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KEYNOTE ADDRESS:        QAD Manufacturing Product Direction & Roadmap         JOE PHELAN Director Research & Development - QAD, Inc.

In previous user conferences, QAD has provided insight on Manufacturing’s Product Plans and direction. This address will review what’s been delivered to-date, what is committed for future releases, and the long-term plans for how the Manufacturing solutions will be enhanced. This will cover both Discrete and Process manufacturing enhancements. QAD listens to its customers and seeks your input regarding these plans.

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.

.Net User Interface (1-5pm)

Come see live the features that you have been hearing about and even sit down and try out the new .NET UI.  
John Dickey and Dave Doyle will have a live system up for your viewing from 1:00 - 5:00.

Enterprise Asset Management (2:30-5:00pm)

After you catch the unveiling of the .NET Version 12 of EAM, stop by the demo room for a hands-on demo with
Bo Hagler. His demo room times are after the presentation, so stop by from 2:30 to 5:00.

  
         
         
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1:00 - 2:00 pm

Plant Operation's Impact on Manufacturing

BO HAGLER - QAD, Inc.

Plant operation is a critical component of any successful manufacturing organization.  This session will illustrate how plant operations impacts a manufacturing company’s revenue, costs, on-time delivery and customer satisfaction.  During the presentations attendees will also have an opportunity to see a live demonstration of QAD’s new Enterprise Asset Management solution and how it can help address the opportunities and challenges describes above.

Recent EDI/ eCommerce Enhancements
in QAD

GARY CARPENTER
QAD, Inc.

This session will offer an overview of the 20+ enhancements made to the EDI eCommerce product since the release of eB2.1. These enhancements have been added to both the Standard Edition (SE) and the Enterprise Edition (EE). It will also cover upgrade/conversion considerations and conclude with questions from the audience.

QXtend Troubleshooting: Solving Problems Step By Step

GARY YANG
Roundview Technologies

QXtend Inbound and Outbound are complex systems to implement and maintain. This session will show you how to attach QXtend problems in all phases: implementation, testing, and maintenance – starting from a basic understanding of the architecture to determining problem patterns, and eventually solving the problem.

Customer Case Study: OnDemand Implementation

KARL ZAGER
Plante & Moran

SPEAKER TBD
Beijing West Industries

This session will focus on how Beijing West Industries got their ERP solution in place and operating quickly through the use of QAD On Demand.  Participants will gain an understanding that it is possible to bring up a solution quickly and some of the associated best practices that are a bit different than a full scale deployment.  They will also be introduced to the advantages of QAD
On Demand that make this possible.

  
         
         
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2:30 - 3:00 pm

QAD Master & Production
Scheduling Workbenches

BRENT SHOOLTZ
QAD, Inc.

Come hear about the planning and scheduling business process QAD is developing with the master and production scheduling workbenches (MSW & PSW). 

Peer-to-Peer Discussion Forum for Automotive Suppliers

Come meet with fellow small-to-medium-sized automotive suppliers to discuss issues at hand and share information with one another. This session will be a moderated discussion forum for issues and questions on products and applications specific to automotive suppliers.

Software Customization and the Need For Version Control
     

DAVID LANGSCHIED
Inergy Automotive

How do I keep track of a large group of code changes and database updates related to my software customizations? Does the compiled code I have reflect the respective programs on my app server? These are just a few of the questions Inergy Automotive faced in their customization of eB2.1. They needed to create a Software Development Life Cycle as well as an application to facilitate the traceability to this process.

QAD's Vision Program

JIM GREEN
QAD, Inc.

QAD has introduced a customer engagement program called “Vision”. The primary objective of the Vision process is to ensure that QAD customers are receiving the most value possible from their investment in QAD solutions and services. Customers who engage with QAD in Vision will be positioned to create better plans and achieve better results. QAD will be better positioned to understand customer needs and issues and take action accordingly.

  
         
         
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4:00 - 5:00 pm

Reimplementation: Changing The Way To Do Business

DAVID PETZEL
A.J. Antunes

Peer-To-Peer Discussion Forum:
QAD Financials

Come meet with fellow QAD users to discuss issues at hand and share information with one another. This session will be a moderated discussion forum for issues and questions specific to QAD Financials.

What's New in the Latest .Net UI

STACY ELWOOD BravePoint

Case Study: Customer
Self-Service

ROBERT RUSH

HEATHER SCAGGS

A.O. Smith Electrical

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.

