Registration / Vendor Fair Opens                                        Continental Breakfast sponsored by:  

Bill will discuss the current changes to the QAD product suite that have been introduced during the March and September 2009 product introductions. He will also go through the trends that QAD sees are driving the product and development direction. Some of the development will be available in QAD's March 2010 product release while others are more long term and will become the foundation for the next major release after the Enterprise Edition.

  
         
         
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1:00 - 2:00 pm

User Case Study:
Running Life Sciences Commercial Business

RIYA CAO
QAD, Inc
  
MARY GROW
JHP Pharmaceutical

JHP Pharma replaced SAP with QAD in 2007. Two years later, take a look how they've expanded their commercial business utilizing QAD.

Maximizing The Return
On Your QAD Investment

 CHUCK COOK – QAD, Inc

QAD's Business Consulting Services team works to help customers maximize the value derived from QAD solutions. To accomplish this, we've assembled a comprehensive range of assessment tools and methodology focused on achieving greater cost savings, maximizing cash flow and lowering the total cost of ownership.

Give VST’s a Face-Lift

 PAUL GUGGENHEIM
Paul Guggenheim & Associates

By now, most of you are familiar with Virtual System Tables (VST's) and how they provide ABL access to information contained in the Progress Monitor (promon). This session not only shows how to access and examine VST's, but will access them using the new Advanced GUI for .NET in 10.2A.

Customer Management

LISA OZKAN – QAD, Inc.

Hear how QAD’s Customer Management Suite has dramatically changed in recent releases! This session will include customer success stories highlighting benefits of Customer Management capabilities provided by QAD.  We will illustrate how QAD helped improve customer service levels, increase efficiency of customer service organizations and reduce cost.

  
         
         
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2:30 - 3:30 pm

DRP “Lite” … Or DRP
Without 97 Menu Selections

 NADIA TRUXELL
Logan Consulting

Seeking to balance demand across sites without adding resources or manpower?  This course demonstrates how DRP Lite facilitates automated cross-site planning and inventory transfers with shipping
documentation, all while minimizing transactions and utilizing functionality you may already own.

User Case Study: Eagle/QAD Implementation at Remy

 SCOTT SAMPLE
Remy International

Learn how Remy worked with QAD and Eagle to achieve significant savings by streamlining their picking processes, implementing Advanced Containerized Shipping, consolidating their distribution centers, modifying location-based picking and more.  Remy will discuss step-by-step approaches that resulted in dramatic cost savings and ROI.

Customer Case Study:
DBA Tool Set

 KAREN COOPER
Laird Technologies
SUBBU BALAKRISHNAN
Thirdware Solution Ltd.

In a multi site, multi server environment, some of the routine tasks like code de-ployment, DB monitoring and Master Data Maintenance can be time consuming.  Learn how one QAD customer developed tools to automate the process relating to Central Code Deployment, monitoring of DB log and Master Data replication.

User Case Study: Making QAD Dance To Your Tune

MEERA RAVINDRAN
Culligan
BRUCE LEBEL
Prostar Software

Hear how Culligan added functionality to QAD through the use of TailorPro tools for rapid enhancements and noninvasive customizations. Examples of some key changes to QAD capability and overall ROI will be addressed.

  
         
         
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4:00 - 5:00 pm

Managing MRO Inventory
With QAD EAM

 DAN HIGGINS
RCM Technologies

Learn how EAM supports Manufacturing with PM’s, Inventory control, replenishment and Capital tracking. This session will also review the Financial differences between the EAM & standard QAD.

For QAD Versions 9.0 thru 2008.1SE.

Improve Your User Experience With .Net UI

 JEFF STEELE - QAD, Inc.

QAD recently released the latest and most powerful .NET UI with QAD Enterprise Applications 2009. It provides tools to input and extract information, simplify business processes, and customize the user experience on a role-by-role or user-by-user basis without programmatic customizations. No matter what version you are on, Jeff will highlight the features and benefits of the new QAD .NET UI including the enhanced Reporting Framework and Operational Metrics.  We can even retrofit the latest interface to your specific environment, giving you the immediate benefits from the robust QAD .NET UI.

Custom Applications and Data Within Vanilla QAD

 GREG SEVISON - AmSafe

Creating custom applications in QAD that require stored, custom data don’t always require expensive bolt-ons, outsourcing, or even the addition of a custom database.  Discover the “Hidden Room” within vanilla QAD that makes this possible with little effort and even less monetary investment.

“Greening” The
Supply Chain

 HANK CANITZ – QAD, Inc.

Many manufacturers are finding their supply chain to be a target rich environment for "green" initiatives. Come hear a discussion on best practices in greening the supply chain, the value attainable through these efforts and how QAD's suite of supply chain solutions can enable your "green" efforts.

QAD Demo Center                                                                                                             
Come to the Product Demo room and experience live product demonstrations. QAD Consultants will be available for
on-demand demos of scheduled products. The informal setting allows for you to ask product questions specific to your needs.

