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CONTENTS

  • QAD PARTNER PORTAL 4
  • TRAINING NEWS 5

Ø  e-Learning 5

  • PRODUCT / MATERIALS ANNOUNCEMENT 5

Ø  QAD QMS Module Templates version 1.2 5

Ø  QAD 2017 EE 6

Ø  EAM 2017.1 6

Ø  Qxtend 1.8.8 7

Ø  BPM 2.3 7

Ø  QAD Mobile Field Service (MFS) 3.8.1 7

Ø  QAD Customer Self Service (CSS) 5.4.3 7

Ø  QAD’s videos 8

  • SALES & MARKETING PRODUCTIVITY NEWS 8

Ø  Consumer Products and F&B Newsletter 8

Ø  Industrial & High Tech Newsletter 11

Ø  Catherine Wagner: IoT Connected Medical Devices Published in MD+DI 14

Ø  Trump & Brexit: Adding Risk in the New Global Supply Chain,EBN 14

Ø  Flexible ERP and the Effective Enterprise,Aberdeen Essentials 14

Ø  Thriving in the Age of Mind Boggling Change,Life-Science Panorama 14

Ø  Doing Shipping and Global Trade with Precision,Technology Evaluation Centers 14

Ø  Chevy Bolt: A QAD Customer Success Story 15

Ø  QAD ERP Solutions Used by 80 Percent of the Top 20 Suppliers in Global Automotive Supply Chain 15

Ø  If Big Data is the New Oil, Are You a Wildcatter? 15

  • COMPETITIVE BITS 16

Ø  C-Bit: Oracle Announces the Hiring of 5,000 Cloud Professionals in the US 16

Ø  C-Bit: SAP Announces New Co-Created Solution with IBM for the Consumer Goods Industry 16

Ø  C-Bit: Infor Announces New Partnership to Grow Software User Adoption 16

Ø  C-Bit: Oracle to Lay off 2500 in Hardware 16

Ø  C-Bit: Oracle Announces Fiscal Q1 2018 Results 17

Ø  C-Bit: Infor Announces Q1 2018 Results 17

Ø  C-Bit: Oracle Introduces New Programs to Move Customers to Cloud 17

  • USEFUL LINKS 18
  • DEALS FROM OUR PARTNERS 18

Ø  V+S Welding 18

  • DEALS FROM THE WORLD 19

Ø  STAT-Diagnostica 19

Ø  Renolit 20

Ø  I20 Water 21

Ø  LF Beauty 22

Ø  Imperial Brands 23

Ø  Reydel 24

Ø  Johnson Controls 25

Ø  AFGlobal 26

  • QAD PARTNER PORTAL

QAD is proud to announce that a new Partner Portal is available on QAD website.

QAD Partner Portal is a place where you can find all the resources you need to be a successful QAD Partner.

QAD Web Account is required to access to the Partner Portal.

NEW Partner Portal: www.qad.com/partner-portal

  • TRAINING NEWS

Ø  e-Learning

QAD encourages using e-learning portal where you can find a lot of trainings available. QAD Web Account is required to access and register on Certification Exams and Trainings.

http://learning.qad.com

If you want to select Certification Exam or Training which will take place near to your area you have to select place in the search window:

  • PRODUCT / MATERIALS ANNOUNCEMENT

Ø  QAD QMS Module Templates version 1.2

QAD QMS Module Templates version 1.2adds over 80 new features to better support IATF 16949, including a much improvement Risk Management module. A new module template called Performance Management is now available as part of version 1.2. Performance Management provides a single are to define an organization's objectives including associated measures, targets, and tactics.

Ø  QAD 2017 EE

QAD 2017 Enterprise Edition is now available for shipment. This release provides additional features and enhancements to the previous QAD 2016 EE, released in March 2016. For complete details about these enhancements, see the release notes on the QAD Document Library,documentlibrary.qad.com.


The release includes numerous Financials enhancements: a new Revenue Recognition module (in limited availability); the ability to limit budget rebuilds to specific periods; the ability to associate a sub-account with a site and to set the sub-account for postings against Customer and Supplier Control accounts; a new Supplier invoice approval workflow; QAD Financials support for operational enhancements in the areas of Temporary Purchase Order Pricing and Advanced Self-Billing.


