Shawn Marshall, Author at Document Locator DMS Blog

Document Control Software for Food and Beverage Production

26Jun06/26/2023

Document Control Software Plays a Critical Role in Food and Beverage Production and Safety

Document Control software in food and beverage production and safety streamlines processes, helping your organization to meet regulatory guidelines, improve quality, and increase efficiency and productivity. It is imperative for food and beverage manufacturers to attain and uphold regulatory compliance, maintain quality standards, manage recalls, standardize processes, facilitate collaboration, and enhance security. These objectives necessitate the creation, management, and control of...

By Shawn MarshallDocument Control, Qualitydocument control, food production and safety

02May05/02/2023

The Significance of Document Version Control and Revision Control

A key strategy that organizations use to help manage their documents and ensure compliance is Version Control and Revision Control. In this article, we’ll explore the significance of version control and revision control, the differences between the two, how they work together, and the benefits of automation with document control software. What is the difference between Version Control and Revision...

By Shawn MarshallDocument Control, Document Locator

21Feb02/21/2023

NCRs, CARs, and How Document Control Software Can Help

Many organizations, especially those involved in manufacturing, engineering, and production, must develop and adhere to strict standards to ensure the output of what they produce meets quality and safety expectations. Quality control guidelines take a considerable amount of forethought and planning. It’s an ongoing process that requires continual evaluation and adjustment to ensure processes run smoothly and output expectations are...

By Shawn MarshallDocument Control, Quality, Resources

HR Policies and Procedures Under Control

23Sep09/23/2022

Keep HR Policy & Procedure Management Under Control with Ease

If your methods for creating, managing, and distributing human resources policies and procedures has become unmanageable, finding the right strategies and tools can turn a frustrating situation into a streamlined process. From an outsider’s perspective, HR Policy and Procedure management might not seem like a big problem. Simply write up the policies and procedures, send them out to the appropriate staff,...

By Shawn MarshallHuman ResourcesHR, human resources, policies and procedures

16May05/16/2022

Track Acknowledgment and Confirm Recipients Have Read and Understand

Communicating and tracking acknowledgment for newly published documents, or changes to existing documents, can be a challenge when done manually. Fortunately, there are software tools that can automate this process and provide reports to help ensure documents are read and acknowledged. Whether you’re publishing an employee handbook, new policies, or updates to critical procedures, it’s important that employees are kept up...

By Shawn MarshallDocument Control, Document LocatorAcknowledgment, document control, Required Reading

26Apr04/26/2022

Four Questions to Help Improve Policy Management

Answering a few short questions in our policy management assessment will give you instant feedback and suggestions on ways to improve how you manage important policies and procedures at your company. Any professional tasked with developing and administrating policies knows all too well the challenges that must be overcome. Policy creation, file management, employee access, and communication regarding new and updated...

By Shawn MarshallDocument Control, Document Locator, Resourcespolicies and procedures, policy assessment, policy management

04Oct10/04/2021

Keep Project Files Organized with Project File Management: Demonstration

With project files, it’s often difficult to find the file you need or be certain you’re using the latest version of a file. Keeping project files organized can be painstaking and requires forethought and discipline. File management can quickly get out of control if team members are not using the same file organization and communication strategies. Fortunately, project file management software...

By Shawn MarshallBluebeam Revu, Document Control, Document Locator, ResourcesDocument Management, project file management

08Mar03/08/2021

Two Ways to Transform Human Resources with Paperless HR Forms

From direct deposits, to status change requests, to exit interviews, the sheer volume of paperwork and number of forms used in Human Resources can overload even the most efficient HR team. With more people than ever working remote, paper-based HR forms are simply no longer practical. HR teams are turning to new technologies to process HR forms electronically. HR teams create,...

By Shawn MarshallHuman Resources, Resourceseforms, HR, HR Forms, HR PDF Forms

05Feb02/05/2021

Streamline permit reviews with Bluebeam-integrated permit file management

Permit technicians and building department managers who are keen to keep up with multifaceted permit review and approval processes are turning to new technologies to automate and streamline what are otherwise very manual, time-intensive tasks. As populations grow, scaling permit review processes is becoming an even more urgent matter. Cities and counties across the country process thousands of building permits...

By Shawn MarshallDocument LocatorBluebeam, Permit File Management, permit review

30Oct10/30/2020

The Critical Role of Document Control Software in ISO-9001 Compliance

Over a million companies are ISO-9001 certified. ISO-9001 is the worldwide standard for maintaining a Quality Management System (QMS). Document control software helps organizations meet these standards with greater ease and effectiveness. Managing the documentation for ISO-9001 compliance is no small undertaking. In the very early days of ISO-9001, document control was accomplished with a typewriter and a three-ring binder. Today...

By Shawn MarshallDocument Control, Qualitycompliance, ISO-9001, Quality Management, version control

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