Registration / Vendor Fair Opens / Buffet Breakfast              

TOM ROBERTS VP, Automotive & Mobility QAD, Inc.

Catch a glimpse into the near future in this summary session about the strategic solutions and technologies under research and/or development at QAD. Learn how ongoing changes and challenges in digital transformation and the cloud will translate into innovations in manufacturing and the supply chain.

  
MANUFACTURING

FINANCIAL

TECHNICAL

BUSINESS PROCESS

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

How QAD's Production Orders Can Benefit Your Manufacturing Process

DON LINDSEY
32 Soft Inc.

 
Production Order functionality, introduced in the QAD 2016 EE version, combines Work Orders, Advanced Repetitive, Flow Scheduling, and Master Schedule Work Orders to simplify and enhance the process of manufacturing.  It provides better control of material supplies management, issue materials timing, and ahead-of-time preparations. Plus, it gives you flexibility in what is issued regardless of production mode. Don Lindsey will outline this process and discuss the benefits of this new QAD functionality.

For QAD Version: 2016 EE & Above
Level: Intermediate/General

Improving QAD Integrated Processes via Data-Driven Approval Routing and Workflow Technology

ANDREW WEINSTEIN
ISS Group
  
DAWN NOTARO
JON TURNQUEST
Athenex Inc.

From Purchasing to Sales to Finance to Production, ISS Group’s configurable Data-Driven Approval Routing and Workflow technology simplifies the way QAD users implement variable approval routings for QAD integrated Processes (Business Processes using QAD datapoints). Hear how QAD user, Athenex, a global biopharmaceutical company is using this technology to satisfy their Purchasing approval policies and the value that is being generated with ISS Group's iPurchase™ Solution. A demonstration of this technology will also be provided.
 

For QAD Version: Any
Level: Intermediate/General

Day By Day DBA for the QAD Database

MIKE FURGAL
Progress
 
While the QAD application runs well, there are still items that should be looked at for the underlying OpenEdge database.  This session will cover items that should be checked daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually.  The outcome of this presentation should provide you DBA a checklist of what to look at and when.

 
For QAD Version: Any
Level: Intermediate/General

EAM: Connecting Parts & People to Get Work Scheduled and Done

NANCY MAJURE
QAD, Inc.
  

Got parts? Got people? You need both in the right place at the right time to keep your plant running at optimum capacity. Come check out how enhanced parts planning and new Gantt chart scheduling capabilities in QAD’s EAM can take your Maintenance organization to the next level. 

For QAD Version: QAD Adaptive Enterprise
Level: Intermediate/General

  
         
MANUFACTURING

FINANCIAL

TECHNICAL

BUSINESS PROCESS

2:00 - 3:00 pm

Lessons Learned from the Semiconductor Shortage to Prevent Future Supply Chain Disruptions

TERRY ONICA
QAD, Inc.

 
CATHY FISHER
Quistem, LLC
  
Supply chain disruptions have been the ubiquitous headline this year.  You may have even directly experienced supply shortages in your personal life as well.  What is really behind this current rash of supply chain disruptions?  Is rolling supply shortages the “new normal”?  This session will explore the 5 key supply chain processes that are often behind most supply chain shortages and uncover the real root causes of all these supply chain disruptions.  You will also learn about the 5-step roadmap for systematically addressing these root causes to prevent future supply chain disruptions.

For QAD Version: Any
Level: Intermediate/General

Hitting the Apex on Variances

   
CLIFF OMAN
Logan Consulting

For a manufacturing company to improve its profit margins, it needs to understand its manufacturing costs and how to manage and improve costs. The cause and effect of costing and manufacturing-related processes will usually cause variances. PO Price Variance, AP Usage Variance, Method Variance, and Labor Usage Variance are just a few examples. Understanding these variances really starts with understanding the meaning of each type of variance and their root causes. This session will discuss the different kinds of variances that QAD may generate, where they are generated, and how users can track down the root cause of these variances to reduce cost.

Managing Customizations in QAD EE 

 
MARK CLEVENGER
JSJ Corporation

 
.NET and EE have added several methods to customize QAD. Besides the standard operational “.p” programs there are Browses, QRF Templates and Programs, Configured Screens, UI Customizations, User-defined fields, Browse Collections, Menu Collections, and Alerts. This session is intended to cover how JSJ is attempting to manage these through the development life cycle from DEV/TEST/PROD environments. The inclusion of YAB with QAD EE 2017 also changes the methods used to compile programs and Patches, as well.

For QAD Version: EE
Level: Intermediate/General

Shipping in Adaptive UX

KELLY ANDREWS
MARKUS BARONE
QAD, Inc.

