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| QAD Launches Products to Support the Demand-Driven Enterprise QAD Inc. has unveiled three new product modules that enhance the customer management capabilities of its flagship enterprise software for manufacturing operations. The new products, built on the company's Global Enterprise Edition software, QAD GXE, dramatically improve multi-national manufacturers' ability to understand, manage and respond to global customer demand, helping QAD customers pursue and manage more profitable operations, new lines of business and new markets. The latest QAD modules and software enhancements complement QAD GXE support for centralized operations and local execution, helping to reduce complexity. Because changes in demand can impact a company's worldwide operations, from financials to the factory floor, the new QAD Demand Management module is designed to equip manufacturers to better assess demand data from diverse sources, leading to more accurate forecasts and fresh opportunities to increase revenues and decrease costs. And because multi-national operations and lean mandates for optimal use of facilities worldwide have further complicated order management, QAD Distributed Order Management simplifies and centralizes order-taking and invoicing, as well as provides global visibility into inventory, customer credit status and risk. Finally, QAD Configurator makes product configuration easier than ever. Features and functions in the new QAD modules include: • QAD Demand Management. A demand management engine and tools for inventory optimization, planning and promotions management enhance collaboration with customers and boost manufacturers' ability to enter new markets and introduce new product lines, as well as integrate acquisitions. The QAD Demand Management suite is designed to be completely configurable, scalable and easy to deploy, as well as easy to access through a Web-based interface, for industry-leading value at a lower cost than competing solutions. • QAD Distributed Order Management. Rule- and role-based order management tools accommodate the latest business models including ownership and sourcing. Automation of manual processes and improved visibility into orders worldwide help reduce operating costs and improve order cycle time as well as the accuracy of order promise. QAD Distributed Order Management also affords greater control over processes to ensure compliance. • QAD Configurator. Designed to simplify complex product configuration regardless of the user's technical knowledge of products or systems, the QAD Configurator will help engineers and sales representatives worldwide improve the quality and accuracy of product configuration, and avoid costly mistakes and delays to customer engagements. QAD also has updated specific capabilities to improve the user experience. These enhancements include: • Microsoft .NET Framework-based user interface now makes it simpler for manufacturers to boost QAD system usability with screens that are more easily configured for easy and intuitive access to data. In addition, the .NET Framework-based user interface helps manufacturers ensure that their employees can use familiar Microsoft Internet Explorer and productivity applications to work more productively. • QAD Production Scheduler now features a work order workbench to help balance capacity, demand and supply and to better set customer expectations. In addition to improving customers' ability to understand and act on demand worldwide, the latest QAD modules make use of service oriented architecture (SOA) to help simplify implementation and to reduce maintenance costs, while ensuring interoperability across multiple sites. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Computing News :: home page |