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High-Tech Polymer Moulder Moves to QAD Enterprise Applications On Demand to Leverage the Power of QA

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High-Tech Polymer Moulder Moves to QAD Enterprise Applications On Demand to Leverage the Power of QAD Cloud ERP

Simple to Convert – QAD’s Transition and Conversion Services Allow ELHI Polymer Moulding to Easily Move from QAD On Premise to QAD On Demand

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– QAD Inc. (NAS: QADA) (NAS: QADB) , a leading provider of enterprise software and services, today announced that ELHI Polymer Moulding, a high-tech polymer moulder, selected QAD Enterprise ApplicationsOn Demand to leverage the power of QAD cloud infrastructure. The customer converted to QAD On Demand based on the need to keep current on the latest QAD software updates without the need to invest capital in hardware or IT maintenance.

Founded in 1949, ELHI Polymer Moulding specializes in high-tech engineered plastic parts and metal-plastic combinations for industrial and technical applications. A QAD customer since 1999, ELHI Polymer Moulding wanted to accelerate its strategic goals for growth, streamline production processes and enhance customer satisfaction.

QAD On Demand Offers a Flexible Full-featured ERP Solution

QAD engaged with ELHI Polymer Moulding to review their existing system from which the project scope and approach to migration were defined. ELHI Polymer Moulding determined QAD On Demand offered a simple and robust solution allowing rapid implementation, predictable operating costs and regular system updates. “QAD On Demand enables us to outsource management of our ERP system to a world-class partner with proven SaaS expertise,” said Gijs Jansen, managing director at ELHI Polymer Moulding. “The QAD cloud ERP solution allows us to focus our resources on our key business goals, increase productivity and enhance customer satisfaction.”

QAD On Demand will provide ELHI Polymer Moulding all of the QAD Enterprise Applications functionality in a software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery model. Using QAD On Demand, ELHI Polymer Moulding can focus on strategy not the management of their enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Moreover, QAD On Demand mitigates many of the IT and financial risks associated with maintaining ERP system management, as the software, systems and infrastructure are managed and administered by QAD in a secure, reliable and industry-compliant data center.

“QAD On Demand allows us to leverage QAD‘s system expertise, and their latest applications provide us with superior data analysis and business process management — without any need for costly and time-consuming customizations,” added Jansen.

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QAD Taps the Power of Going Mobile with QAD Enterprise Applications

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QAD Taps the Power of Going Mobile with QAD Enterprise Applications

Industry Analyst States: Mobility in ERP Can Increase End-user Productivity by at Least 15% and Enable Faster Decision Making Via Access to Real-time ERP Data

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– QAD Inc. (NAS: QADA) (NAS: QADB) , a global leader of enterprise software and services for manufacturing companies around the world, today announced new components of its Mobile Framework now available in QAD Enterprise Applications. The QAD mobile applications (apps) extend management capabilities, accelerate decision making and increase operational efficiency.

QAD has leveraged components of its existing infrastructure and made them available in a secure environment designed for tablets and smart phones. With this approach, users can access data using QAD browse framework on their desktop or their tablet. QAD delivers applications that support workflow and approvals as well as access to business intelligence data — all for the mobile environment. The QAD apps, designed for simplicity and downloadable from the Apple App Store, Google Play and the QAD Store, deliver pragmatic functions for power users, decision makers and IT staff considering an enterprise mobile strategy.

With components of the QAD Mobile Framework, users gain an extended reach of QAD Enterprise Applications to do the following:

  • Global Requisition System Approval — Easily review, approve, route or reject purchase requisitions.
  • Analytics – Rapidly apply QAD Mobile BI apps to access QAD BI dashboards and operational reporting to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs)
  • Customizable Mobile Browses – Flexibly develop, build and review browses for specific management roles

The QAD Mobile Framework is specifically designed to help drive productivity and convenience for workers on the go. With QAD Mobile Framework, mobile users have practical tools to optimize data access, workflow and analytics. These capabilities allow mobile workers to respond quickly to changing business conditions and react to action items that need urgent attention.

Productivity is Just a Tap Away for the Effective Enterprise

In a recent report entitled Accelerate ERP Value Through Mobility by Sunil Padmanabh, analyst at Gartner Inc., he wrote: “Mobility in ERP will increase end-user productivity by at least 15% and enable …read more

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Russia Automotive Parts Manufacturer Selects QAD Enterprise Applications to Support Preferred Suppli

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MMOG/LE Process Maps in QAD Enterprise Applications Support Saturno-TP Preferred Supplier Status for Business with Renault and Other Top Auto Makers

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– QAD Inc., (NAS: QADA) (NAS: QADB) , leading provider of enterprise business software and services, today announced Saturno-TP, a manufacturer of interior auto parts, selected QAD Enterprise Applications to support its manufacturing operations. QAD Enterprise Applications delivers the processes and controls that allow suppliers, like Saturno-TP, to meet the stringent requirements of their automotive manufacturing customers.

QAD Process Maps Help Customers to Achieve Preferred Supplier Status

Based in Togliatti, Russia — home to a global automotive cluster including Renault, General Motors and Ford — Saturno-TP is deploying QAD Enterprise Applications to optimize operations, improve supply-chain efficiency and comply with vendor performance mandates. Using QAD Enterprise Applications, Saturno-TP has a powerful yet easy-to-use system that supports audit-ready, workflow and business process best-practices — factors that lead to achieving preferred supplier status.

