Business Agenda - QUE Group

11th Annual Users Conference
2016
Why is this a must attend conference?
The 2016 QUE Group Conference will provide you
with the knowledge and inspiration to improve your
competitive advantage.
Our popular annual conference provides a variety of
learning experiences that will greatly improve your
knowledge and use of Quantum, and present new
ways of leveraging Quantum to drive your business
strategy.
July 27th-30th, 2016
Who should attend:
This year’s conference addresses issues relevant
2016 Conference Outline
to all Aviation professionals using the Quantum
Software. The conference will provide segmentWednesday July 27th
specific sessions and workshops on topics vital to all
Open House
10:00am – 4:00pm
levels of staff including:
Component Control
& Badge Pick-Up
Quantum Super-Users, MIS, IT
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Meet & Greet
Dessert Reception
Managers: Warehousing, Accounting, Repairs &
Thursday July 28th
Overhaul, Aircraft Maintenance, Manufacturing,
7:00am – 8:30am
Continental Breakfast
Procurement, Information Technology
Hard Rock Hotel
Hard Rock Hotel
Executives: CEO, President, CFO, COO, CTO, EVP, SVP
8:40am – 4:30pm
Conference Sessions
& Round Tables
Hard Rock Hotel
What you will gain:
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Lunch
Hard Rock Hotel
6:00pm – 10:00pm
11th Annual QUE Group
Reception
Hard Rock Hotel
7:00am – 8:30am
Continental Breakfast
Hard Rock Hotel
8:40am – 4:30pm
Conference Sessions &
Round Tables
Hard Rock Hotel
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Lunch
Hard Rock Hotel
Streamline more of your business processes to save
Friday July 29th
time and reduce operating costs.
Learn how Quantum can take on more work so that
you can focus on customers and build a world-class
business.
Hear from industry leaders how to grow your business Saturday July 30th
services – from Accounting to Sales to Manufacturing 11:00am – 1:00pm Chartered Bay Cruise *see
website for details*
to MRO – using Quantum and StockMarket.aero.
Your QUEGroup Board Members
San Diego Bay
2016
Wednesday, July 27th
10:00am - 4:00pm
Open House & Badge Pick-up at Component Control
Component Control is conveniently located in the Little Italy neighborhood of downtown San Diego,
between Lindbergh Field and the Hard Rock Hotel. Please stop by our annual Open House on Wednesday
to pick up you conference badge, take a tour, meet the team, and enjoy a complimentary lunch from Little
Italy’s most popular eateries including Filippi’s Pizzeria and Mimmo’s Italian Village. Lunch will be served
on our rooftop deck with gorgeous views the San Diego waterfront.
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Welcome Reception
After visiting the Component Control offices to check in and obtain your badge, join us on Wednesday
evening at the Hard Rock for an official Meet & Greet reception. Tasty petite desserts and coffee will be
served while conference attendees get (re)acquainted and kick off 2 full days of networking and learning.
*Dinner fare will not be served at this event.
Component Control
1731 Kettner Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92101
619-696-5400
207 5th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
619-702-3000
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Thursday, July 28th
7:30am - 8:25am
Continental Breakfast
8:25am - 8:35am
Conference Kick Off - QUE Group Board Members
The 2016 QUE Group Board welcomes you to the 11th annual Quantum Users’ Conference. We will take a
few moments to introduce the new board and make a few announcements before sessions begin.
8:40am - 9:35am
Making the Most of Your QUE Group Membership: Website Navigation
Presented by Jason Cordoba & Joyce Cornett, QUE Group Board
During this session we are thrilled to provide framework and navigation on our new innovative website.
We will identify key features, review our collaboration approach to improving customization needs,
demonstrate how we have transformed our contacts list into a customer engagement center and deliver
additional benefits to our membership. Ultimately, providing our members with an effective solution tool
for our relationship business community – YOU!
