When our client, a manufacturing company, embarked on a QAD version upgrade, one of their biggest concerns was what to do with an extranet site that was being used by internal sales, external reps, distributors, and OEMs. The site was old and quite difficult to maintain, but the users relied on it so it had to stay. […]
Replenishment Pick List & SO Entry Date Capacity Warning At 32 Soft, we’re developing and testing two new apps that just might be the very thing you need. Warehouse Pick Replenishment Call List identifies the pick location minimum requirements and presents a callout for replenishment of any location/item that falls below that minimum amount. Once you […]
Safety stock is your guard against uncertainty. When safety stock levels aren’t optimal, you could be tying up cash flow or threaten your ability to adequately serve your customers. Determining the most efficient inventory levels is one of the most important components of your company’s operations. Safety stock describes a level of extra inventory to mitigate […]
Do You Need to Plan Production Without an ERP System? If you don’t have an ERP System and still need to plan production effectively, our Excel-based tools allow you to manage Products, Components, Bills of Materials and the Production Schedule itself. Interested? Contact us for more information.
Why it is essential for your enterprise and how to make it easier Once production is complete, it is a common cost accounting practice to analyze the production variances to identify materials or areas that are over or under the plan—as well as investigate the reasons for the variances. Understanding these differences of actual-to-plan is […]
We’re teaming up with AI experts to find ways to bring artificial intelligence to our products and the QAD environment! Right now we’re specifically working on ways to use customer order history to verify entered order details. This will catch any errors or anomalies and send a notification to QAD users alerting them to check […]
At the heart of any inventory counting process is the need to maintain a high level of inventory accuracy. Most experts agree that a sound cycle count process should deliver specific results. First, it should help you unearth inventory discrepancies and their causes before they impact your operations. You can then take corrective action, which expands […]
Can repetitive QAD processes be automated? This article is a short recap of a presentation delivered at MWUG Conference back in 2010. It shares best practice how QAD user company can benefit from automating month-end reporting, postings, document printing, etc with the use of QAD Batch functionality. We have been practicing these techniques for years and […]
We’re making the Cycle Count Data Loader even better with a new log designed to build an audit trail for SOX compliance! At 32 Soft, we’re working with one of our clients to add a log of each cycle count that is stored in QAD. It is accessible at any time and can be printed […]
According to The Aberdeen Group’s report, Product Regulatory Compliance: Turning Compliance Into Profit, the best-in-class companies when it comes to compliance manage to maintain the balance of compliance with development. They understand that being competitive means being both innovative and compliant and take steps to build compliance into their manufacturing process. How? Best-in-class companies create […]
