Registration / Vendor Fair Opens                  Breakfast sponsored by:  

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.

Enterprise Edition Financials (10:30am - 12:00pm / 2:30 - 5:30pm )

Come see the power of the latest financial version of EE!  View a live session of some of the key areas such GL, Financial Reporting, A/P, and A/R transactions.

  
         
         
MANUFACTURING

FINANCIAL

TECHNICAL

BUSINESS
PROCESS

10:45 - 11:45 am

Managing ERP Data Massively Without IT

ALEX KIM - 32 Soft  
KAREN FOSTER - Laird     

QAD Enterprise Edition Financials

LANCE LaCROSS
QAD, Inc.

More customers are now moving to QAD's Enterprise Edition Financials.  Come see why.  Come see what's new, what's different from SE and discuss why it would benefit your company to begin planning your upgrade today. Understand the power of the latest financial version of EE.  View a live session of some of the key areas such GL, Financial Reporting, A/P, and A/R transactions.

Captain...Where Should I Go?
What Should I Do?

DAN FOREMAN BravePoint

One of my favorite lines from the movie Titanic.  So what does it have to do with Progress?  This session will show you the basic steps of how to troubleshoot the following issues: My database is slow.  What’s the problem? My database is
frozen.  What do I do now? My database is crashed.  What should I do next?
You should come away with a basic checklist of things to check that will help you identify the root cause and fix the problem.

Digitizing Business Processes

ANDREW WEINSTEIN
ISS Group
         
SENTHIL KUMAR
Avery Dennison
  
Process Digitization is a methodology for developing Business Process Improve-ment solutions which leverage the Cloud, Mobile Devices, Social Media, and Work-flow technology to allow for an organiza-tion to operate in 'real-time', eliminating 'process lag' and inefficiencies. This session will review the practices employed by this methodology and the benefits achieved by QAD user organizations who have implemented add-value solutions which were developed via this methodology.

LUNCHEON KEYNOTE ADDRESS:       How QAD Customers Drive the Supply Chain         ED BOCLAIR SVP, North America QAD Inc.

What is the "chain" that binds us together? Ed Boclair, QAD's SVP North America, will discuss the transition of QAD from ERP to Supply Chain and how it enables the effective enterprise.

  
         
         
MANUFACTURING

FINANCIAL

TECHNICAL

BUSINESS
PROCESS

2:30 - 3:30 pm

Building a Demand Driven Supply Chain

CHAD SMITH
Demand Driven Institute

Today’s detailed planning and scheduling systems are rooted in assumptions and practices from 40 years ago.  “Best practices” are no longer best.  Sustaining competitiveness in the face of rising complexity and volatility in supply chains requires a fundamentally different approach. Learn simple steps of the required shift from convention to the emerging principles of Demand Driven operational systems.

Manufacturing to Finance: "The Bridge"

GARY CREASY
Lang-Mekra

Manufacturing and Finance often speak different languages and interpret questions differently. This session will translate the two into common terms from an end-users' experience in both fields. From Foundation - purchased and sub-contracted items and their potential costing to Structure - focus on manufactured component routings, burdens, managing crew size and more.

.NET UI: Learning
to Speak "Error"

NECTAR DALOGLOU
Dalo Consulting

Ever see error messages like these and wonder if you've accidentally switched to Greek: "Object reference not set to an instance of an object", "Some applica-tions could not process...", "Check Engine", etc..  You're not alone!  In this session, we will look at various .NET UI messages, how to decode, troubleshoot and finally how to help prevent them from occurring.  

Easy On-Boarding
PART I :
Core Principles

JOHN POLICH
QAD, Inc.

What is Easy On Boarding?  Why is QAD using it as an implementation methodology?  How does it work, and does it really make enough of a difference in my implementation to consider using it?  In this two-part session, John Polich will start off reviewing the core principles behind EOB, giving you the background and understanding of why it works, how it's effective, and what you ultimately get out of it.

  
         
         
MANUFACTURING

FINANCIAL

TECHNICAL

BUSINESS
PROCESS

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Ten Tips to Improve MRP Performance

SCOTT DULECKI
BravePoint

MRP drives the manufacturing process, but is that a Sunday drive through the countryside or a stop-and-go horn-blaring rush hour?  There are a number of choices that you make when running MRP that determine whether you’ll be smiling or swearing as MRP runs.  In this session, Scott will cover what you can do to reduce the stress and challenge of running MRP.

2014 EE Financials Report Writer

PAT GRACE
QAD, Inc.

With QAD 2014 EE current release explore the new General Ledger Financial Reporter. Review your new reporting financial reporting options in live code.  Come see how the new 2014 EE financial report writer system will provide you with not only simple management reporting but also more sophisticated consolidated and statutory reporting. 

Are You Ready for QXtend? What to Do and What to Avoid

GARY YANG
Roundview Technologies

With more QAD customers using QXtend integration framework, both great stories and horror stories can be heard.  Discover  lessons learned from small to large scale QXtend implementations. There are many ways in QXtend to address your business needs, and that choice can make a huge difference in the result.  We will use real life examples to show you what is takes to be successful, and what it takes to fail.

