We’ve got a busy Fall 2021 season of events. We hope you can join us at our upcoming webinars and conferences. WEBINARS First up in September, Andra Farkas will present our webinar Get Rid of Show-Stopping Record Locks. Andras will explain the different kinds of record locks, what causes them and ways to monitor and […]
A NOTE FROM ALEX KIM: On July 8, 2022, Rogers Communications had a major service outage affecting more than 12 million Canadian users of their cable internet and cellular networks. You can read more about this major service outage here and the problems it caused for companies and individuals. I couldn’t help but be worried […]
Production planners rely heavily on their previous experience when planning out how to move orders through the system without missing a beat: no bottlenecks, no inefficiencies, no stops, and starts. However, today’s supply chain disruptions, labor force issues, wild market demand fluctuations, inflation, and other new challenges brought on by Covid-19 have changed the game. […]
Unpredictable blocked sessions irritate users, hurt business performance, and upset management. The worst part – you can’t always pinpoint what or who causes it. In this webinar, we’ discuss the record lock experience from both the user’s and the DBA’s point of view. You’ll learn how to troubleshoot this problem and fix it forever – […]
by Don Lindsey After an organization has been doing business for several years, it tends to multiply things in its ERP framework. As raw materials and intermediate subassemblies expand, there is also a duplication of item numbers that creep into the system. Mergers and acquisitions can also contribute to this SKU (stock-keeping units) glut. It […]
by Don Lindsey In the processing of modern supply chains, your organization must pay particular attention to the cost of ensuring the quality of its products. Revenue will suffer if poor product quality damages your organization’s reputation. The Cost of Quality Cost of Quality (CoQ) is a robust way to quantify the total cost of […]
Artificial intelligence projects range from large and complex projects that overhaul production with robotics to smaller projects that solve targeted challenges and deliver big results. Many of the smaller, more manageable, targeted AI solutions are the more successful ones. They are often pilot programs to test the waters, develop a base for further digital […]
Do you trust your suppliers? Do they consistently deliver on time and in the quantity you order? Is their quality acceptable? How can you measure this accurately and fairly? QAD’s Supplier Performance module gives you the tools to measure and monitor supplier performance. In this webinar, Don Lindsey uncovers the importance of measuring supplier performance […]
Land, buildings, office equipment, machinery, tools, and IT appliances are all types of assets purchased for long-term use and referred to as fixed assets. It is important to document, track, value, and report the status of various assets in your organization. The Fixed Asset module in QAD allows you to do just that. This module […]
Find out how a fellow QAD user built an outstanding enterprise-wide performance indicator system using MS Power BI—without help from his IT or any outside consultants. It took only 20 days from the start to the launch. Cost nothing to implement and has an extremely low total cost of ownership. You can do it too. […]
