A Quality Management System (QMS) is paramount for ensuring that organizations meet the highest standards of efficiency and customer satisfaction. It provides a structured framework that helps organizations meet customer expectations and regulatory requirements while aiming for continuous improvement. But what exactly is a QMS and what makes it effective? This post dives into the essentials of a successful QMS,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