Highlights in the Internationalization area include: enhancements to support updates in China Golden Tax legislation; Customer Billing improvements to support business practices in Japan and Thailand; improvements to Consumption Tax functions for Japan; ability to update TC Interest Amount field in Customer Payment Create; Delivery Based Invoicing functionality to support practices in the Japanese auto industry; ability to include payment discount in IC Declaration for EU customers; ERS Processor enhancement to accept legal documents linked to a purchase order with a different supplier code.


In Customer Management: the ability to track shipments by showing each step of the shipping process from shipper to invoice, including Proof of Delivery (POD) functionality; addition of Advanced Self Billing features; continuing enhancements to Legal Documents functionality; ability to limit sales order print functions to confirmed sales orders only; new selection criteria to allow consolidation, printing, and posting of invoices based on Ship-To and Site values.

Manufacturing and Supply Chain highlights include: new Supplier Milk Run features, including full-truckload optimization rules, containerization, and the ability to include discrete PO lines on pickup sheets; the ability to define purchase order and supplier scheduled order price lists that have temporary prices; additional Serialization support for Legal Documents, Logistics Accounting, Global Tax, DO Shippers, and Container Charges; Customer/Supplier Scheduled Order Comparison functions; ability to set up windows for ship delivery times; new features and improvements in Lot Trace Workbench.

Ø  EAM 2017.1

EAM2017.1 iscompatible with EE2015 Cloud and EE 2016 through EE2017 bothCloud and On Premise.

EAM 2017.1 requires YAB 1.6.

Highlights:
Fixed Assets

EAM 2017.1 introduces improvements to its integration with the Fixed Assets module. It can now create and update assets with multiple books. Further, individual book values can be maintained directly inEAM.

Time Zone Support

EAM now uses the timezone defined for the EE Domain to capture accurate date and time for its transactions. This enhancement removes the need configure atimezoneon theappserverand simplifies implementations for multinational customers.

Ø  Qxtend 1.8.8

The QXtend 1.8.8 release is a maintenance release and a number of defects have been fixed.

For a complete list of the defects that have been fixed please refer to the release notes (http://support.qad.com/documentation) and the Product Changes (https://tools.qad.com/product_changes/) on QAD's Support Center.Please contact Freeman Liu () for any questions.

Ø  BPM 2.3

BPM 2.3 is a maintenance release which supports OE 11.3.2, OE 11.4 and OE 11.6.3. It provides a new capability that allows user to search BPM processes by Workstep status in BPM process browses. A few defects have been fixed including the performance issue with process and task browses when retrieving all records. For a complete list of the defects that have been fixed please refer to the release notes on QAD's Support Center.

Ø  QAD Mobile Field Service (MFS) 3.8.1

MFS 3.8.1 is a maintenance release providing compatibility with QAD Enterprise Applications 2017 EE, 2016 EE, 2015 EE, 2014EE and 2012 EE and 2014 SE.

MFS 3.8.1 is a direct replacement for MFS 3.8.

A number of fixes have been implemented in this release so please check the release notes for details.

MFS 3.8.1 does not support releases of QAD Enterprise Applications which are not explicitly stated above.In order to select an appropriate MFS release relevant to other Enterprise Applications releases please consult the Compatibility Guide. For further details please reference the MFS Release Notes.

QAD highly recommends that customers implement the latest MFS release available for their version of QAD Enterprise Applications. Please advise your customers to check the QAD Web site to ensure they have the latest MFS Release Notes, User Guide, Installation Guide and installation media. (http://support.qad.com/documentation).

Ø  QAD Customer Self Service (CSS) 5.4.3

QAD CSS 5.4.3 is the latest release of QAD CSS and is compatible with Enterprise Applications versions eB2.1SP4and higher (including SE) as well as all versions of Enterprise Edition from 2008 EE to 2017 EE.

This is a maintenance release and contains the latest available fixes, please refer to the release notes for details.

The following documentation has been updated for this release:

·  Administration Guide: QAD Customer Self Service (70-3188-5.4.3)

·  Implementation Guide: QAD Customer Self Service (70-3187-5.4.3)

·  Installation Guide: QAD Customer Self Service (78-0887-5.4.3)

Please reference the QAD CSS Release Notes and the QAD Platform and Product Availability Guide for more detailed information.

