PROGRAM AGENDA   (Click here for PDF Version) March 18-20, 2007 Adam's Mark Hotel   l  Indianapolis, IN

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 Sunday - March 18                                                      

5:00 pm Registration Opens / Vendor Fair Set-Up Tote Bags sponsored by:

PRE-CONFERNCE BONUS SESSIONS   5:30 – 6:30 pm

Qxtend - Integration Framework For QAD GARY YANG – RCM Technologies This session will overview QAD's Qxtend Inbound and Outbound framework to create a seamless and reliable SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) integration infrastructure for your enterprise. A SOA based on-demand data retrieval framework that RCM developed will also be covered during the session.

Finding the Needle in the Haystack: Source Code Cross Reference in QAD SCOTT DUELCKI - BravePoint Where's this field updated? What else gets changed in this program? QAD's Source Code Cross Reference (SCCR) tells you this kind of information, and is a must for every QAD client. Wouldn't it be great if you could track your own code as well? In this session, you'll learn just how to do that, as well as how to set up and use SCCR in the first place

 Monday - March 19                                                     

8:00am Registration / Vendor Fair Opens Continetnal Breakfast sponsored by:

 9:30 am GENERAL SESSION

Welcome & Program Overview: ANNE HOLMES, MMUG President

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The Path To New Horizons JIM DREYER - World Record Ultra-Marathon Athlete ds Inspired by his relentless drive and inspiration to become a world-record long distance swimmer Jim Dreyer's motivational presentation will reveal secrets for controlling fears, overcoming obstacles, achieving peak performance, and reaching extraordinary goals.

 11:15 am Vendor Introductions

12:00 pm           Luncheon sponsored by:

 1:00 – 5:00 pm QAD Support Center / Product Demos

Come to the MMUG Support room and experience the exciting offerings from QAD Global Services that will help you maximize the value of your QAD solutions. QAD Consultants will be available to demonstrate specific product functionality, show how to get the most value out of ServiceLinQ and introduce the new Learning Portal.

DEMO SCHEDULE:  1:00 - 3:00pm  Asset Management (EAM)
3:00 - 5:00pm  Transportation Management System

CONCURRENT TRACK SESSIONS

MANUFACTURING	DISTRIBUTION	TECHNICAL	BUSINESS PROCES
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Manufacturing Asset Reliability STEVE PITSOS – QAD, Inc. Manufacturing Asset Reliability – Are you getting the most out of your production assets?”  Steve Pitsos and a QAD customer will show how MLS and MFG/PRO work in unison in meeting production demands.	Supplier Performance Scorecards JOHN CACHAT - IQS The movement from simply purchasing parts to purchasing systems and assemblies are putting pressures on suppliers to bring more value added experience to the supply chain. This presentation will overview the supplier scorecard and address the overall results – when suppliers realize their responsiveness is being tracked and implement corrective actions faster.	The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly in the OpenEdge 10 Database DAN FOREMAN - BravePoint Aimed at experienced V8-V9 DBAs who want to learn what's new in the OE10 database.  This session will emphasize features (both good and bad) that can't be found in the normal Progress documentation.	Upgrading MFG/PRO: Where Do I Start? PART 1 – Due Diligence JEFF NEIDORF ROMEO SEQUEIRA QAD, Inc. How do you decide if you should upgrade and what type of project it will be.  Is it a business process improve-ment or strictly technical?

  2:00 pm Break / Visit the Exhibits

2:30 – 3:30 pm
Moving Ahead with Lean REA BUCHANAN QAD, Inc. This session will provide an overview of QAD's Lean functionality and recent enhancements.  A live demonstration of the Kanban Sizing Workbench will be included.  The session will focus on the application functionality rather than the theory or justification for Lean Manufacturing.	User Case Study: ERP Implementation TAMARA PARK Freudenberg-NOK Come hear how one user completed a successful MFG/PRO implementation in 2006 and became the first site to implement an automated ASN process with the integration of AIM, eCommerce and TRAX.  Learn about the integration of these powerful modules, the tight integration for the picking, packing and shipping processes.	Incredible ROI: Leveraging Open Source DOUG LUCY - Allegro This presentation explores Open Source, how it works, what it provides, the pitfalls to watch out for and how to best harness the value and power without risking precious time or money. Topics include: available applications (ERP, CRM, CMS, PIM, CM, etc.), where to find them, how to determine which packages will survive, implementation strategies, and integrating with existing systems, and more.	Upgrading MFG/PRO: Where Do I Start? Technical and Business Process Improvement MARIA BALLUCH QAD, Inc. This session will cover: l Standardization opportunities l New modules l Shared services …and MORE

