10:00 – 11:00     CONCURRENT TRACK SESSIONS

DONALD LINDSEY – 32 Soft Inc. 

The Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)
process in QAD coordinates Sales, Engi-
neering, Operations, Finance, and R&D
input to measure monthly performance
against the plan and develop a new pro-
jection of activities for the coming months.
This presentation will show how to use the
Supply Chain Operations Plan, Resource
plan, Production Line plan, Simulation, and
Performance Measurement and other QAD
tools to assist in the S&OP process to
achieve success in the Supply Chain.

ALEX OLIVERI – Progress

Getting your QAD data archived in a scheduled,
scalable and configurable way is extremely
important but accessing that data in a timely,
intuitive and extensible way can provide
invaluable business insights. Office 360 sub-
scriptions are ubiquitous and with that comes
Power BI which is an extremely powerful and
intuitive tool. See how an enterprise DXP can
add value to your digital presence through a
multi-channel and highly personalized corp-
orate portal. Data is key. This session will show
dynamic and powerful solutions to leverage
your data for all stake-holders within your
ecosystem.

MARY ANN GUTHRIE – QAD, Inc.

Providing your customers with a great customer experience is easier than ever with the QAD Adaptive User Experience. This session will show you how easy it is to manage the entire sales lifecycle including responding to general customer requests, providing quotes, creating, and shipping sales orders, and processing credits or returns. You can also manage promotions and contracts with the newly competed Trade Activity Management App.

11:30 – 12:30     CONCURRENT TRACK SESSIONS

TERRY ONICA – QAD, Inc.
CATHY FISHER – Quistem, LLC

Supply chain disruptions have been the
ubiquitous headline this year.  You may
have even directly experienced supply
shortages in your personal life as well.
What is really behind this current rash
of supply chain disruptions?  Is rolling
supply shortages the “new normal”?
This session will explore the 5 key supply
chain processes that are often behind
most supply chain shortages and uncover
the real root causes of all these supply
chain disruptions. You will also learn
about the 5-step roadmap for system-
atically addressing these root causes to
prevent future supply chain disruptions.

BORIS GONCHAROV – Amatas

This presentation will address the current cybersecurity challenges in the manufacturing industry, the ERP security vulnerabilities, and weaknesses and will provide real-life examples of how they can be exploited as well as the impacts and implications for the manufacturing organizations. Attendees will receive practical advice on strategy, risk mitigation approaches, and security best practices required to maintain digital trust and ensure ERP digital ecosystem resiliency.

KEITH RANDAZZO
Strategic Information Group

Learn the many reasons why this Strategic Life Sciences customer decided to implement QAD AUX and the benefits this solution delivered. We will discuss some key considerations when implementing QAD’s Adaptive UX. You’ll be shown an exciting demonstration of this modern, intuitive user experience and see for yourself how it can provide enhanced operational insights to increase productivity and create a competitive advantage for your future manufacturing success!

1:30 – 2:30     CONCURRENT TRACK SESSIONS

NANCY MAJURE – QAD, Inc.

Got parts? Got people? You need both in
the right place at the right time to keep
your plant running at optimum capacity.
Come check out how enhanced parts
planning and new Gantt chart scheduling
capabilities in QAD’s EAM can take your
Maintenance organization to the next level.

NECTAR DALOGLOU – OmegaServe

You’ve migrated to bigger stronger faster
and more expensive hardware but your QAD
environment is running slower. How’s that
even possible? In this session, we will look at
some real-life case scenarios where perfor-
mance results were actually worse on the new
machine than the older one, how we tested
and what corrections were needed in order to
achieve better performance. Also, things to
look out for when purchasing new hardware
or migrating to the cloud.

SCOTT GAINES – RxSight, Inc.

Over this interactive session learn how one company seeking a business solution for actionable metrics implemented an enterprise wide performance Indicator system that helped drive their business forward into a full-fledged commercial enterprise. Please come to this session if your company needs a fast implementation, with almost zero cost to implement and extremely low total cost of ownership. The session will provide the project overview as well as tactical considerations for your own MS PowerBI implementation.

3:00 – 4:00     CONCURRENT TRACK SESSIONS

JEFF STEELE – QAD, Inc.

Come watch and see how easy it is to extend
the QAD Adaptive ERP. We will create an
entirely new “Improvement Tracker”
extension going from idea to reality during
this session. Starting with the creation of an
“app” within the platform, then creating a
Business Component (the tables and fields
and screens) and finally creating KPIs and
Visualizations to better understand the data.
Come see how within an hour you can create
a fully functional extension using the QAD
Platform.

RANDY BUCKNER | SCOTT NIGH
Adaptivity, Inc.

Cybersecurity has moved to the forefront of
organizational concern. With the rise in cyber-
attacks, data breaches, sophistication in attacks,
and the focus locked in on an organization’s
information, organizations wanting to put a
comprehensive set of controls and technologies
in place. To do this, they typically need access to
a CISO or build a corporate strategy around
cybersecurity. Join Adaptivity as we discuss how
a virtual CISO can be of benefit to your organi-
zation. We will also discuss the benefits of a
virtual CIO for organizations who dot have t
hat dedicated position already.