Demand Planning (8:30am - 10:30am)

QAD's Demand Planning Suite consists of advance forecasting options and inventory optimization calculations.
Come see the Demand Planning tools and the many forecasting calculations.

Service & Support Suite (10:30am - 12:30pm)

Don't miss this opportunity to see how QAD's Service and Support product suite could help your service organization. This demonstration will highlight enhancements introduced with recent releases of SSM, FSS and MFS.

  
         
         
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8:30 - 9:30 am

QAD’s Next Edition of Manufacturing

 CARIANNE NIEUWSTRATEN
QAD, Inc.

QAD is building many functional and process improvements to their core manufacturing applications. This presentation will present (for the first time) what these enhancements are for the next release, and provide a glimpse into the long term Manufacturing product direction.

 IFRS and SOX Update

 LANCE LaCROSS
QAD, Inc.

In 2008, the SEC issued a proposed roadmap with timeline and key mile stones for moving to IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards).  This is the beginning of allowing early adoption for US public companies with this changing global accounting standard. Along with requirements stipulated by SarbanesOxley, this session will include a review and a discussion on the future effect to US corporations.

 Progress:
2009 and Beyond

 BRANDON GIBBS
Progress Software

Where is Progress going?  What new Progress technologies is QAD now
taking advantage of, or planning to?
Join us to hear about the latest and greatest from Progress including a company update, highlights of the latest Disaster Recovery solutions, and top new features in the Database and ABL.

 Planning Your Upgrade to 2009 EE (Part I)

JEFF KOHAGEN
QAD, Inc.
ROMEO SEQUEIRA
QAD, Inc.

Part One of this session will provide insights into the business and technical aspects of an upgrade to QAD 2009 EE – including Business Considerations, Technical Considerations, Security Considerations, and Customization Considerations.

  
         
         
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10:00 - 11:00 am

Understanding The Kanban Workbench

 MICHEL LEGEIN
RCM Technologies

For manufacturers currently using or planning to use Kanban, this session will cover the interactive aspect of the Kanban workbench and the calculations behind it.

For QAD Versions
eB2.1 or SE2008

Intelligence and QAD
GL Report Writer

ALEX KIM – 32 Soft, Inc.

Preparing and analyzing financial statements are always challenging and labor intensive tasks. QAD users, who are experiencing these issues, would be interested to learn how standard QAD GL Report Writer is converted into online BI tool, where management can track, drill down and analyze actual P&L versus budget or last year.

For QAD Versions
eB thru 2008.

 User Case Study:
Qxtend Implementation

 GARY YANG
RCM Technologies
JOHN PEARSON
Visteon Corp.

See how QXtend Inbound and Outbound were used at Visteon to address very complex business requirements for Global Master Data Replications and external interfaces for MES (Manufacturing Execution System), Corporate Supplier Analysis, MDM (Master Data Management), and Corporate Finance systems.  

Planning Your Upgrade to 2009 EE (Part II)

JEFF KOHAGEN
QAD, Inc.
ROMEO SEQUEIRA
QAD, Inc.

Part Two of this session will delve into more detailed aspects of your upgrade planning including Project Planning Considerations, Milestone Planning, Time and Resource allocation, Financial and Regulatory Considerations, as well as Standardization , Reporting, and Training Considerations.

  
         
         
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11:15am - 12:15 pm

Flying With MRP

SCOTT DULECKI
BravePoint
 

MRP is a complex beast that's at the core of the manufacturing process.  Yet for all its complexity, the building blocks are amazingly simple.  But which elements of implementing MRP should you consider, and at what time?  Which ones can cause you grief if you're not careful?  In this presentation, learn the essence of MRP and understand where you are in implementing MRP.

 User Case Study:
A/P Data Protection

VLADIMIR FORFUTDINOV
Controls Force Ltd.
NICK SANDROS
Freudenberg-NOK

Hear how one QAD customer implemented a front-end automated monitor-ring process to identify potential data discrepancies of financial data before it became problematic to the business. The session will discuss how to detect A/P data risks by monitoring the series of complex business transactions initiated through the QAD Purchase Ordering process.  

 Using VMWare and Virtualization: Getting More From Fewer Servers

MIKE LONSKI
Allegro Consultants

This talk defines virtualization in terms of the typical IT or MIS manager, describes how it works and why it is useful, and then provides examples of uses and tools that make the benefits of virtualization obvious and reachable for everyone who must manage even a single server.

 Demand Management:
From Engine To Suite

ROB CRAMER - QAD, Inc.

It all began with the release of the QAD Demand Management Engine. Now, 30+ customers later, it's a suite of offerings including the Collaborative Portal, Inventory Optimization, and Rough Cut.  September brings the launch of V5.5 of the Engine and a brand new Portal V4.0 plus final plans for S&OP Advanced.  Take a look at the new functionality and hear about more upcoming functionality.

For all QAD versions.