9:40am - 10:20am
Future Direction - What's next at Component Control
Presented by Nicola Hanna, VP of Operations, Component Control
Enhancement Review from last QUE Group Conference and upcoming
changes, enhancements at Component Control
10:20am - 10:35am
BREAK
10:35am - 11:35am
Round Tables - Day 1, Session 1
The Round Table sessions give participants the opportunity to
discuss issues specific to a Quantum module with their peers. Each
Round Table includes a Component Control employee with specific
knowledge of the module. Current issues, participant solutions and
requested enhancements are often discussed.
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11:40am - 12:25pm
Primary Session
Alternate Session
Exchanges: Big Picture, Little Picture
Integrating Quantum with
Web Services Using DIA
Presented by Laura Jones, Avrosynch
Presented by Nadim Al-Ghazzawi, Forward Management SARL
Unique to aviation, exchanges may very well be the
most complicated transaction in the aftermarket.
In this session, we will cover the business process,
and identify the fields involved in Quantum. From
there, our next step is creation of meaningful
reports and use of automated tools to better
manage core collection..
Quantum users can benefit from web services to
retrieve information from areas such as denied
trade screening, freight forwarding or currency
exchange rates among others. This session will
show the audience how to use PL/SQL to retrieve
information from a SOAP 1.1 web service, parse the
XML response and store the data back in Quantum.
12:25pm - 1:25pm
LUNCH
1:25pm - 2:20pm
Primary Session
Alternate Session
Crystal Reports: Unleashing the
Quantum DataMiner in You
Quantum Purchase Management
Module (Material Requirements)
Presented by Tim Hernandez, Pacific Southwest Instruments
Presented by Mark Shankland, Air Comm
Stop data exporting from Crystal Reports and start
unleashing focused reporting inside Quantum.
The goal of this presentation is to help you drive
and develop good analytical reporting. If you don’t
have any experience with Crystal Reports you
will understand some highlights that could be the
missing link in your daily reporting.
This presentation will cover a brief overview of
the aggregated demand functions of Purchase
Management and differences between this and
traditional Material Planning systems, and some
reporting ideas to simulate a portion of MRP
messages to account for demand changes and
avoid excess orders.
2:25pm - 3:05pm
Primary Session
Alternate Session
Advanced Shop Control Features - Utilizing
Purchase Management and Part Groups
Using Quantum Data with Web,
EM and BI integration
Presented by Sally Tomlinson, T-Aerospace
Presented by John Schneider, Avtrade
Shop Control module has key features that we use
in regards to Shop Planning, this includes Purchase
Management to replenish the BOM and assigning
vendors to parts using Part Groups.
A general review of how Avtrade integrates
Quantum with Business Intelligence (SAP) and the
AVNET Intranet/Extranet solution. This will include
an overview of automated internal procedures, live
data transfers, custom notifications, management
of department workflow, identifying and removing
incorrect or duplicated data.
3:05pm - 3:20pm
BREAK
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3:20pm - 4:20pm
Round Tables - Day 1, Session 2
The Round Table sessions give participants the opportunity to discuss issues specific to a Quantum module
with their peers. Each Round Table includes a Component Control employee with specific knowledge of
the module. Current issues, participant solutions and requested enhancements are often discussed.
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Dinner Reception at Hard Rock Hotel
Join the QUE Group and Component Control at the Hard Rock Hotel for a casual dinner reception. Leaders
from across the industry will meet to celebrate years of valued industry relationships and initiate new
networking opportunities while enjoying light California cuisine and refreshments.
*Dress code: Business Casual
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Friday, July 29th
7:30am - 8:40am
Continental Breakfast
8:40am - 9:35am
Unapproved Parts
Presented by Tom Marquez, Airworthiness Unit, FAA
Unapproved Parts - a discussion by Thomas Marquez, FAA San Diego
FSDO
9:40am - 10:40am
Round Tables - Day 2, Session 1
The Round Table sessions give participants the opportunity to discuss issues specific to a Quantum module
with their peers. Each Round Table includes a Component Control employee with specific knowledge of
the module. Current issues, participant solutions and requested enhancements are often discussed.
