Category: QAD Practice News

ERP skills are not simply things that you can learn overnight - they take repetition and practice to achieve perfection. Listen to one of our Partners, David Kwo, speak about why your ERP training might not be giving you your desired results and how to fix that issue. See the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWn7F2eNLqQ&feature=youtu.be

It’s no secret that QAD is a leading ERP solution built to assist organizations in the manufacturing industry. Logan Consulting has been in ERP consulting for 25 years and has had the pleasure of seeing the benefits QAD brings to manufacturers, firsthand. More specifically, food manufacturers have had success gaining greater control of their processes with the help of this ERP software. Manufacturing, invoicing, and delivering are the three areas...

In 2019 QAD rebranded its solution portfolio to be called QAD Adaptive Applications. Its main ERP application will be called QAD Adaptive ERP. One of the main purposes was to reflect how QAD can adapt to constantly changing business conditions with more speed and agility. The QAD portfolio will also include a related and supporting solutions such as QAD Supplier Portal, QAD Cloud EDI, and  QAD Automated Solutions, all of...

Are you ready to explore the possibilities of QAD in 2020? You’ve come to the right place because registration is open for QAD Explore 2020! This year’s conference is May 11-14th in Las Vegas, Nevada and is located at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Register before March 27th to receive a $600 discount- you don’t want to miss this exclusive deal.     What is QAD Explore?   Explore is...

Enterprise-Wide Standards - (Business Systems Solution and the ERP Core) Most companies strive for a standardized Enterprise-Wide Business Solution, including a standardized ERP Enterprise software package as the core of the Enterprise-Wide Business Systems Solution. This can be accomplished by standards or through transformations. As part of the integration/migration; certain coding and configuration standards for a variety of configurations and/or fields should be established and followed globally. When establishing these...

Listen to David Kwo talk about ERP and the idea of having one version of the truth. [embed]https://youtu.be/S0wsgiOurws[/embed]

Defining specific pre and post cutover metrics is an important step in the planning of a new ERP system. ERP implementations are often seen as projects which reduce on-time shipment performance or throughput, for example. The Project Team needs the ability to reference pre cutover metrics and easily compare them to the same cutover metric to assess the positive or negative impact of the cutover. The Project Team (internal and...

As previously discussed, with the release of QAD 2015 Enterprise Edition, QAD introduced new functionality called QAD Item Attributes and Quality Control (IAQ). IAQ has robust functionality in a number of areas, including the following: Item Attributes Inventory and Lot Attributes Test Specifications Quality Control for WIP and Production Certificate of Analysis IAQ Integration with QAD QMS Previously, the first item above, Item Attributes, was discussed. Item Attributes addresses a...

One of the best ways to determine which ERP system is the best fit for your growing business is to do your research on ERP Implementation Partners, read up on case studies and start researching different systems to help determine which system could best fit your businesses individual goals, pain points and future plans. You want a system that can grow with you, now hold you back, which is why...

With the release of QAD 2015 Enterprise Edition, QAD introduced new functionality called QAD Item Attributes and Quality Control (IAQ). IAQ has robust functionality in a number of areas, including the following: Item Attributes Inventory and Lot Attributes Test Specifications Quality Control for WIP and Production Certificate of Analysis IAQ Integration with QAD QMS In this article we will focus on the first item above, Item Attributes, which addresses a...