Category: QAD Business Process

As the year wraps up, many clients reach out with questions about their year-end close. Performing a fiscal year-end close can present challenges such as tight timelines, ensuring all transactions are posted accurately, coordinating across departments, preparing for audits, and meeting regulatory or tax requirements. The good news is that closing the year in QAD doesn’t need to be complicated. QAD provides clear tools, controls, and reports to help streamline...

QAD Champions of Manufacturing Recap QAD | Redzone held its Champions of Manufacturing event in Dallas as it unveiled its QAD Adaptive ERP platform.  This platform builds upon their prior versions as QAD (and more specifically the new QAD Leadership brought in as of February of this year) paused its focus on the O3 Platform. At a strategic level, QAD is clearly repositioning itself. The company is moving from a...

In today’s competitive market, organizations are constantly searching for ways to strengthen profitability while maintaining efficiency. One often-overlooked driver of financial performance is the impact of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) on EBITDA. While EBITDA is a standard measure of a company’s operational performance, EDI is a tool that directly influences cost control, revenue recognition, and scalability—all of which flow into EBITDA. Understanding EBITDA and EDI EBITDA is a financial metric...

This is the final blog in a four-part series of blogs that will discuss QAD Kanban. In the first blog we discussed an overview of Kanban in QAD highlighting benefits and use cases, in the second we discussed the set up needed to implement Kanban, and in the third we discussed system execution and transactions related to using Kanban.   In this blog we will finish the series managing the...

The QAD Midwest User Group recently held its annual Fall Conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The keynote speaker was QAD’s CEO Sanjay Brahmawar who joined in March of this year. For those unable to attend, the event provided meaningful insights into QAD’s current direction. Since the last Spring Conference in Cleveland Ohio, QAD has seen significant executive and strategic shifts. It replaced virtually its entire Executive Management Team as well...

This is the third in a four-part series of blogs that will discuss QAD Kanban. In the first blog we discussed an overview of Kanban in QAD highlighting benefits and use cases, and in the second we discussed the set up needed to implement kanban. In this blog we will discuss system execution and transactions related to using kanban and finish the series with managing the kanban processes in your...

1. A Focus on Business Impact, Not Just Technical Delivery While offshore firms often bring strong technical expertise and competitive pricing, they tend to emphasize execution—the “how”—over business impact—the “why.” Their teams may excel at coding, configuration, or support, but not necessarily at understanding the broader business processes those systems are meant to improve.  U.S.-based companies, on the other hand, typically blend technical skill with strategic insight. They understand how...

This is the second in a four-part series of blogs that will discuss QAD Kanban. In the first blog we discussed an overview of Kanban in QAD, highlighting benefits and use cases. In this blog, and the remainder of the series, we will discuss the system set up needed to implement Kanban, the system execution and transactions related to using Kanban, and finish the series with managing the Kanban processes...

Upgrading an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system is a strategic move for organizations aiming to modernize operations, improve data integrity, and support evolving business requirements. These upgrades typically involve transitioning to more advanced platforms, integrating new capabilities, and optimizing workflows. However, one of the most critical, and often underrated, success factors is the accurate migration of financial data, especially subledger balances. Subledgers such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Fixed...

For most organizations, the ERP system represents one of the largest technology investments ever made. It is designed to integrate processes, provide visibility, and serve as the backbone for financial, operational, and compliance activities. Yet, in many cases, ERP systems remain underutilized or poorly integrated with other business-critical systems.  The real danger is that the costs of poor ERP usage are often invisible. They don’t appear as a single line...