Saturno-TP will benefit from features built into the Automotive Edition of QAD Enterprise Applications including automotive process maps based on Materials Management Operations Guidelines/Logistics Evaluation (MMOG/LE). QAD automotive process maps will enable Saturno-TP users to navigate through graphical views of the company’s business processes before drilling down into specific workflows, as well as accessing relevant operational metrics, compliance checkpoints, training materials and work instructions.

Josef Dyntar, director at Minerva IS, a QAD Partner that provided local Russia expertise on the QAD implementation stated: “Saturno-TP appreciates the value of implementing QAD Enterprise Applications to achieve MMOG/LE Level A Status. Achieving Level A Status is a clear indicator of best-in-class performance. As a result, Saturno-TP can focus on growing their business and develop value-added activities that further improve customer satisfaction.”

“In today’s global automotive environment, our valued customers, like Saturno-TP must prove they can compete anywhere in the world with their quality and delivery capabilities in order to grow,” said Terry Onica, director of Automotive Vertical at QAD. “Auto makers and suppliers want to do business with effective organizations that can rapidly scale business processes anywhere in the world. QAD is dedicated to delivering the solutions that enable our customers to become more Effective Enterprises.”

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QAD Customers to Learn About Going Mobile with QAD Enterprise Applications at Explore 2013 Training

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QAD Customers to Learn About Going Mobile with QAD Enterprise Applications at Explore 2013 Training Session

QAD Delivers a Pragmatic Approach for Manufacturers to Build an Effective Mobile ERP Strategy

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– QAD Inc. (NAS: QADA) (NAS: QADB) , a leading provider of enterprise software and services for global manufacturing companies, today announced QAD Explore 2013 will put the training spotlight on Going Mobile with QAD Enterprise Applications. The education sessions at the QAD conference will feature a pragmatic approach for QAD customers to accelerate enterprise resource planning (ERP) value through mobility.

The Going Mobile sessions are intended for managers, power users and IT considering a mobile ERP strategy. Participants will learn about mobile productivity benefits, do’s and don’ts and best practices to speed the flow of ERP data in a secure and effective mobile environment – the QAD Mobile Framework.

The QAD Mobile ERP Application training schedule offers two options for the three-hour sessions:

Option 1: 1:30 – 4:30 PM on Thursday, May 9th
Option 2: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM on Friday, May 10th

The interactive training session will include:

  • A tour of QAD Mobile Apps now available in the QAD Store
  • Setting up and using the QAD mobile global requisition system approval tool (MGRS) for reviewing, approving, routing or rejecting requisitions using a mobile device
  • Deploying the QAD Mobile Business Intelligence (BI) App to access QAD BI dashboards from mobile devices to monitor key performance indicators
  • Developing and building mobile browses using the QAD Browse Framework to enable access to all ERP information

“QAD knows customers have strong interest in learning more about QAD mobile framework capabilities so we are providing the training that customers will value,” said Bernadette Bagley, director of education for QAD. “Power users and executives alike are excited about utilizing the QAD Mobile Apps to speed decision making. We’re offering this innovative session for users to get the most out of the new QAD mobile applications.”

QAD Explore Training Offers the Building Blocks for the Effective Enterprise
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Upgrade to QAD Enterprise Applications Allows Industrial Manufacturer to Realize Benefits in Less th

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Upgrade to QAD Enterprise Applications Allows Industrial Manufacturer to Realize Benefits in Less than One Month

Enhanced Access to QAD ERP Data Boosts Customer Satisfaction; Drives Revenue and Profitability for British Encoder Products

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– QAD Inc. (NAS: QADA) (NAS: QADB) , a leading provider of enterprise software and services for global manufacturing companies, today announced British Encoder Products Corporation completed its technical upgrade to QAD Enterprise Applications across the enterprise. The leading industrial manufacturing company decided to upgrade and standardize on a single instance of QAD Enterprise Applications to enhance and align business processes with company strategies.

QAD worked closely with British Encoder Products to plan, communicate and manage the upgrade process. Utilizing the QAD Q-Scan diagnostic services, QAD and British Encoder Products reviewed the system configuration to recommend an optimal plan to standardize processes and improve efficiencies. “An ERP upgrade is a major commitment of IT and business resources,” said Steve Evans, general manager at British Encoder Products. “But the QAD Q-Scan allowed us to clearly see that the upgrade to QAD Enterprise Applications would allow us to unlock far greater value from our ERP system. QAD Global Services delivered the expertise we needed to select the right upgrade path. We understood where we would derive the most value and created a very comprehensive upgrade plan.”

Upgrade Delivers Benefits in Less Than One Month

British Encoder Products completed the upgrade in four months. As a result, British Encoder Products is aligning operations to strategic goals for enhancing service quality.”In less than a month, we’ve already seen the benefits of upgrading to the latest capabilities of QAD Enterprise Applications,” said Evans. “We’re utilizing modern best practices embedded in the system to operate more efficiently while delivering service excellence.”

The upgrade to QAD Enterprise Applications is delivering business benefits across British Encoder Products‘ daily operations:

  • New functionality and processes allow greater efficiency and support of best practices across the enterprise in all areas including sales-order processing
  • A contemporary user interface (UI) promotes user adoption and improves productivity

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