QAD Business Intelligence provides a comprehensive business intelligence solution for enterprises, which unifies the data acquisition process and offers a complete solution for key decision-makers to access, analyze, and share important information. Decision makers can therefore have a clearer understanding of the current operational situation and improve the overall quality of decision-making.
BI mainly consists of three main parts:
(1) Data Warehouse Life Cycle Management
(2) BI Modules module
(3) A Portal module designed to support analysis and feature Dashboard reporting tools.
• Data Warehouse lifecycle management component: The data warehouse engine can be used for data integration, optimization, multi currency integration, continuous support for database maintenance tasks, support for impact analysis, and various functions such as using a single data warehouse to match any required transformation logic.
QAD BI Modules: These modules have been pre integrated with QAD ERP and do not require further system configuration. By providing effective management models to managers, differences can be traced and business performance management can be carried out through predetermined KPI values and system variability values. These modules are effectively arranged to make data easily accessible without the need for complex database queries and program modifications. Compared to other products, it requires fewer settings and adjustments, making it more convenient to build the system. It does not require too many consulting hours to effectively complete the system setup work. It also supports online analytical processing (OLAP) Cube for multi-dimensional data analysis. Users only need to purchase the required BI modules, and this modular approach allows enterprises to purchase the necessary functions according to their actual needs. Greatly reduce the related construction costs. The BI module includes:
- Financials Finance
- Order Management
- EAM Enterprise Asset Management
- Operations Production and Distribution Operations Management
- Sales and Channels Sales and Channel Management
- Human Capital Human Resources
- Marketing Marketing
- Service&Logistics After sales Service
• Portal module: The latest QAD BI 3.2 version uses a framework for designing, deploying, and using dashboards, reports, and graphical interfaces. It is based on modular and component-based methods, which can easily generate or reuse dashboard components and provide them to different users in a secure manner - enabling decision-makers to obtain timely information in a convenient and secure manner. Dashboards support grouping various KPI values (in a single screen) and presenting them using various visual technologies (including text, graphics, tables, etc.). Dashboards are highly interactive and allow users to dynamically retrieve detailed information, from statistical data used by senior supervisors to detailed reports on daily work. In addition, the system also provides a set of template dashboards and reports for users to quickly get started using. The advantages of QAD Business Intelligence:• Can conduct fact based management
• Define which Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the enterprise need to be focused on
Provide easy-to-use survey analysis tools in the dashboard framework, allowing managers to identify the root causes or potential issues of problems
By integrating data from different data source systems and transferring it to an easy-to-use data warehouse
Improve the quality of strategic and tactical decision-making
• Reduce the time required to produce a qualified decision
Low cost entry barriers and expansion
-BI platform is close to customer needs: supporting various data source systems and user numbers of different scales
-Customers can now purchase the required features based on their actual needs, and then upgrade them as their business grows
-Analysis modules can be purchased according to demand
-QAD users can expand and strengthen their BI environment on their own as long as they have received certified training
-Can be paired with various versions of QAD Enterprise Applications
• Easy to import, learn, and use
• It is a data architecture that meets industry standards
• Can integrate data from different sources (including non QAD systems)
Open Architecture - Works with an array of BI tools
The Collaborative Portal feature can serve as a reference for group decision making