MIKE FURGAL – Progress

While the QAD application runs well, there are still items that should be looked at for the underlying OpenEdge database.  This session will cover items that should be checked daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually.  The outcome of this presentation should provide you DBA a checklist of what to look at and when.

9:00 – 10:00     CONCURRENT TRACK SESSIONS

GUIDO VANDEN BROECK
QAD, Inc.

Learn how QAD Adaptive UX improves the
efficiencies and productivity of your users
with their daily tasks and contributes to
streamlined flow of data and information
across the different participants in your
manufacturing and supply chain pro-
cesses, allowing you to become more
agile and responsive to your customers’
needs. During this session we will provide
multiple use cases and demos in the areas
of engineering, planning, scheduling,
purchasing, quality inspections, inventory,
production and shipping.

MURLI SHASTRI, QAD, Inc.

This session will provide insight on the options
QAD customers would have from an implemen-
tation partner perspective other than QAD
Services. Also, you will hear about what QAD is
doing to enable our partners, partner certi-
fications, training, standards, and more!

WALTER LITTLE
Strategic Information Group

Every manufacturer searches for ways to work smarter, not harder.  Faster time-to-market.  Better vendor communication and invoicing.  Increased efficiency and accuracy. So why do so many organizations overlook the abundance of opportunity presented by effective system integration with QAD?  This session will explore the tangible business benefits of integrating your key systems with QAD using real-world examples and compelling ROI examples.

10:15 – 11:15     CONCURRENT TRACK SESSIONS

DANIEL MATLIS – Axendia
JENNIFER PETROSKY – QAD, Inc.

Disruption is the new normal. This new paradigm is forcing Life Science companies
to re-imagine the way they operate. Digital
Transformation is driving Life Sciences
companies to adapt their culture, systems,
and processes to achieve increased visibility,
control, and collaboration across their value
network. Learn how innovative organi-
zations are digitally transforming to sup-
port improved patient outcomes while
increasing business, regulatory and
technology results across their value
networks. We will discuss the benefits of:

• Implementing Cloud Technologies to support security, privacy, and data integrity

• Regulatory incentives for Modernization and Digital Transformation

• Supporting Value based model and Outcomes as a service in Life Sciences

MARKUS BARONE – QAD, Inc.

Take a peek at the advantages the Adaptive
User Experience delivers to your Shipping
organization.  A new Shipping Demand work-
bench provides real-time workflow visibility
with color highlights for items that need
attention. Drag and drop functionality in Pre-
Shippers and Shippers provides an easy and
streamlined way to build and load packs and
containers. Serialized shipping is now sup-
ported as well as merging and validation of
shippers

TOM OLDHAM
Cyberscience Corp.

Cyberscience will present a customer case study for Rima Manufacturing in an interactive presentation. The results of Rima’s IS Manager Dan Norton’s great work with Cyberquery will be shown and discussed in detail.  His use of scorecards, automated reports and complex dashboards in the automotive manufacturing sector is a great example of what can be done with Cyberquery and its comprehensive set of tools.  In addition, the new Version 9 of Cyberquery will be introduced along with some special new technology.

11:30-12:30     CONCURRENT TRACK SESSIONS

JENNIFER PETROSKY – QAD, Inc.
GUIDO VANDEN BROECK – QAD, Inc.

The pace of change in the Life Sciences
industry is extraordinary and exciting.
Market forces such as increasing regula-
tory complexity, growing product
quality demands, emerging digital tech-
nologies, disruptions caused by COVID
and evolving healthcare models are causing
core paradigm shifts in business strategies
and processes alike. Join this session to learn
more about QAD’s digital solutions that
help manufacturers navigate this disruption
and prepare for the future.

MIKE FURGAL – Progress

Getting optimal performance for your QAD
applications has never been more difficult.
Progress Pro2 Archive is the ultimate solution
for managing your growing QAD database, on-
premises or in the cloud, so you can improve
your database performance, accessibility and
reporting for auditing or compliance. Learn
how Pro2 Archive helps continually archive
(but never lose) your data, then replicate it
to MSSQL and Oracle repositories to satisfy
all your reporting needs.

SCOTT DULECKI – Sungate Solutions

Scott Dulecki enjoys the Family Circus comics that show the paths taken by the children to accomplish seemingly simple tasks.  Yes, the kids do get things done, but boy howdy – they take the lo-o-o-ong way around or what? Similarly, he’s watched many people take the long way around when using QAD.  It’s not because they’re children or easily distracted; it’s because QAD is so flexible that you can often find a way to do something before finding the fastest or most effective way to do it.  That flexibility can be a blessing and a curse. In this session, Scott will show ways to get things done without reams of sticky notes, cheat sheets, and photocopied pages of chicken scratch so that you can become a more effective QAD user!