Sales & Order Management for QAD Adaptive

Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing

QAD Adaptive provides end-to-end procurement and sourcing capabilities fully integrated with planning and inventory. It supports contract management, blanket and individual orders, supplier scorecards, and advanced pricing. AI-driven recommendations help optimize supplier selection, order timing, and cost efficiency.

Release Management

QAD Adaptive integrates with customer schedules — cumulative or net-based — and translates them into planned releases in the system. Sequenced scheduling links production details, Kanban flows, or drop zones to specific release lines, enabling on-time delivery and improved customer service.Configurator

QAD Adaptive includes a complete rules-based product configuration suite that supports quoting, order entry, production planning, shop floor execution, serialization, order fulfillment, and after-sale service. Embedded intelligence ensures accurate configurations, reduces errors, and accelerates order-to-delivery timelines.

Consignment

QAD Adaptive Supply Chain manages and tracks consigned inventory from suppliers in a Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) model or consigned goods sent to customers. It monitors inventory from receipt through consumption and triggers automated actions such as replenishment, reporting, and payment processing. Champion AI can help predict consumption trends and optimize consignment stock levels.

Pricing

Flexible, dynamic pricing frameworks allow multiple price lists, effective dates, and discounts. Advanced rules ensure consistent and optimal pricing across orders, channels, and customer segments.

Sales Analysis

The platform provides insights into sales performance, margins, and salesperson productivity. Analysis can be performed by product, site, customer, or region, helping manufacturers optimize sales strategies and resource allocation.

Sales Orders & Quotes

QAD Adaptive supports order and quotation management with centralized or decentralized processing. Sales teams can configure workflows to match business rules, track order status, and manage allocations. Quotations can be quickly converted into orders to accelerate fulfillment.

Trade Management

QAD Adaptive enables manufacturers to plan, manage, and reconcile product promotions with retailers. It helps track spend, manage rebates and chargebacks, and measure promotional effectiveness to maximize return on marketing investments.