Take a peek at the advantages the Adaptive User Experience delivers to your Shipping organization.  A new Shipping Demand workbench provides real-time workflow visibility with color highlights for items that need attention.  Drag and drop functionality in Pre-Shippers and Shippers provides an easy and streamlined way to build and load packs and containers.  Serialized shipping is now supported as well as merging and validation of shippers.

For QAD Version: EE 2016 or higher
Level: Intermediate/General

  
MANUFACTURING

SPONSOR TRACK

TECHNICAL

BUSINESS PROCESS

3:30 - 4:30 pm

How Can QAD AUX Improve Your Users' Effeciencies and Productivity in Manufacturing?

BRENT SHOOLTZ
QAD, Inc.

Learn how QAD Adaptive UX enables to improve the efficiencies and productivity of your users with their daily tasks and contribute in an overhaul streamlined flow of data and information across the different participants in your manufacturing and supply chain processes, allowing you to become more agile and responsive to your customers’ needs. During this session we will provide multiple use cases and demos in the areas of engineering, planning, scheduling, purchasing, quality inspections, inventory, production and shipping.

Accelerating QAD Cloud Adoption

HARESH TALREJA
Thirdware Solution

2020 has been an unprecedented year on many fronts. The pandemic has upended age-old norms of how we get work done. Enterprises that embraced cloud adoption, digitization and automation not only survived, but thrived in the new business environment. Is your current QAD environment agile, flexible and adaptable in this rapidly evolving situation? Thirdware has helped many customers implement QAD cloud without disrupting the existing business. Join us as we share success stories, lessons learnt and best practices on why and how you can adopt the QAD cloud and set yourself up for success.

For QAD Version: Any
Level: Advanced

New Hardware,   Worse Performance?

NECTAR DALOGLOU
OmegaServe

  
You’ve migrated to bigger stronger faster and more expensive hardware but your QAD environment
is running slower. How’s that even possible? In this session, we will look at some real-life case scenarios where performance results were actually worse on the new machine than the older one, how we tested and what corrections were needed in order to achieve better performance. Also, things to look out for when purchasing new hardware or migrating to the cloud.

For QAD Version: Any
Level: Intermediate/General

Improving Your Listening Skills to Increase Your Influence

DAVID KWO
Logan Consulting

As leaders in our organizations it is critical we are focusing on solving root cause problems. Too often, we end up focusing on symptoms versus root cause problems. In this interactive session, we will provide hands on training that you can begin using immediately on how to improve your listening skills and do so in a way that increases your influence with your colleagues.

For QAD Version: Any
Level: Intermediate/General

  
BUSINESS PROCESS

CASE STUDY

TECHNICAL

SPONSOR
TRACK

8:30 - 9:30 am

Case Study: The Business Case for Integrations

WALTER LITTLE
Strategic Information Group
 
DAN BULLINGTON
ACE Controls

   
Often, manufacturers avoid system integrations thinking they are too complex, costly, or labor intensive.  But the risks associated with error prone manual entry and inefficient workflows can cost far greater than seamless QAD integrations built for agility and savings.  Hear from Ace Controls how partnering with Strategic for system integration has improved financial and operational efficiency.

For QAD Version: Any
Level: Intermediate/General

Enabling Online Ordering for Customers Using QAD Customer Self-Service (CSS)

MICHELLE ROBSON
CCL Design

GARY YANG
Roundview Technologies

This session will present a case study of the CSS implementation at CCL Design showing how they utilized CSS with a PayPal Gateway and customizations to build a user friendly online shopping experience for its customers. This solution enables CCL customers to submit orders, check order status / history all in real time.  It also demonstrates that CSS is a solid customization platform, and CCL took advantage of it by developing FedEx integration, customer onboarding registration process as additional features.

Clouds, Clouds Everywhere! Your Cloud for Capacity on Demand

 
STEPHEN REESE
Premier Systems Ltd.

The age old questions....

1. Do I buy my infrastructure?

2. Do I lease the infrastructure?

3. Do I push it to the Cloud and manage myself?

4. Do I push it to the Cloud and allow the supplier to manage?

This presentation will explore these options and provide a ROE Solution for Clouds based on Capacity on demand and how to pay as you use it.

For QAD Version: Any
Level: Intermediate/General

Leveraging Data Through Dynamic Visualizations and a Digital Experience (DXP) 

 
ALEX OLIVERI
Progress

Getting your QAD data archived in a scheduled, scalable and configurable way is extremely important but accessing that data in a timely, intuitive and extensible way can provide invaluable business insights. Office 360 subscriptions are ubiquitous and with that comes Power BI which is an extremely powerful and intuitive tool. For a more strategic solution, you will also see how an enterprise DXP can add value to your digital presence through a multi-channel and highly personalized corporate portal. Data is key. This session shows dynamic and powerful solutions to leverage your data for all stakeholders within your ecosystem.

