A Three-step Workflow to Find the Right Quality Management System

“Quality over quantity” is one of the phrases we hear most often.

While quantity is important to manufacturing businesses (in terms out output and productivity) it means nothing if the quality isn’t there.

Particularly for manufacturers in highly specialised and regulated areas like automotive, aerospace, pharmaceuticals, and F&B, strict quality control is essential.

OEM manufacturers – like automakers – have quality prerequisites that must be met by any manufacturing partner.

Maintaining quality and safety levels is essential for customer satisfaction.

Equally, having a quality management system (QMS) in place can help manufacturers to earn certifications (like ISO, FDA or TS) that are a requirement by certain customers and certain industries.

A QMS mitigates risk and enables you to comprehensively manage quality requirements.

How to find the right QMS

There are a number of quality management systems out on the market today.

You to find the software program that best fits the needs and requirements of your manufacturing operation and your customers.

How should manufacturers evaluate the available systems, and find the best one?

This whitepaper from DELMIAWORKS offers a solution

A three-Step workflow to find the right quality management system

Quality functionality audit

Before you can find the right QMS tool, you first need to determine exactly what functionality you need.

Functionality refers to the modules, tools and features available to meet the needs of your business.

The whitepaper gives you 20 common functionality options for a QMS tool – check off the ones relevant to you and your business to determine what system may be best suited to you.

Evaluate fit

After considering functionality, you must consider fit.

Software fit refers to how well the modules and functionality of each software option actually meet the specific needs of your business type and practices.

You should give substantial consideration to evaluating software fit

Consider third-party Vs. comprehensive system

Finally, you need to consider the best package option for your business.

The whitepaper goes through the pros and cons of a third-party program or a module within your current ERP system.

 

 

 

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DELMIAWORKS QMS Module

DELMIAWORKS (formerly IQMS) can give you a manufacturing-specific quality management software – that is part of a larger ERP solution – with all the functionality you need to excel.