Cathy Helmers

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Webinars for You in 2022!

  We’ve been busy planning webinar topics for 2022 and have a great line-up for you! We’ve not yet firmed updates and times but will be doing so as time grows nearer. Watch your inbox for timing. If you’re not signed up to receive webinar invitations from us, you can join our mailing list below. Make-To-Order: […]

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Data Loaders Help Ransomware Attack Recovery

  The large-scale ransomware attack of primarily small businesses in July 2020 has made small and medium businesses (SMBs) aware of how debilitating such an attack can be. A recent report of the leading causes of ransomware attacks reports that phishing is the most common cause of ransom attacks. This chart from Statista shows the […]

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Practical Steps for Successful Upgrades

  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. […]

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Data Loaders and the QAD 2020 Upgrade

  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 […]

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QAD ranked #2 manufacturing ERP for 2021

Here’s an interesting video from Eric Kimberling of Third Stage Consulting Group that ranks the Top 10 Manufacturing ERP systems for 2021. QAD has ranked #2! Find out why.   We Also Recommend: Has Cloud ERP Reached Its Peak? PO Workbench Saves 1000’s Hours a Year How to Build Achievable Production Plan

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New! BOMs on all levels and subassemblies!

Our Product Structure Data Loader enables you to create, manage, analyze, and view your product structures, formulas, and BOM components in easy-to-use Excel templates, and safely upload new and updated data to QAD.  You can reuse existing BOM data to create new structures, quickly and easily replace outdated components, and perform mass updates using this […]

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Hope to See You During our Busy Fall Season

  We’ve got a busy Fall 2021 season of events. We hope you can join us at our upcoming webinars and conferences. First up in August is our webinar, Simple PCO/PCC Management, August 18, 1 pm EDT. During this webinar, Oleana will demonstrate how you can achieve better control, greater visibility, faster management, and an automatic audit trail […]

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Hope to See You at MWUG and WECUG this Fall!

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 […]

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QAD Production Orders Simplify Your Process

  by Don Lindsey Production Orders, introduced to QAD in the 2016 EE version, take on the functionality of Work Orders, Advanced Repetitive, Flow Scheduling, and Master Schedule Work Orders and combines these into a new set of functions that simplify and enhance the process of manufacturing. QAD’s primary object for introducing the Production Order […]

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QAD User Group Spring V-Conference Wrap Up

  In-person is better, but it was still great to connect with many of you at the QAD User Group Spring 2021 Virtual Conference. Thanks to all who stopped by our booth, attended Don Lindsey’s presentation, participated in our live demo and Ask Me Anything sessions. If you weren’t able to attend the conference or […]

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