Category: QAD Practice News

Logan Consulting will be hosting two QAD training sessions following the MWUG Conference this spring in Lombard, IL. The goal of these training workshops is to help users get the most out of their MWUG investment.    Functional QAD Training for the Everyday User The goal of the functional training is to develop an understanding of the fundamental business concepts related to manufacturing, how these concepts relate to ERP, and specifically how they...

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...

Conceptualizing what QAD or any other ERP software does for someone outside of the industry may be difficult at first. But look around your work, house, or school.  Chances are, QAD is all around you, as is depicted in the below graphic by QAD on their web site. QAD is the software that supports manufacturing company’s business needs. Manufacturing of the consumer goods around us wouldn’t be possible without a...

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 Grand Rapids, MI this past week to help conference attendees get the most out of their MWUG experience. Technical Training Workshop The goal of the technical training workshop was to help users develop an understanding of how the QAD...

The life sciences manufacturing industry is always looking for innovation, high quality, and patient safety. Because the industry regulations continue to tighten, new challenges are always arising. Whether that is with increased costs or supply chain difficulties, life sciences need technology to help them break down these barriers. With these complexities to the life science manufacturing and distribution industry we’ve seen many businesses adopt QAD Cloud ERP to assist them....

QAD is a multi-faceted software package built for most types of manufacturing businesses. By selecting modules that align with your business, QAD ERP (Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition) can support your goals now and in the future. QAD ERP Modules support the various work streams – quote to cash, procure to pay, plan to produce Engineer to release, etc. This modular configuration flexibility gives businesses a wide variety of options to...

The QAD Enterprise Platform design strives to deliver business functionality in a simplistic way that is unique and effective in the long-term. QAD ERP supports both planning and transactions, providing the basis for business value creation and EBITDA growth.  Aligning your company’s strategic goals with QAD Cloud ERP’s functionality makes for the perfect pair to initiate victory.  During a QAD Global Rollout there are 3 considerations you must make before...

In QAD and other ERP systems, one of the key tasks on cutover weekend is the conversion and tie out of Unvouchered (Uninvoiced) PO Receipts. In a recent conversion, the client had the following components: Negative PO receipts – Use by the client for correcting receiving mistakes Purchase Order Returns – Although similar to negative receipts, a different data set is created through this transaction so the client wanted the...

Logan Consulting’s clients often have multiple operational divisions in different countries that are required to manage third party transactions which include Purchase Order processing in the ordering country and associated Sales Order processing at the supplying company. Logan Consulting recently implemented an Intercompany model in 2016EE using the following processes and transactions: Ordering Country / Organization - Supplier Schedules and Schedule Update From MRP – MRP planned order requirements update...

At Logan Consulting, we view the Validation and Testing phase of our methodology to be a critical component of a successful upgrade. In the QAD space, upgrades from QAD Standard Edition to QAD Enterprise Edition often include bringing forward existing EDI customer trading partners and their associated EDI transaction sets. Our clients often have a successful track record of using EDI in SE and the project team can be tempted...