  
BUSINESS PROCESS

CASE STUDY

TECHNICAL

SPONSOR
TRACK

10:00 - 11:00 am

Complete Customer Management

MARYANN GUTHRIE
QAD, Inc.

Providing your customers with a great customer experience is easier than ever with the QAD Adaptive User Experience. This session will show you how easy it is to manage the entire sales lifecycle including responding to general customer requests, providing quotes, creating, and shipping sales orders, and processing credits or returns. You can also manage promotions and contracts with the newly completed Trade Activity Management App.

Visteon Moves to EE Cloud: Lessons Learned Before, During & After Migration

TONY ABELA
Visteon Corp.
 
BHAVESH SHAH
Thirdware Solution
 
While many companies are contemplating moving to the Cloud or are in the process of execution, Visteon will share first-hand what went in to their decision-making process for Cloud migration and how the journey has been during migration. Now that it has been one year since the move, you will hear some of the lessons learned from using QAD EE in the Cloud. This presentation could be useful for companies who are in the decision-making process or are going through the migration process - especially those who have a large, global, multi-site manufacturing environment to migrate.

For QAD Version: Any
Level: Advanced

QAD Technical Upgrade from eB2 to 2014 SE

JAMES BLANKENSHIP
Logan Consulting

MARIAN DeVOE
Chardon Custom Polymers

Chardon Custom Polymers is a long-time QAD customer who recently worked with Logan Consulting to complete a technical QAD upgrade from version eB2 to 2014SE. Chardon designed the project with the objective of eliminating risk related to its hardware and other outdated (or obsolete) software and increase application performance for its end users. This session will walk participants through the journey from the initial upgrade planning through implementation and final cutover. We will also discuss the project results, challenges we had to overcome, and process improvement opportunities we see with the updated user interface and functionality offered in the latest Standard Edition version.

For QAD Version: SE
Level: Intermediate/General

CyberQuery
Case Study

TOM OLDHAM
Cyberscience Corp.

DAN NORTON
RIMA Manufacturing

 
This session will show how one QAD user uses CyberQuery to help with Production and Inventory. The presenters will also show how CyberQuery is used to generate QAD reports, integrated with some additional data sources, and automatically scheduled and sent to various users.

For QAD Version: Any
Level: Intermediate/General

  
BUSINESS PROCESS

CASE STUDY

TECHNICAL

CASE STUDY 

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Disruptions and Trends in the CPG Marketplace 

STEVE DOMBROSKI
QAD, Inc.

  
Join QAD's Director of Consumer Markets, Steve Dombroski, for an in depth look at current disruptions and industry trends shaping the Consumer Packaged Goods Industries. Topics will include an update on the industries rebound from Covid-19; current disruptions and industry issues; trends with supply chain and manufacturing operations of these businesses and where QAD Adaptive ERP can assist organizations to be agile and responsive to changes in the marketplace.

For QAD Version: Any
Level: Intermediate/General

Case Study: Hidden Gems in EAM

ED SALAMON
Adaptivity, Inc.

MARK ECKERT
Autokiniton

Are you thinking of using EAM or using it already? Do you still feel like something is missing? Many people don’t fully utilize their EAM tools because it's not always clear what it can do based on what the features are called.  We’ll explore a couple of these “hidden gems” that may allow you to quickly gain some process improvement once you understand what they can do.

How to Leverage QAD Technologies to Enable the Effective QAD User

CARLOS COLMENARES
Sungate Solutions

QAD has developed many tools that will help users be more effective: Dashboards, Operational Metrics, Browses, etc.  The value that these tools deliver depends on how they are used and deployed.  Come join Carlos Colmenares from Sungate Solutions to have a discussion on how to best take advantage of the QAD toolset.

For QAD Version: Any
Level: Intermediate/General

Case Study: Critical High Performance Traceability Achieved

DANE BURDETTE
Strategic Information Group
  
KATHRYN GERKE
Safecor Health

See how serialization functionality for a complex pharmaceutical supply chain was achieved with a cost-effective and flexible solution developed by Strategic.  Strategic helped the company implement SIG EDI for single mapped data translation, migrate to a new EDI provider, and leverage QAD’s Automation Solutions for a solution that not only solved their FDA regulatory requirements, but can be offered to its customers in the contract packaging space as well.

For QAD Version: Any
Level: Intermediate/General