Cathy Helmers

Posts by Authors

Resources for “Optimizing the Role of MRP in QAD”

Here are some resources and additional reading to complement the Optimizing the Role of MRP in QAD webinar, part of WECUG’s Spring Webinar Series. Product Master and BOM Structure for Product Configuration 25 Tips to Create a Master Calendar That Works Summary Forecasts Inventory Master File Heuristic Methods for Location-Allocation Problems Location Master Master production […]

Continue Reading

Factory Physics in Practice

Factory Physics uses science and mathematics to help managers understand the principles of their manufacturing system and the relationships between cycle time, WIP, and the flow of their company’s production. Understanding these relationships and principles allows managers to design more efficient and effective systems. Don Lindsey teams up with Khoa To from Systemized Partners to […]

Continue Reading

Making Cost Sets Make $en$e

Manufacturing Managers, Manufacturing Supervisors, Supply Chain Managers, and Planners spend a lot of time understanding their ERP systems in terms of numbers, items, run time, capacity, and schedules. But, one thing’s for sure: to communicate with managers and supervisors, specifically financial and senior management, everything we do must be translated into the “language of money.” […]

Continue Reading

Resources for “Factory Physics in Practice” presentation

Here are some resources and additional reading to complement the Factory Physics in Practice presentation at the MWUG Spring 2024 Conference. Factory Physics 3rd Edition by Wallace J. Hopp, Mark L. Spearman Theory of Constraints Single-minute exchange of die Operations management Operations research Manufacturing Science Production system (computer science) Industrial engineering Continual improvement process What […]

Continue Reading

Tools for QAD EE: Fast, Easy and Accurate GL Data Entry and Analysis

Journal Entry Data Loader for QAD EE The Journal Entry Data Loader for EE gives you a simplified, convenient spreadsheet format that delivers the information you need in a clear and organized way. This Data Loader makes managing your journal entries, changes, and additions faster and easier and includes all the necessary functions, including cross-company […]

Continue Reading

Get complete control of your FedEx and UPS shipping without leaving QAD!

32 Soft’s QAD Integration with FedEx/UPS solution gives you an error-free way to execute and store FedEx and UPS shipping transactions directly in QAD. You can perform all shipping transactions in your QAD system through custom shipping screens, which have a real-time connection to the FedEx and UPS shipping sites. Get accurate costs and shipping […]

Continue Reading

NEW Webinar Attendance Certificates!

by Alex Kim We’re pleased to announce that we can now offer Attendance Certificates when you attend any of our webinars. I’m happy we can offer these certificates as a thank-you for the valuable time our regular and new attendees take to join us live. Webinar Attendance Certificates can provide meaningful benefits to you in […]

Continue Reading

Hope to See You During our Busy Spring 2024 Season!

We’ve got a busy Spring 2024 season of events. We hope you can join us as we bring you webinars and presentations. We’ll have a booth at the Midwest User Group Spring Conference in Milwaukee in April, and we’ll also be presenting at the conference. Plus, we have a great learning line-up of Spring webinars […]

Continue Reading

The Benefits of Adopting Factory Physics

by Alex Kim Optimizing your manufacturing processes is imperative to maintain a competitive edge. There are many ways to achieve this, but the Factory Physics approach stands out for its holistic and scientific perspective. At its core, Factory Physics views manufacturing systems as interconnected networks of resources, processes, and flows and provides a structured methodology […]

Continue Reading

A Powerful ERP-Independent Production Scheduler

Having a workable production schedule is critical to everyone in your company, including IT, sales, customer service, and financial staff. A perfect production plan keeps orders running smoothly through your process, keeps overhead in line, eliminates waste, and keeps customers happy and coming back. In this webinar, we demonstrate how our Production Planner gives you […]

Continue Reading