QAD & Supply Chain Education

Reorder Point ROP Explained

When should I order or re-order my inventory? Learn ROP Method Concept, Economic Order Quantity (EOQ), ROP Method How-to Calculation, Cycle Inventory – The Saw Tooth Graph, ROP Method Pros and Cons.

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QAD Shop Floor Control – Where is That Work Order?

Don Lindsey will cover several aspects of Work Orders and Shop Floor Control from WO creation to release, from component issue and Back Flush to Labor application and Work Order Analysis. He will briefly cover Repetitive Setup and Processing, as well as highlights of Kanban processing. Since in the future Operations within QAD WIP will […]

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QAD Variances Webinar

Variances are a big problem for cost accountants. They threaten profitability, and it can be time-consuming for the accounting staff to analyze and reconcile them. It takes a lot of deep digging to uncover the reasons for the variances, so red flags go up whenever variances become unreasonably high. In this webinar, Don Lindsey will […]

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Guts Of MRP Webinar

Don Lindsey takes an in-depth look at critical QAD data fields for MRP! He’ll guide you through the Item Master and Bill of Materials fields in QAD that impact MRP and explain their significance in the explosion process. If you are a Planner, Buyer, Engineer, Quality Control Specialist or anyone else using the data in […]

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EDU 32: Learn More to Achieve More!

If you haven’t checked out our education portal, EDU 32, you’re in for a treat. Our portal contains learning videos and articles about various aspects of using QAD in everyday applications and will help you integrate and implement significant process improvements into your data management and your supply chain process. 32 Soft’s team of highly […]

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32 Soft Learning Webinars will WOW you!

If you’ve not attended our webinars lately, register for one now and find out how much you can learn in under an hour! In addition to the product demos we have hosted for years, since July 2018 when veteran QAD user and Manufacturing and Distribution expert Don Lindsey joined us, we also offer learning webinars. […]

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32 Soft Loves #MWUG

One place all of us at 32 Soft love to visit is the Midwest User Group conferences in the Spring and Fall, which we’ve been attending for more than a decade! We like to talk to the attendees about what’s new in their business and in ours. We like learning more by attending presentations. And, […]

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QAD is a Good Choice for Life Science Companies

17 Reasons Why QAD is a Good Choice for Life Science Companies by Don Lindsey Several years ago at a conference, I was talking to a colleague who was in the process of choosing the right ERP system for his life science company. He asked me to list the reasons why the life science company […]

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Safety Stock Calculation

Safety stock is your guard against uncertainty. When safety stock levels aren’t optimal, you could be tying up cash flow or threaten your ability to adequately serve your customers. Determining the most efficient inventory levels is one of the most important components of your company’s operations. Safety stock describes a level of extra inventory to mitigate […]

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Item Numbers—The Bedrock of the QAD System

Introduction to QAD–Item Numbers Item numbers are the bedrock of the QAD system. In general terminology, the item number is the identification number assigned to an item. Also called a part number, SKU number, or SKU (Stock Keeping Unit), an item number can represent a service as well as a physical item. It is good practice […]

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