Category: QAD Manufacturing

Thinking about upgrade approaches for QAD EE? As most QAD users know, the upgrade to QAD’s Enterprise Application (QAD EE) from older versions of QAD’s ERP software is a significant undertaking. Prior upgrades over the last 20 years could largely be completed as technical exercises. Assuming that few customizations and business process changes. The underlying technical architecture of QAD SE from one version to another is mainly the same. With...

Congratulations! You made the decision to upgrade to QAD EE!  You most likely have a date set for implementation and know which steps are needed going forward. What issues do you need to avoid? Here are the top three mistakes Logan Consulting sees when companies make the upgrade to QAD EE. 1. Skipping the necessary (and sometimes unglamorous) step of cleaning master data - Master data is not just an IT issue...

ACH (Automated Clearing House) payments and remittances are a popular method of transferring money electronically between financial institutions. Setting up ACH payments and sending remittances in QAD is a simple process. Below you will learn how to set up ACH payments and send remittances in QAD: Step 1: Verify that ACH payments are supported in your QAD system. Before you can set up ACH payments, you must ensure that your...

Ever wish QAD had the ability to convert Planned Orders for purchased items directly to a Purchase Order without having to go through requisitions? With AUX, now you can.  In this blog we will cover how to use the new QAD AUX functionality: Firm Purchasing. The AUX Planned Orders view contains Firm Purchasing as an Action.  The following explains how you can convert planned orders to Purchase Orders. Pre-requisite Setup...

What is Item Number Replacement? One of the lesser known additions to the Enterprise Edition of QAD is functionality around: Item Number Replacement, Cross-Sell, Up-Sell during Sales Order Entry. This is above and beyond the long-existing Customer Item functionality in Standard Edition. The relatively new functionality provides order entry personnel with directed prompts to replace an obsolete item, or to direct them to attempt a cross-sell or up-sell based on...

In this blog, part two of the QAD EQMS series, we will cover what features in QAD EQMS benefit the manufacturing department of a company. If you are interested in an overview of EQMS or how it benefits the Engineering or Sales departments click here for part one of the series. Manufacturers face pressure to improve initial quality. This results in faster product life cycles, increased dependence on suppliers and...

QAD Browse Link Maintenance is an efficient way to customize your QAD system to benefit your needs. Browse Link Maintenance users can create hyperlinks from data in order to easily navigate to other QAD screens, Network Paths, and to external websites through existing data, item numbers, etc. With technical help, your company can create dynamic links that allow for quick navigation to an array of sites and QAD Screens.  Below...

In this blog we will cover the benefits and key features of QAD Production Execution (QAD PE). QAD PE helps increase efficiency during the production process along with utilizing technology for a shop floor setting.  Additionally, QAD PE provides production insights that are necessary to respond quickly to inventory shortages, equipment failures, and other unplanned production slowdowns. HMI Touch Screen Technology The Human Machine Interface (HMI) touch screen technology included...

Production Execution (PE) is a new QAD functionality that enables collaboration and communication between production planning and operations, ultimately offering benefits that increase production flexibility and operational capabilities. It offers a convenient solution to production management software within the QAD system, eliminating the need for paper waste or custom software.   By using a touch screen interface at the shop floor, PE creates the opportunity within the QAD system to...

Summary QAD's Serialization provides out-of-the-box functionality to create and transact containerized inventory throughout the receiving, production, and shipping processes. QAD uses the term “Serialization” to represent the container serial number or “license plate." QAD Serialization supports multiple levels of containerization (e.g., items in boxes, boxes on pallets, etc.). Once inventory is Serialized, the Serialized container can be transacted throughout QAD by simply scanning the single Serialized number, which speeds processing...