Category: QAD Business Process

Summary QAD provides out-of-the-box functionality to manage Supplier Consignment inventory that integrates all aspects of the process including Purchase Orders, receiving, tracking consigned inventory, usage reporting, and deferred voucher and payment until usage. Supplier Consignment Setups The following setup is required when using the Supplier Consignment module: 1. Enable the module in the Inventory section of the Base Control function. 2. For each Supplier and Item combination that is under...

Efficient supply chain management is crucial for businesses seeking to stay competitive in today's dynamic market. Companies across all industries are constantly searching for tools and solutions that can optimize their supply chain processes, reduce costs, and enhance overall efficiency. One such solution gaining prominence is QAD, a leading provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions. In this blog, we will explore how QAD's offerings can streamline supply chain management...

Change management is considered an important strategy by proven business leaders and managers, especially related to business improvement projects like software upgrades. QAD upgrades offer improvements that can be leveraged to provide organizations with significant benefits to business processes, data analytics, cost reduction, etc. Some leadership teams invest in change management during upgrade projects to ensure seamless improvement transition. However, the organizations that consistently apply effective change management strategies are...

The Southeastern User Group Conference(SEUG) wrapped up in this October, leaving attendees with valuable insights and fresh perspectives. In this blog, Logan Consulting highlights some key takeaways from the event. Let’s dive in together! Exploring Innovations and Networking at the QAD Southeast User Group Introduction In today’s dynamic business environment, staying updated on the latest ERP trends is essential for industry professionals. The recent QAD Southeast User Group Conference (“SEUG”)...

QAD provides a comprehensive suite of tools to manage distribution processes within an organization, offering solutions for Sales Orders (SO) Shipping, Distribution Orders (DOs), Enterprise Material Transfers (EMTs), and Inter-site Inventory Transfers. In this blog, we discuss each distribution style and how they can help with logistics and operations. Sales Orders (SOs) Sales Orders facilitate the process of fulfilling customer requests by streamlining order creation, tracking, and shipment. One significant...

The benefits of EDI are easily identifiable with enhanced efficiency, better data integrity and accuracy, as well as cost reduction on removal of excessive manual efforts. What is not discussed are the potential pitfalls or shortcomings of EDI and how to address them. Here we plan to dig in and bring some of that to light. Cost Cost of initial investment to setting up an EDI solution can have a...

More commonly than not, applying cash has been a manual and tedious process. It can be extremely taxing for the finance department to accomplish this each month and stay on top of it. It is often a process that is consistently behind in getting the data into the system. In this blog we will identify two options that are now available in the more recent versions of QAD EE /AUX....

For any business, unexpected change orders during ERP implementations can lead to budget overruns, delayed timelines, and operational disruptions. Avoiding these surprises starts well before the project even begins. Here are five proven strategies to avoid costly change orders and ensure smoother ERP project execution: 1. Thorough Review of the Statement of Work (SOW) During Sales and Pre-Sales A well-structured ERP project begins with a comprehensive Statement of Work (SOW)....

In this blog, we discuss batch job set up and the benefits it can provide. Batch jobs in QAD refer to automated tasks or processes that run in the background without user intervention. They perform a series of predefined actions based on a schedule or specific triggers. These tasks can include generating reports, processing data, updating records, and more. The primary advantages of batch jobs include: Efficiency: Automating routine tasks...

Migrating configuration data in AUX is a simple process. Below, we outline the steps to move data from one environment to another. When a change is saved as configuration data, QAD calls this an Artifact and there are many types of artifacts that can be saved including: Action Centers Activity Tracking Alerts Application Menus Design Layouts KPIs System Stored Views Themes Theme Workspaces User Stored Views Active Stored Views Active...