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A comprehensive and flexible enterprise management solution.

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QAD Adaptive ERP overview

What is QAD Adaptive ERP?

QAD Adaptive ERP provides a comprehensive solution that supports the core business processes and operations of global manufacturers. Consequently, it reduces the number of required add-ons which lowers software costs. The platform is ideal for medium to large-sized companies.

QAD Adaptive ERP focuses on the six industries QAD serves: automotive, consumer products, food and beverage, industrial, high-tech and life sciences. In addition, it brings industry-specific process maps, processes and nomenclature for these vertical industries, increasing workforce effectiveness and speed of onboarding.

The intuitive web-based user experience with native mobile access speeds up onboarding and enhances user productivity. It promotes personalization to address changing roles and user preferences. Decision-makers have access to real-time insights, helping them make better and faster decisions using embedded role-based and process/data-based analytics.

Key benefits of using QAD Adaptive ERP

QAD tracks and implements statutory tax compliance for 66 countries. It ensures that clients can do business with their customers and supply chain. The software follows industry best practices, ensuring exceptional fit and rapid implementation.

Manufacturing - QAD Adaptive ERP provides a comprehensive set of capabilities from back office to shop floor. Planners and schedulers, material handlers, production operators, maintenance technicians, and quality analysts collaborate around shared business goals by being connected to a single source of truth. Shared contextual information drives efficiency, higher product quality, lower inventory levels, and consistently superior SLA’s in support of optimum operating costs.

Customer Management - QAD Adaptive ERP empowers businesses to manage all aspects of the customer lifecycle, from acquisition through customer service, including quotes, orders, pricing, promotions, customization, configuration, fulfillment, returns, repairs and service. Organizations can ensure accurate and efficient management of scheduled orders and releases, as well as global orders with available-to-promise visibility across the enterprise.

Financials - QAD Adaptive ERP connects with all solution areas of the platform, providing seamless processes between financials and customer and service management, manufacturing, supply chain management and asset management. Enterprises can adapt to changes in the business while continually improving financial operational effectiveness. Furthermore, finance teams can deal with multi-entity, multi-GAAP, multi-currency, and global tax requirements and ensure fast, error-free closings.

Supply Chain - QAD Adaptive ERP enables manufacturers to address the challenges associated with managing complex and ever-changing global supply chains. Whether improving planning and forecasting, managing supply chain risk, or enhancing customer service for more efficient warehousing and delivery, the platform offers a proven digital supply chain solution. Organizations can plan and manage global supply chain operations, ensure cross-border trade compliance, optimize transportation execution and boost visibility to rapidly respond to supply chain turbulence.

Supplier Management - QAD Adaptive ERP creates value for purchasing organizations by improving supplier collaboration, ensuring optimal sourcing and enabling faster response to changes in supply and demand. The solution facilitates real-time communication between buyers and suppliers to improve procurement processes, reduce inbound supply risks and eliminate manually intensive processes. It delivers value across direct and indirect procurement activities by improving strategic sourcing, contract management and supplier performance analysis.

Analytics and reporting - Embedded Analytics gives users self-service analytics based on dozens of pre-built Action Centers that include relevant KPIs and the ability to modify, add, and share KPIs and new analytics models. It introduces the insights tool to dynamically generate applicable analytics for users based on their current business process and data context. The QAD Reporting Framework has built-in standard reports, simplified report modification and sharing, and full spreadsheet integration.

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QAD Adaptive ERP reviews

Overall rating

3.7

/5

19

Positive reviews

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Rating breakdown
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  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend6.25/10
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Pros
“It will do its best to support you production processes but will be as well great tool to help you in finance/accounting and logistics.”
JJ

Jarosław J.

Business/ERP Analyst

“What I like most about QAD SOFTWARE is that the complete solution is well. Very easy to use for me.”
AH

Andres H.

General manager

“What I like the most about this software is the ability to review and dissect information regarding incoming parts, inventory, WIP, finished goods and even product that has already shipped.”

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Cons
“It takes a lot of steps to do a simple thing and if you make a mistake, you have to input twice as much time to fix it. I wish there was a cheat sheet to know the functions.”
JM

Jennifer M.

Junior Accountant

“I never wrote a review on any product or software but in this case I feel it is my duty to warn people. If you are in the market for ERP, this is not one you should consider.”

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“I am guessing that QAD was developed by 1000 developers with 1 week experience each and no architect whatsoever. What qualifies me to say that.”

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Who uses QAD Adaptive ERP?

Based on 19 verified user reviews.

Company size

Enterprises

Small Businesses

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Medical Devices
Automotive
Machinery
Management Consulting
Others

Use cases

Enterprise Resource Planning
Manufacturing
Quality Management
Supply Chain Management

QAD Adaptive ERP's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from QAD Adaptive ERP users:

Order management
Warehouse management
Integrated business operations
Inventory management
Supplier management
Financial management

All QAD Adaptive ERP features

Features rating:

Access controls/permissions
Accounting
Accounting integration
Activity dashboard
Alerts/Notifications
API
Approval process control
Audit management
Audit trail
Barcode/Label management
Barcode/Ticket scanning
Bill of materials
Billing & invoicing
Bills of material
Calibration management
Capacity planning
Change management
Communications management
Complaint management
Compliance management
Corrective and preventive actions (capa)
CRM
Customizable reports
Data import/export
Defect tracking
Demand forecasting
Distribution management
Document coding & control
Document management
EDI
Electronic signature
Enterprise asset management
Equipment management
ERP integration
For manufacturers
Forecasting
HR management
Import/Export management
Incident management
Inspection management
Inventory control
Inventory optimization
Inventory replenishment
Inventory tracking
Invoice management
ISO standards management
Item management
KPI monitoring
Logistics management
Lot tracking
Maintenance management
Manufacturing inventory management
Manufacturing planning
Material requirements planning
MES
Mobile access
Multi-Location
Nonconformance tracking
Order fulfillment
Packaging
Policy management
Predictive analytics
Process control
Procurement management
Product identification
Production management
Production scheduling
Production tracking
Project management
Purchase order management
Purchasing & receiving
Quality control
Quality management
Quotes/Estimates
Real-Time analytics
Real-Time data
Real-Time monitoring
Real-Time reporting
Reorder management
Reporting & statistics
Reporting/Analytics
Returns management
Risk assessment
Risk management
Safety management
Sales & operations planning
Sales order management
Scenario planning
Scheduling
Serial number tracking
Shipping management
Sourcing management
Statistical process control
Status tracking
Supplier quality control
Supply chain management
Task management
Third-Party integrations
Traceability
Training management
Transportation management
Version control
Work order management
Workflow management

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QAD Adaptive ERP support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

24/7 (Live rep)
Chat
Knowledge Base
Email/Help Desk
Phone Support
FAQs/Forum

Training options

Live Online
Documentation
In Person
Webinars
Videos

QAD Adaptive ERP FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of QAD Adaptive ERP?

QAD Adaptive ERP has the following typical customers:
Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business

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Q. What languages does QAD Adaptive ERP support?

QAD Adaptive ERP supports the following languages:
Chinese (Simplified), Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish


Q. Does QAD Adaptive ERP support mobile devices?

QAD Adaptive ERP supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone


Q. Does QAD Adaptive ERP offer an API?

Yes, QAD Adaptive ERP has an API available for use.


Q. What level of support does QAD Adaptive ERP offer?

QAD Adaptive ERP offers the following support options:
24/7 (Live rep), Chat, Knowledge Base, Email/Help Desk, Phone Support, FAQs/Forum

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