Master / Production Scheduling Workbench (8:30 - 11:30am)

Both the new Master Schedule Workbench and the new Production Schedule Workbench will be here for a hands on view.  Drill in to the new world of easy access, full color, and drag and drop control.  This may be the only screen your schedulers will need to run their day to day scheduling.
  

.Net User Interface (8:30 - 11:30am)

Come see live the features that you have been hearing about and even sit down and try out the new .NET UI.  
John Dickey and Dave Doyle will have a live system up for your viewing and demonstration.

  
         
         
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8:30 - 9:30 am

QAD Configurator: Support for Mass Customization

REA BUCHANAN
QAD, Inc.

As product variation increases in response to customer demand, businesses are faced with the challenges of quote and order accuracy, correct pricing and shorter response cycles.  See how the QAD Configurator can help your business meet those challenges.  Lots of enhancements have been made to QAD Configurator in the past couple of years. Please join us for an update.

Improve Efficiency With Practical Automation of QAD

ANDREW VITULLO
Logan Consulting

This session will focus on automation efforts for General Ledger, A/P and A/R with QAD software. Implementing these recommendations will decrease your transaction costs and increase efficiency within your organization. These tools are both organic to the QAD software or add-on software. These recommendations will include a discussion of investment and return on investment.

Stand Tall With UltraWinTree

PAUL GUGGENHEIM
Guggenheim & Associates

Discover how to take advantage of the features of the Infragistics Ultrawintree object. This object is particularly useful at representing recursive relationships such as bill of materials, item categorization, organizational charts and family relationships. Learn how to take advantage of the features of Ultrawintree to optimally represent these concepts in a business application.

User Case Study:
Workflows That Work

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ALBIN HESS
Thermasys Corp.

BRUCE LeBEL
ProStar Software

With PrISM Business Process Control workflow management and business rules are directly integrated with the users’ QAD screens.  PrISM automates the coordination and assures thorough execution of this complex scheduling workflow, resulting in fewer errors, more timely completion, and improved communications.

  
         
         
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10:00 - 11:00 am

.Net Reporting Framework

MARK GOLDSTON
RCM Technologies

This session will offer a closer look at the capabilities of the new .NET Reporting Framework.  Hear success stories, an overview of using the tool and a Quick Start to some of the features and functionality that can help your organization utilize this new feature of the .NET user interface.

User Case Study:
A/P Data Protection

VLAD FORFUTDINOV
Controls Force Ltd.

NICK SANDROS
Freudenberg-NOK

User Case Study: Using QXtend in Customizations

JOHN PEARSON
Visteon Corp.
  
GARY YANG
Roundview Technologies

Defining a Strategy For Implementing eCommerce

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JOAN SCOTT
GT Technologies
  
JENNIFER PICKERING
Trubiquity

This presentation will outline preparation strategies to implement the eCommerce gateway. Learn how a carefully defined implementation strategy will not only add speed and accuracy to daily business processes, but also lower capital expenses and operating costs while simultaneously increasing service levels and customer satisfaction. 

  
         
         
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11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Understanding WIP: Revealing the Secrets of Op Hist

NADIA TRUXELL
Logan Consulting

Does the fear of WIP mishaps make you dread closing cumulative orders?

Curious about transactions against non-milestone operations? Does running the WIP Status Report cause you anxiety? Discover how to unravel the mysteries of WIP, dive into  op_hist transactions with standard tools and reports and learn how to avoid and fix common pitfalls that can lead to a WIP disaster.

Surcharges

JOHN DICKEY
QAD, Inc.

John Dickey, QAD Solution Consultant will demonstrate the set up and processing of metal surcharges.  This technique involves no program changes, but does use the .NET UI configuration screen process to enable surcharges within the standard sales process.  This will be a step-by-step demonstration.

Ensuring Business Continuity With QAD Applications

NECTAR DALOGLOU
Dalo Consulting

JEFF TREES
Visteon Corp.

Discover how Visteon, a large global automotive parts supplier, has achieved business continuity with QAD .Net UI, QXtend and other components using advanced monitoring, load balancing/ failover strategies and OpenEdge replications.

Case Studies; QAD Implementations in China

JOHN ZHANG
Total Solution & Technology
  
This session will provide a case study overview of several QAD implementations in China covering successes in stand-alone implementations, corporate roll-out, and hosting in US headquarters. The speaker will also touch on bridging cultural differences, fast implementation methodologies, and China automotive specifics.