“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition Choose the best upgrade path for your company Romeo Sequeira Senior Director, QAD Consulting North America QAD WeCUG November 2014

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“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” EE Business Benefits Upgrade Options Next Steps Agenda Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” EE Business Benefits Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” EE Business Benefits (ROI) = Improved Effectiveness + Lower Costs and Risk Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Reduce SG&A (Labor) Cost Management by exception Customization and IT support cost Number of user errors Cycle time Training time/employee retention Revenue Growth Increase transactions/purchases Increase product sales User Productivity Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” User Productivity – Impact on Revenue/Cost Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition Errors (2 errors/wk) x (60 mins) x ($20/hr) x (100 workers) = ($208,000/year) Productivity (1 hr/week)x($20/hr)x(150 employees) = $156,000/year

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Minimize the risk of penalties Assure product and process quality Make better decisions Gain a comprehensive, 360-degree view Gain competitive advantage Reduce costs by simplifying compliance Compliance Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Compliance Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition Security Enhanced security Roles and permissions Segregation of duties Operational metrics Industry Compliance Financials Enhanced controls Serialization Attributes Quality QAD TMS International Legal/Reporting Supports regulatory and reporting needs for many countries

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Operating costs Order cycle time Order costs Stock outs Reduce Customer satisfaction On time delivery Profitability Revenues Increase Customer Service Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Reduce accounting costs Reduce closing cycle time Reduce approval cycle time Improve DSO/reduce bad debt Multi-company financial consolidation cost Reduce financial reporting time and cost Financials Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Financials Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Improve time to market Reduce inventory Improve procurement cost per order Reduce expedited orders Improve transportation efficiency Supply Chain Effectiveness Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Supplier quality performance Supplier delivery performance Purchase price variance Supplier Performance Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Supplier Performance Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Improve capacity utilization Improve component availability Reduce manufacturing cost Improve quality Manufacturing Efficiency Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Improve Inventory Accuracy Increase Inventory Turns Reduce Obsolete Inventory & write-off Inventory Effectiveness Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Reduce maintenance cost Reduce maintenance spend Improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) Reduce unplanned downtime Asset Utilization Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Reduce IT Spend/Revenue Standardization (Data, Process and Documentation) Automation Reduce cost of management and support Reduce customization and database instances Improve Service Level Adherence Improve Service Request Resolution Time IT Effectiveness Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Upgrade Options Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” QAD Easy On Boarding Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition Reduce Overall Time, Cost and Risk Industry specifics solutions and best practices Well defined project scope and deliverables Enabling Tools and Templates

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Realignment / Conversion Technical and data upgrade only Nominal functional and process change impact Fast, low risk, sets the stage for business benefits Enhancement Realignment plus new functionality and processes Realize business benefits especially in financials Reimplementation Start over, often the longest and most complex Most significant benefits 3 Proven Paths to EE Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Realignment / Conversion Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Enhancement Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Reimplementation Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Database/Domain Workshop Define database/domain structure Chart of accounts Shared set structure Data harmonization Enterprise Financials Workshop In conjunctions with Database/Domain Data Harmonization Workshop Easy On Boarding Industry Process Models Design Considerations Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Pre-conversion utilities Database conversion utilities Program Tracer (custom program usage) Excelerator data load templates Data security mass load Chart of Acct Conversion (SE) Database Merge Tool (SE & EE) Tools QAD EE Upgrade Approach

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Next Steps Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” QAD Customer Engagement Process Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition Discovery Review IT and business plans Assess QAD’s solution alignment Vision Present recommendations Agree on priorities Define areas for deeper analysis Q-Scan Provide detailed assessment Plan for moving forward Implementation Deliver implementations Easy On Boarding

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” QAD Q-Scan Assessments Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition GeneralProcessEnableCompliance Upgrade / Deployment Performance Monitoring Technical Analytics Learning KPI Design Engage Plan Make Source Deliver Service Finance Transportation Asset Management EDI Lot/Serial Tracking Configured Products Projects Warehousing FDA Validation MMOG/LE IFRS Sarbanes Oxley 21 CFR Part 113 Day Value

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” 3 Day Q-Scan Goal: Determine Upgrade ROI Potential Business and Organizational Change Process and KPI Improvements Application, Compliance and Risk Mitigation IT TCO and Process Improvements Upgrade Q-Scan Goal: Confirm and Get Detailed Confirm General Findings in the 3 Day Business Change Impact Technical Change Impact Risk Mitigation and Compliance Impact IT Strategy Impact Output: Confirmed Benefits, Justification, Delivery Plan 3 Day and Upgrade Q-Scans Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

“The Effective Enterprise: Building for the Future” Enterprise Edition is Ready for You Significantly improved features and processes Enterprise Financials A natural for cloud: QAD Cloud ERP Proven upgrade paths based on your situation Realignment, Enhancement or Reimplementation Easy On Boarding Next Steps EE Upgrade Decision Guide to assess upgrade benefits and path (assessment tools) 3 Day and then possibly Upgrade Q-Scan Summary Prepare for the Future with Enterprise Edition

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