Category: QAD Practice News

The results are in from Logan Consulting's post conference QAD training workshops. Logan Consulting, a proud supporter of the MWUG Conference, hosted two 1 ½ day training workshops following the MWUG Conference in Lombard, IL on March 20th-21st to help conference attendees get the most out of their MWUG experience.   Technical QAD Training Workshop The goal of the technical training workshop was to provide a broad overview of building state-of-the-art integration...

What makes Logan Consulting a successful QAD consulting partner? We are the longest-standing QAD Alliance services partner, having joined the partner program in 1993 and continuing to this day with QAD EE (Enterprise Edition) and QAD SE (Standard Edition). Since this time our company has built its reputation on dedication to our clients and people. The ever-growing ERP software, QAD, has been implemented in over 69 countries and moved to...

At the recent QAD Midwest Users Group Conference (MWUG) in Lombard, IL; Darrell Finney of Fintek Consulting re-enforced to the keynote speaker audience the need to bridge the communication gap between IT and the business. He reviewed useful tools such as SIPOC’s and Swim Lane Process Flow Mapping, among others. Logan Consulting has stressed the value of the Swim Lane Process Mapping approach for years, as it is a very...

After a great Keynote Address by Darrell Finney of Fintek Consulting, Logan Consulting and other MWUG attendees focused on presentations on new QAD functionality and pertinent QAD related topics. James Blankenship presented on EE Financial Customizations. The session was a 'How To', focusing on how to use the financial API’s in EE to add custom fields, add validation to a field, and how to extract/query data from financial tables. Andy...

For the past several years, Logan Consulting has provided functional training immediately following the conference at the conference venue. The goal of the training is to develop an understanding of the fundamental business concepts related to manufacturing, how these concepts relate to ERP, and specifically how they are handled within QAD Enterprise Applications. The sessions will first focus on general business processes (e.g. Master Scheduling) to ensure all participants understand...

Logan Consulting is seeing increased use of QAD’s Enterprise Material Transfer (EMT) and EDI functionality to meet intercompany Direct Ship requirements between International Entities within an organization. Additionally, Logan Consulting clients often use Third Party Logistics Providers (abbreviated 3PL, or sometimes TPL) to store the finished goods and process the physical shipment to the end customer.  An example of the steps in this process are below: European Entity takes Purchase...

Knowing which ERP project will support and enhance your business strategy can be tricky to determine. Like any investment it’s important to make sure your time and money are being spent wisely and for the betterment of your organization. Of course, when choosing an ERP solution like QAD, you want to start by assessing the functionality, technology, user interface, cost, and implementation needs. In addition, it’s important to access your...

Logan Consulting is a leading consulting firm with strengths in strategy, project management, business process design, ERP and CRM implementation, recruitment and training.  Since 1992, our business process-based delivery techniques and tools have helped our clients build a solid business process and information technology foundation to support their business. Without our hardworking employees, Logan Consulting wouldn't be able to provide the unbiased analysis, recommendations, and project work that we ensure our clients receive. Our...

Logan Consulting is a proud supporter of the Midwest User Group, the largest independent group for QAD’s manufacturing and Enterprise Application software. The MWUG conference, held each spring and fall, provides an environment for QAD vendors, service providers, and users to share and exchange information.   Last year’s fall conference brought over 300 attendees from the QAD community covering 5 industries. You won't want to miss out on the first...

Logan Consulting is a leading consulting firm with strengths in strategy, project management, business process design, ERP and CRM implementation, recruitment and training.  Since 1992, our business process-based delivery techniques and tools have helped our clients build a solid business process and information technology foundation to support their business. Without our hardworking employees, Logan Consulting wouldn't be able to provide the unbiased analysis, recommendations, and project work that we ensure our clients receive. Our...