QAD highly recommends that customers implement the latest QAD CSS release available. Please advise your customers to check the QAD Web site to ensure they have the latest QAD CSS Release Notes, Installation Guide, and installation media. (http://support.qad.com/documentation).

Ø  QAD’s videos

All QAD’s videos are available here: https://vimeo.com/qaderp

  • SALES & MARKETING PRODUCTIVITY NEWS

Ø  Consumer Products and F&B Newsletter

September 2017

In this Newsletter:
· Key Vertical Wins
· New Industry Diagrams are Here!
· Updated Vertical Presentations on Sales Resources
· DSCP for Consumer Products Campaign: Alive and Kicking!
· Vertical Technology Trends: A Smart Label Can Sense When Your Food Has Gone Bad
· In the News: Retail Landscape Transforming before Our Eyes, as Store Closings Continue at Breakneck Pace
· Vertical Segment Spotlight: Shelf Stable Bottling, Canning and Packaging
Key Vertical Wins
Oras Group Upgrade
Congratulations to Linda McCrann and team for closing an upgrade order worth $555K from the Oras Group. Oras Group is a significant European provider of sanitary fittings, faucets, and fixtures and is the market leader in the Nordics and a leading company in Continental Europe.Read more...
Rapelli SA Upgrade
Congratulations to Luca Costanzo and the QAD team on an upgrade order for Rapelli worth $155K. Rapelli SA is a Swiss company and a leader in the production of fresh foods with specialties in Italian meats. Rapelli boasts a wide range of products for all meals of the day.Read more...
Kendra Scott: Warehouse and Inventory Management with BOOMI
Congratulations to Chris Anastasio and the team for a great win at Kendra Scott Design. In 2002, Kendra Scott began making jewelry out of a spare bedroom and started Kendra Scott Design, Inc. She wanted to create an alternative option to either expansive high-fashion or low quality jewelry.Read more...
Kinnerton Confectionery EE Upgrade
Congratulations to Linda McCrann on yet another EE upgrade. Kinnerton Confectionery has upgraded to EE in a deal worth $135K. Kinnerton Confectionery is the fourth largest chocolate producer in Great Britain and the first to offer character based chocolates.Read more...
New Industry Diagrams
Kristin Poulton and Travis Hardy are excited to announce that the Industry Diagram graphics are complete and now available for all to use! The library consists of diagrams for all the verticals including Consumer Products and Food & Beverage. These are terrific illustrations of how many customers QAD has in these industries and should prove to be excellent marketing and sales tools. Please contact Travis () or Kristin () with any questions or specific requests to ensure the quality and branding integrity of the graphics stay intact.
Updated Vertical Presentations
One of the many tools used in presentations to customers are the vertical industry decks detailing QAD’s vertical expertise. From time to time however, those are updated and refreshed to provide the most up to date information for our sales teams. I am pleased to announce that the Consumer Products and Food & Beverage Vertical Presentations are updated and now on Sales Resources. Special thanks to Evan Quinn for his support in making this happen.
DSCP for Consumer Products Campaign: Alive and Kicking!
The DSCP for Consumer Products Campaign is still active in North America and resources are available for all the other regions as well. There is an entire library of collateral for use as part of the promotion or as individual sales tools.
The Consumer Products industry is changing faster than ever before and supply chains are becoming more difficult if not impossible to manage. Consumer products companies are facing a wide variety of issues, brand sales and acquisitions, consumer preferences are changing and the demand for rapid purchase and delivery of products is driving the market.Read more...
Vertical Technology Trends: A Smart Label Can Sense When Your Food Has Gone Bad
Many times as you purchase food and consumer products, you typically look at the back or side of the package for product information. Recently, in addition to the standard product information and nutritional information banner on food products, another piece of information is being included on packaging. It is called a Smart Label. A Smart Label can give you easy and instantaneous access to detailed information about thousands of food, beverage, personal care, household and pet care products.Read more...
In the News: Survey - Retail Landscape Transforming before Our Eyes, as Store Closings Continue at Breakneck Pace
A recent article in Supply Chain Digest discusses how the retail industry is changing at a rapid place with many retail stores closing as on-line sales are changing the marketplace. What the brick and mortar retail world will look like in 10-20 years is anyone's guess. The traditional retail sector is transforming before our eyes, with a big impact on retail and consumer goods manufacturers' supply chains in the end. The Wall Street Journal reports that throughApril 6, closings have been announced for 2,880 retail locations this year, including hundreds of locations being shut by national chains such as Payless ShoeSource and Radio Shack.Read more...
Vertical Segment Spotlight
Food & Beverage: Shelf Stable Bottling, Canning and Packaging
Shelf Stable Bottling, Canning and Packaging manufacturers focus on delivering the right product at the right time in the right quantity. Their success depends on their ability to meet many challenges while ensuring alignment across all areas of their organization and complying with ever changing government regulations.Read more...
Need help with anything related to the Consumer Products or the Food & Beverage Industries?
I am always interested in how I can help in the support of your efforts with our Consumer Products and Food & Beverage customers. Please drop me notes with any ideas about how QAD could better support these existing customers or how we could help uncover new prospects that align with our strong focus in these industries.
Thanks.
Steve Dombroski
Sr. Manager Consumer and Food & Beverage

