Category: QAD Distribution

With the vast product lines inherent to food and beverage operations, Chief Operating Officers, Plant Managers and other operations leaders are under pressure to manage a bevy of resources  needed to create, package, and execute a complete product. There are seemingly infinite combinations of different products, sometimes just varying by an ingredient or a single packaging material. QAD is fully equipped to keep an eye on it all. Manage Complex...

Inventory accuracy is one of the most important data points in an ERP system. In order to use your ERP effectively, the system relies on inventory records to be accurate. When your inventory records are inaccurate you may agree to due dates that are inaccurate leading to poor customer satisfaction or even misstate your financial statements because you show incorrect assets. As you can see there are many reasons that...

A good budget process is essential to effectively managing a business. Budget management is the process of projecting and developing estimates for future financial results. While budgets are used to manage and track incomes and expenses, sales side people often refer to revenue budgets as “projections” while cost-side people typically stick to the word budget. The overall budget process usually starts with the creation of an annual fiscal year sales...

It is vital for any manufacturing organization to execute the year-end processes properly and on time. In this list, we’re going to cover five crucial aspects of financial year end activities—and how QAD can provide solutions. 1. Inventory Reconciliation In order to ensure that a manufacturing organization has a successful year-end close, it must follow the typical process of inventory reconciliation, which we outline in the following steps: Count the...

Configuration Management Configuration management is “a process for establishing and maintaining the consistency of a product’s performance, functional and physical attributes with its requirements, design and operational information throughout its life.” Configuration management streamlines the quote-to-delivery cycle for to-order medical device manufacturers because it enables the generation of items, bills of material, engineering drawings, routings, and instructions. Additionally, configuration can create and/or enable required attributes, characteristics, and specifications for the...

Recent decades have witnessed major advances in medical technologies that have been responsible for earlier and more accurate diagnoses, more effective treatments, and the ability of people to live longer, healthier lives. But because new technology is the primary driver of rapidly rising health care expenditures, these advances do not come without risks and costs. To minimize risk and control costs, health care facilities are now being more selective in...

As this is continual area of emphasis for ERP go-lives that we are involved in, we thought we would re-iterate the importance of this topic, written about back in 2014 as the importance of it has not diminished! The cutover to a new ERP system, or Go-Live, is often a difficult and stressful event for those involved. As the typical cutover weekend approaches and passes, teams often neglect the definition...

Having presented a session with a great client and attended other sessions, I view this conference as a success. Although we missed the personal interaction and side conversations with clients, vendors and QAD during the normal course of an in-person conference, the board did a good job of structuring and organizing this event. Logan Consulting appreciated being able to lead and participate in the following sessions: Success Story: GHSP Upgrade...

In the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, manufacturers across the globe have made difficult decisions to keep up with the rapidly changing demands of the market and to mitigate unforeseen and often devastating risks to their businesses. Whether it be supply chain disruptions, factory shutdowns, or under- or over-production of inventory, almost all industries have felt the wide-reaching effects of the pandemic. As budgeting season rolls around, it is important...

For complex QAD Enterprise Applications projects, the importance of a concise and accurate Data Conversion Tracker managed in Microsoft Excel or SharePoint is critical to a successful cutover. During the last several weeks leading up to a Go-Live, management of the static, master, and dynamic data; along with the data ownership and status is important, as is the ability to view status metrics at any given time to view progress...