Easy On-Boarding
PART II :
Implementation

JOHN POLICH
QAD, Inc.
  

Discover the facets of an EOB implementation including an implementation roadmap, key resources and tools and templates

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.

EE Financials Report Writer (10:30am - 12:00pm / 2:30 - 5:30pm )

Come see how the new 2014 EE financial report writer system will provide you with not only simple management reporting but also more sophisticated consolidated and statutory reporting. 

  
         
         
MANUFACTURING

CASE STUDY

TECHNICAL

BUSINESS
PROCESS

8:30 - 9:30 am

Finance to Manufacturing:
"The Bridge"

GARY CREASY
Lang-Mekra

Manufacturing and Accounting often
speak different languages. Learn how to translate Finance needs to Manufacturing and address issues of Material Master and Purchase Orders to handle the needs of not only the standard operations, but also variances and issues of Sub Contracting; and Multi Site orders.  End users respon-sible for the Material Master, Purchasing, Cost Accounting, as well as Manufacturing and even Controllers will benefit.

What QAD Users Need to Know About Managing Sales Tax

MARY BING
Prentke-Romich
MIKE ALPERT  
Avalara
   

Today’s cloud-based tax solutions plug easily into QAD and have the flexibility of consolidating taxable transactions across all of your business systems into a single installation. Learn about Prentke-Romich's automated tax solution for QAD. We’ll highlight some of the differences between cloud-based and on-premise options and look at some of the benefits of moving to the cloud.

Upgrade to EE:
Security Reinvented

SCOTT DULECKI
BravePoint

In addition to financials, QAD Enterprise Edition has completely redesigned and redefined the security model and implementation.  What works in SE no longer works in EE - at least not exactly.  In this session, Scott will show the differences between SE and EE security, pointing out gotchas and glitches that are waiting to bite you, and show you the simplest and most effective ways he's found to implement EE security without spending a lifetime doing it.

Implementing Business Process Management:
Steps to Success

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ROBERT CRAMER
QAD, Inc.

BPM implementation requires enterprise, process, and task level attention.  This presentation will focus on the activities which must be completed for a successful BPM implementation with special attention paid to the six implementation phases; Assessment, Design, Modelling, Implementation, Monitoring, Monitoring, and Modification.

  
         
         
MANUFACTURING

CASE STUDY

TECHNICAL

BUSINESS
PROCESS

10:00 - 11:00 am

MFG Update

CARIANNE NIEUWSTRATEN
QAD, Inc.

 
In today's challenging environment, manufacturers are forced to improve delivery and operational efficiency while driving growth to the bottom line. In this session you will learn how you can and will be able to use QAD Enterprise Applications to streamline manufacturing and supply chain processes and gain a competitive edge.

Case Study:
Platform Migration

MIKE FURGAL  
BravePoint

With hardware prices falling through the floor and machines with multi-core and multi-gigabyes of memory readily available, you may be thinking of upgrades to your infrastructure.  This session will cover a case study, talking about the planning involved, the execution, and the result.

Searching for the Truth in Progress Mythology

DAN FOREMAN
BravePoint

BPM: Standard Processes, Modifications,
Create Your Own

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ROBERT CRAMER
QAD, Inc.

Companies considering the implementation of BPM have a range of options available, from using standard processes to standard modifications, and creating their own from scratch. This demonstration will review available standard processes plus their benefits, what is required for modification, and how to create your own from a design. 

  
         
         
MANUFACTURING

CASE STUDY

TECHNICAL

BUSINESS
PROCESS

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

The First Manufacturing Expert: Grandma

DAVE DOYLE
QAD, Inc.

Speed Up QAD Requisition Creation, Routing & Approval

DON LINDSEY
GenMark Diagnostics
NANCY McCRIMMON 
32 Soft Inc.

This case study session will uncover challenges GenMark Diagnostics have been through in the area of purchasing approvals. We will share experience of implementing 32 Soft Requisition system
at GenMark and will emphasize the
current situation.

Visteon Mexico Maquiladora Case Study

JOHN PEARSON
Visteon Corporation
   
SATISH PACHPANDE Consultant, IAC

Visteon, a Tier 1 automotive supplier, has several operations in Mexico under the “maquiladora” designation, whereby material is imported into Mexico and finished goods are exported out of Mexico on a duty-free basis, providing employment for Mexican workers.  This case study will describe the functional and technical aspects and challenges presented to their global QAD implementation effort to build a compliant maquiladora solution within QAD 2007SE.

How to Decide Which EE Upgrade is Best for Your Company

ANDREW VITULLO
Logan Consulting
  

This presentation will provide participants with an overview of the EE upgrade options available and the impact each option will have on scope, internal resource requirements, timing and investment. Upgrade options include: database conversion, new database load or a hybrid approach. Your current business condition will also have an impact on approach.