After a recent presentation to a new prospect—now a valued client—we were pleased to hear his thoughts on why 32 Soft stands apart from other third-party QAD data management providers. “I can tell you take a lot of care in development,” he said. “Your technology clearly makes managing QAD data faster and easier. And your […]
QAD provides automatic pricing across several transactions, including customer and supplier schedules, purchase orders, and sales orders. This means prices are automatically pulled from the corresponding datasets, ensuring consistency and accuracy without having to enter them manually each time. The best way to maintain prices in QAD is through Item Master Maintenance. However, that method […]
Every manufacturer knows the frustration of wrestling with complex QAD data—repetitive updates, bottleneck delays, and teams dependent on IT for massive changes. Data Loaders were built to change that story. They empower everyday users to take charge of QAD data directly from Excel, turning once-daunting processes into clear, confident workflows. For companies like Art’s Way […]
by Don Lindsey Manufacturers face growing challenges in today’s global market as governments use tariffs to protect domestic industries and influence trade. These tariffs increase input costs, disrupt supply chains, and reduce profit margins, thereby complicating planning and logistics for businesses that source globally. Understanding tariff types and proactively managing risks is crucial for resilience […]
For those who are familiar with and use 22.9 Seasonal Build Maintenance to track the control and processing of this valuable QAD functionality, you know that it can be cumbersome and keyboard-intensive. Our new Seasonal Sales Forecast Data Loader integrates with QAD to deliver more robust forecasting capabilities, enabling the prediction and planning of customer […]
Flexible Customer Scheduling = Flawless Execution = Favorable Customers Customer scheduled orders can be challenging to manage and maintain, particularly when they are sent via EDI directly from your customer to your QAD system. Viewing and making changes to orders in the QAD system can be time-consuming. Customers can send both long- and short-term schedules […]
This video from Eric Kimberling discusses the risks involved in migrating to a new ERP system or moving to the cloud version of your existing ERP system. He makes some great points that are important to consider. Cloud-based ERP can cost customers more in the long run than on-premise deployment. There is a […]
A Decision-Making Guide QAD’s Qxtend Excelerator and 32 Soft’s Data Loaders are both tools that allow you to use Excel-based templates for faster and easier QAD data management. While both process inbound and outbound QAD data, they are different in many ways. How do you decide which is best for your company? We hope this […]
by Don Lindsey To improve its offerings and make its ERP system more robust, QAD has acquired some companies through the years. Let’s look at significant QAD purchases over time, how they have improved the system, and where QAD functionality and business success might be going. QAD was purchased on June 28, 2021, by Thoma […]
In this webinar, we are joined by representatives of Yamaha Boats, Skeeter Boats, and G3 Boats to discuss how the 32 Soft Data Loaders they have adopted throughout the Yamaha companies have significantly improved their productivity and efficiency. They will discuss their use of Data Loaders in Production, Master Data Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Finance. […]
