QAD MRP Best Practices To Get The Most Out Of It (Webinar)

Industry: Cloud ERP, Discrete Manufacturing, Distribution, Process Manufacturing, Service Industries, Warehouse Managment

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This 32 Soft webinar, led by renowned QAD and MRP expert Don Lindsay, offers an in-depth exploration of Material Requirements Planning within the QAD ERP ecosystem. As part of 32 Soft’s long-running educational webinar series, this session walks participants through the core objectives of MRP—ensuring material availability, minimizing inventory levels, and enabling accurate, time-phased planning for both work orders and purchase orders.

Don brings decades of hands-on experience across manufacturing, finance, service, and large-scale QAD ERP implementations. Drawing on his background in APICS education and industry best practices, he breaks down the essential components of MRP, including dependent vs. independent demand, bills of material (BOM), lead time offsetting, low-level codes, scheduled receipts, inventory records, and the principle of exception management.

The session highlights how MRP operates within a closed-loop ERP2 planning model, connecting business planning, master scheduling, and production activity control. Don demonstrates how accurate planning data, clean inventory records, and correct BOM structures drive effective MRP explosions and net requirement calculations. Attendees also gain insight into where key MRP data resides within the QAD menu structure and how planners can optimize settings to improve material flow, reduce shortages, and increase scheduling accuracy.

Rich with examples, historical context, and practical guidance, this webinar is an essential resource for QAD users, planners, buyers, schedulers, and ERP professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of MRP functionality and improve overall manufacturing performance.