  3:30 pm Break / Visit the Exhibits

4:00 – 5:00 pm
Does Your Company Support World Class Metrics? DENNIS DURENO D.J. Dureno & Associates The key to measuring anything is to determine what are the key metrics that will improve or manage the business processes within a company. This session will highlight the four stages of implementing effective metrics to help your organization become truly World Class!	User Case Study: RF/Barcode Implementation TIM PAGE Lexington Precision Learn how Lexington Precision imple-mented a custom barcode solution across 5 divisions in the automotive and medical industries.  The barcode solution handles all transactions in shipping, receiving, manufacturing, inventory and is adaptable to any module/transaction.  This high-level presentation will cover best practices, pitfalls, lessons learned, and will also include a live demo.	Implementation and Use of FraserStream STEVE OVERTON - JelSert This session will show how one MFG/PRO user can pull data from a standard report and reformat it into a number of different output types including MS Excel, Access database, PDF, HTML and XML among others.	Upgrading MFG/PRO: Where Do I Start? PART 3: Technical Planning STEVE LAMB – QAD, Inc. This session will cover the Technical aspects of your upgrade: l Technology differences l Elimination of customizations, l Managing interfaces …and MORE

5:00 pm Vendor Fair Reception sponsored by:

 Tuesday - March 20                                                 

7:30 am Registration Opens / Vendor Fair Opens Continental Breakfast sponsored by:

  8:30 am GENERAL SESSION

What's New at QAD Support
CHRIS HAGEMAN – QAD, Inc.
This session will overview the new features and offerings at QAD Support and the eLearning Portal.

  9:30 am Break / Visit the Exhibits

QAD Support Center / Product Demos

Come to the MMUG Support room and experience the exciting offerings from QAD Global Services that will help you maximize the value of your QAD solutions. QAD Consultants will be available to demonstrate specific product functionality, show how to get the most value out of ServiceLinQ and introduce the new Learning Portal.

DEMO SCHEDULE:  10:00am - 11:00am   eB2
11:30am - 12:30pm  .Net UI

CONCURRENT TRACK SESSIONS

MANUFACTURING	DISTRIBUTION	TECHNICAL	BUSINESS PROCESS
10:00 – 11:00 am
Converting From Manual Scheduling to MRP TOM HOPKINS - Bway Corp. PAT BRUSH - BravePoint Hear how a manufacturing business had outgrown manual production scheduling, manual management of demand, and capacity planning - with make-to stock and make-to order finished goods. This case study will show how a solution was developed that included a conversion from limited use of repetitive scheduling to full MRP planning.	User Case Study: Successful ERS Implementation AL GROSSMANN John Crane We have taken the best of ERS and modified it to electronically compare a multiple line invoice, receive it, and auto voucher it.  I have not yet completed the ROI but I am close to 80 man hours a week savings per month.	Datetimes and BLOBs and CLOBs…Oh My! PAUL GUGGENHEIM P. Guggenheim & Associates Come explore the new data types that are available in OpenEdge. This session will show you how to take advantage of Binary Large Objects (BLOBs) and Character Large Objects (CLOBs). Observe how to use the Datetime and Datetime-Timezone data types in a global application where transactions are being executed in multiple time zones.	Security Auditing: Knocking Their SOX Off! MICHAEL BLUM SuperiorEssex Auditing MFG/Pro security doesn't have to feel like solving a Sudoku puzzle. See how one company answers Sarbanes-Oxley and other user-access questions with the click of a button.

  11:00 am Break / Visit the Exhibits

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Things Mama Never Told You: MFG/PRO’s Best-Kept Secrets SCOTT DULECKI BravePoint Wow! I didn't know you could do THAT! Learn about many of the lesser-known features of MFG/PRO that can make life simpler and make MFG/PRO even more fun (yes, fun!) to use.  These practical tips and tricks are usually discussed during implementation, if at all, and are forgotten shortly after the go-live date.	Things I Wish I'd Done Then: Financial Tips That Make Life Easier PAT BRUSH - BravePoint There's a lot going on when you implement MFG/PRO, and you usually have to spend your time on the essentials. There are a number of things that MFG/PRO  can do, while not exactly earth-shattering, can make using MFG/PRO a lot easier and simpler.  In this session, Pat Brush will be reviewing a number of things that people may or may not know about which can save time and effort now.	Massively Parallel Dump and Load FRANK SPANIAK U.S. Tsubaki See how using Progress and a few small UNIX shell scripts we are able to get top performance for our database dump and reload process.	Upgrading MFG/PRO: Where Do I Start? Case Study DARIN DAVIS Spinnaker Coating, LLC Hear customers speak on their experiences upgrading MFG/PRO.

12:00 pm LUNCHEON / Conference Wrap-Up & Door Prizes Luncheon sponsored by:

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