10:40am - 10:55am
BREAK
10:55am - 11:50am
Primary Session
Alternate Session
Consignment Management using the LOT
Module and Consignment View Feature
A Roadmap to Process Improvement
Presented by Neil Prodger, Component Control
Presented by Amy Sonnentag, Shannon Weilder,
Component Control, RSG Products
Does your company manage consignments? In
this session we will demonstrate a 80/20% split
commission using the LOT module. We will also
review the new Consignment View feature in
Quantum using the filter option to see stock based
on a specific date or date range.
The strategic partnership between customer and
vendor is critical for success. Amy Sonnentag
(Component Control) and Shannon Weidler (RSG
Products) share a proven process for making
the connection between your business goals &
processes and your Quantum software.
11:55am - 12:35pm
Primary Session
Alternate Session
Implementing and Supporting
Spec 2000 via SITA
Remote Inventory Module
with Portal Intregration
Presented by Sean Melia, SITA
Presented by Ryan Realivasquez, Component Control
Presentation will include background and future of
the Spec 2000 standard, how Spec 2000 via SITA
is implemented for QC users, how to troubleshoot
issues/who supports what, etc.
In this session we will review the Remote Inventory
Module and its intregration with the LOT module
and Lease Module to manage contracts when
dealing with either Rotables or Consumables.
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12:35pm - 1:35pm
LUNCH
1:35pm - 2:35pm
Round Tables - Day 2, Session 2
The Round Table sessions give participants the opportunity to discuss issues specific to a Quantum module
with their peers. Each Round Table includes a Component Control employee with specific knowledge of
the module. Current issues, participant solutions and requested enhancements are often discussed.
2:40pm - 3:35pm
Primary Session
Alternate Session
Accounting Tips and Tricks
BER/Scrap Process
Presented by Pam Prince, Avmax
Presented by Joyce Cornett, Global Innovative Solutions
A review of accounting in Quantum - from setup to
how the modules work together to form financial
statements including tips on how to investigate
transactions.
This session will form a connection with our keynote
speakers from the FAA with SUP-Suspected
Unapproved Parts, BER-Beyond Economical Repair
or SCRAP and shelf life items. We will provide a
step by step process for both inventory audit and
financial traceability, plus illustrate how users can
conduct paperless transactions with complete
traceability on any part/component which may
be identified as BER-Beyond Economical Repair
or SCRAP, or even cascade this inventory removal
process to shelf life items from your system either
weekly, monthly, quarterly and/or annually.
3:35pm - 3:50pm
BREAK
3:50pm - 4:20pm
Conference Wrap-Up, Collect Surveys
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Round Table Sessions
The Round Table sessions give participants the opportunity to discuss issues specific to a Quantum module
with their peers. Each Round Table includes a Component Control employee with specific knowledge of the
module. Current issues, participant solutions and requested enhancements are often discussed.
Thursday Sessions
Accounting Set Up
Accounts Payable
Barcoding
Contact Manager
Crystal Reports
Customer and Vendor Quotes
Event Manager
Export Compliance
Fedex Integration
Financial Reconcilation Reporting
Financial Statement Reporting
Fixed Assets
Forms Designer
General Ledger
Kitting
Lot Manager
Physical Inventory
Purchase Management
Purchase Orders
Quantum Portal
RMI Module
Sales Orders
Shop Management
System Administration
Warehouse Management
Work Order / Shop Control
*Agenda Subject to Change
Friday Sessions
Accounts Receiveable
Airframe and Engine Teardowns
Company Management
Consignment Procedures
Dashboards
Data Architecture Connectivity & External Reporting
Documents and Imaging
EDI integration
Hangar Management
Invoice Management
Labour Batching
Managing Work Flow with Contact Mgr & Event Mgr
Manufacturing
Publications Module
Quick Books Bridge
Receiving Inspection
Rental and Lease
Repair Management
Requisition Management
Sales Exchanges
Screen Editor
Set Up - IT Infrastructure
StockMarket.Aero Quantum and Web Services
Time and Attendance
Warrenty and Rework
Work Packages / Aircraft Maintenance
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Que Group 2016 Sponsors
Diamond Sponsor
Gold Sponsors
*Agenda Subject to Change
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