Category: QAD Distribution

They are still out there! Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets used for planning and scheduling. Many QAD clients continue to utilize them because they are not aware of alternatives or simply have always done it that way. They often spend hours each week re-keying inventory, planning and scheduling data from their QAD ERP application. During a recent QAD EE upgrade Scoping and Planning project, Logan Consulting inquired about the use of MRP...

QAD’s DynaSys Demand and Supply Chain Planning (DCSP) solution was named as a Challenger by Gartner’s August 2018 Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Systems. DSCP focuses on allowing its users to optimize, analyze, simulate, collaborate and efficiently plan their supply chain activities, with integration to QAD’s ERP applications. Gartner’s Challenger designation indicates a High Ability to Execute and very Completeness of Vision. QAD offers the DynaSys solution as a...

QAD Inc. has provided best in class Enterprise Resource Planning Solutions for many years to its global manufacturing customer base. QAD also provides excellent support resources for its customers and partners. One of the most utilized and effective support resources is the QAD Knowledgebase. Found via www.QAD.com, users can select the Support option and Knowledgebase. Simple search and filter functionality allow a user to easily find functional and technical support...

Implementing an ERP system that complements your organizations supply chain while improving efficiency is crucial for success. Customer satisfaction can make or break the customer’s idea of the company and with a successful supply chain, delivery will leave the customer satisfied. With QAD ERP, your organization will have visibility of your supply chain and the ability to manage procurement, distribution, and production planning. With mobile approvals, you can manage your...

Time and again we see QAD clients struggle with the management of in-transit shipments and quantities, especially for movement of product between divisions internationally. Where possible, we encourage the use of EDI to support this process, utilizing the following basic approach to allow the business to gain visibility and control of in-transit. Sales Order Shipper created for shipment Sales Order Shipper confirmed Shipment ASN Export creates an ASN Document Import...

QAD’s Reporting Framework (QRF) is a very useful tool for formatting customer-facing documents such as Invoices and Sales Order Acknowledgments with less of a need for Progress programming skills than may have been needed to customize and format these documents in prior versions of QAD with no QRF. In a recent implementation of QAD 2016 EE, Logan Consulting worked with its client to implement the following: QRF Invoice and Sales...

Multi-site and/or Multi-business ERP rollouts require careful planning. Let’s discuss some key drivers and options for the sample business below: One large US Manufacturing facility, with shipments direct to customers and to international Distribution Centers One medium size European Distribution Center, which Purchases product from the US and ships within Europe One small APAC Distribution Center, which Purchases product from the US and ships within the APAC region. Multiple non-operational...

QAD’s Regulatory Attributes Control File, part of its Compliance functionality often used by Medical Device manufacturers, provides a powerful control over management of lots within a domain. The Lot Control Level is an important consideration in the implementation of Compliance functionality. The settings are discussed below: Lot Control 0 – This setting indicates that there will be no checks for Lot/Serial numbers when transacted. A Lot/serial number can be re-used...

As part of the Logan Consulting ERP Implementation Methodology, the Validation and Testing Phase calls for two Conference Room Pilots, commonly known as CRP’s. In advance of the first CRP, the Core Project Team is responsible for documenting and gaining approval for CRP test scripts, which should represent the business process related test scenarios that the ERP functionality must support at Go-Live. CRP’s are formal testing events, during which the...

A small but often missed item as part of a new ERP implementation is reviewing any forms that are needed to manage new additions or changes for key master data such as Suppliers, Customers, and Customer Ship-to’s. Companies often use internal web portal forms, Microsoft Excel forms or Microsoft Word Documents to take requests and manage the approval process for these changes or additions. New ERP systems often require additional...