will surely streamline and simplify your allocation process. […]
For QAD EE users who often need to create and manage a large user base, the User Maintenance Data Loader is for you! For example, one of our clients has more than 800 QAD users across 14 manufacturing plants. They experience a high turnover rate in some areas. They were scrambling to keep up with […]
Our Production Line Workbench helps you more quickly and easily manage your QAD production line data, item parameters, and site/item/line allocations. The Production Line Workbench is a powerful, Excel-based tool designed to help you manage your QAD production line data, item parameters, and site/item/line allocations—all in one place. It seamlessly integrates with the Production Line […]
Managing supplier invoices often feels like a race against time. Teams grapple with manual data entry from paper or PDF invoices, risking errors in critical fields. The repetitive process of entering invoices one by one drains productivity, especially when handling high volumes. Manual two- or three-way matching (invoice-to-PO or invoice-to-PO-to-receipt) compounds these challenges. Even basic […]
What’s the Difference and What Needs to be Considered? by Don Lindsey In 2016, while at a major life sciences company in San Diego, we began a pivotal transition, migrating from our legacy Discrete Work Orders environment in QAD’s 2009 EE version to the newly introduced Production Orders module in 2016 EE. This shift, now […]
by Alex Kim Recently, our friend Khoa To shared a paper with us titled Leading in the Recessive Values Era: Why Clarity, Coherence, and Trust Now Matter More Than Speed. In it, Khoa offers a timely and incisive perspective on leadership in this evolving technological world where speed is the measure. Khoa argues that the […]
Forecasting Strategies for Today’s Chaotic World June 25 Demand forecasting is more crucial and challenging in today’s environment with pricing volatility, unpredictable consumer behavior, disruptive supply chains and tariff conflicts. However, forecasts can help your business accurately plan production, manage inventory, increase customer satisfaction, and achieve profitability. In this webinar, Don Lindsey will help you […]
