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QAD capacity data. One place to see it all!

Imagine… All your real-time QAD Capacity data downloaded into one spreadsheet!   32 Soft’s Capacity Calendar Data Loader gives you all the QAD data you need to build a truly accurate and meaningful Capacity Planning Schedule. The easy-to-use format and pleasing graphical view give you quick visibility into scheduling conflicts and resource shortages—including human resources! […]

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Forecasting

Recently, MRP specialist Don Lindsey presented a webinar, Forecasting—What Does the Future Hold?  This infographic was inspired by Don’s presentation. You can watch the webinar replay here. Related resources: Using Simulation Forecasts in QAD Summary and Simulated Forecast Data Loaders for QAD  

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QAD EE Business Relations

by Don Lindsey With the advent of the EE versions of QAD, there is a new data element introduced to SE’s familiar structure. If you deal with the EE versions, you have had to come to grips with this new concept of the “Business Relation.” Business Relations is a new element that ties the address […]

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32 Soft Fall Webinar & Presentation Line Up

Join us for our Fall Webinars and MWUG Virtual Presentation!   QAD SSM—Material Orders, Returns and Pricing webinar Wed, Sep 23, 2020 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT The QAD Service and Support module is one of the most valuable and robust aspects of QAD ERP, and it is essential in managing after-sales activities. In […]

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COVID-19, Your Supply Chain and How to Cope

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NEW! Journal Entry and GL Analyzer for QAD EE

Two new Data Loaders are now available for QAD Version EE — Journal Entry and GL Analyzer! Journal Entry Data Loader for QAD EE This Data Loader allows you to download your journal entry transactions from QAD into convenient Excel spreadsheets for easier management, changes, and additions. You can then safely and easily upload them […]

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Get GL transactions from QAD the pain-free way

Do you moan and groan about the time and tedium when the auditor asks for all of last year’s transactions? If you’ve ever had to download hundreds of thousands of transactions from QAD EE for the auditors, you know what I mean. With the QAD restrictions of 50K records, you can spend hour after mind-numbing […]

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Free Pursuits While You’re Holed Up at Home

With our lifestyles changing due to lockdowns, social distancing, shelter-in-place, and stay-at-home directives, we’re all scrambling for a little learning and entertainment to keep ourselves and our loved ones from being bored. Here’s a list of free learning opportunities, cultural tours and fun stuff to while away the hours. Free Online Courses Brown University Harvard […]

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Help in This Time of Crisis

Our hearts go out to the communities, families and individuals who have been affected by the global coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, and we appreciate the workers around the world who are on the front line trying to respond to and contain the virus. Our hearts and minds are with you, too—the companies we serve—as we’re sure your […]

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Healthcare Company Solves their Entry Woes

When a global healthcare company needed to change their item structures in QAD, they had a daunting task. They went from 6 to 40 product lines in a short amount of time and needed to assign general ledger account codes to all these items. This necessitated a significant number of entries in QAD’s Inventory Account Management […]

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