Ø  Industrial & High Tech Newsletter

September 2017

Industrial / High Tech Coolness Continues
We are over half-way through 2017 but my cup remains more than half full of cool. The Industrial and High Tech verticals remain the coolest of all the verticals. What continues to make Industrial and High Tech so cool is the diversity of the customers and their associated challenges. This group of customers spans the entire spectrum of manufacturing orientation and supply chain complexities.
QAD EAM Eliminates Maintenance Silos for Flexible Packaging Manufacturer
A large North American manufacturer of flexible packaging is using QAD Enterprise Asset Management to increase efficiency and effectiveness of their maintenance operations. Each of this manufacturer’s 20 plants in the U.S. and Canada has printing, tubing, bottoming and extrusion machines. This equipment can be as much as 40 years old and would cost millions of dollars to replace.Read more...
Industry 4.0 – Lots of Talk and Just a Little More Action
Industry 4.0 and its primary tenant, the Internet of Things (IoT), continue to be the focal point of much of the business and technical news for manufacturing. The reality is that there has been considerably more hype than action for most manufacturers. The transition from talk to actual action is starting to progress, albeit slowly, for some of QAD’s customers.Read more...
Mt. Laurel Hosts Industrial & High Tech Professional Course
In August, QAD held its most recent session of the Industrial & High Tech Professional Level course in the Mt. Laurel offices. This course extends the insights into the manufacturing environments of QAD’s Industrial and High Tech customers beyond what is available through the on-line Practitioner level training. Congratulations to the participants, who engaged in great discussions, shared experiences, embraced the learning opportunity and provided great input into iterative improvements for future sessions. This program is recommended for pre-sales, services personnel and any other QAD employee who would like to add to their knowledge of manufacturing and what makes QAD customers tick. Additional sessions are already scheduled for later this year in both Bangkok and Birmingham (UK) and you can still register for the courses atQAD training center.
Key QAD Wins in Industrial & High Tech Vertical
Arconic – Fastening QMS Cloud to QAD ERP
Arconic Fastening Systems and Rings product range offers the greatest breadth and depth of fastening solutions available including: self-locking nuts, quick-release fasteners, draw latches, threaded inserts, lock-bolts & structural blind fasteners. The fastening systems group under Alcoa is a long-standing QAD customer that recently embarked on an upgrade to QAD Enterprise Edition.Read more...
New Industry Diagrams
Kristin Poulton and Travis Hardy are excited to announce that the Industry Diagram graphics are complete and now available for all to use! The library consists of diagrams for all the verticals including Industrial and High Tech. These are terrific illustrations of how many customers QAD has in these industries and should prove to be excellent marketing and sales tools. All of these diagrams are available on theSales Resourcesite or directly from the ever-friendly Travis () or Kristin ().
You Can Be Cool Too...
I am always interested in how I can help in the support of your efforts with the customers within the coolest two verticals: Industrial and High Tech. Please drop me a note with any ideas about how QAD could better supports these existing customers or how we could help uncover new prospects that align with our strong manufacturing focus.
Thanks.
GlennGraney
Senior Marketing Manager,
Industrial & High Tech

Ø  Catherine Wagner: IoT Connected Medical Devices Published in MD+DI