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ISO Software for Quality Improvement
Q-PulseEnables Workflow Management by providing control facilities for thefollowing QA functions
Managing a quality system involves keeping track of allactions due to be
addressed by a certain date. These required actions can arise from numerous
functions / areas, and it can often be difficult to know which remain
outstanding. Consequently it becomes difficult to keep the quality system
up to date. With Q-Pulse, users can plan actions in advance and see, at a
glance,their outstanding workload.
This is a major benefit over manual systems. For example, following notification
of an assessment body surveillance audit, Q-Pulse users can address outstanding
problems immediately without spending a couple of days searching through
numerous files to identify what needs to be done.
Running a manual system is a particularly time consuming function. It is
difficult to spot trends, difficult to know which problems are the most costly
- and difficult to prepare adequately for due to the many permutations of
analysis that canresult.
Q-Pulse users benefit from standard and user defined ‘live’ reports
that are automatically generated and graphically presented. These immediately
highlight the areas / functions that are not performing. Q-Pulse thus turns
quality records into ‘meaningful’ information, allowing the user
to address areas of weakness and thereby boost efficiencies within the company
or organization.
Automates tedious, time consuming
tasks
Functions of ISO 9000 management which often result in considerable paperwork
while operating a manual system are easily controlled utilizing Q-Pulse.
All reports are automatically created following simple routines and are then
available for electronic or manual transmission. No re-typing of information
is required.
Computerized and/or Printed
Reports
All reports within Q-Pulse can be printed, therefore even if the user only
has Q-Pulse installed on one stand alone PC they benefit from the tool. All
reports normally found operating in a quality system are automatically produced
by Q-Pulse and can be printed - allowing the user to communicate via "manual
distribution control" to people without the computer network or e-mail system
privileges.
Developed for managing QA - by experienced QA
managers
Q-Pulse was developed by experienced Quality Assurance professionals to serve
as a tool to assist QA practitioners to manage their quality system. It provides
a practical approach to managing ISO 9000 rather than a "principle oriented"
approach that might apply only in theory.
Q-Pulse serves as a companion to the quality representative - not as a dictator.
It is easily implemented alongside your current manual system. The user simply
highlights the appropriate file and Q-Pulse recognizes the appropriate
application to use. Importantly, there is no need to re-write your quality
system procedures or even save them in a different file format.
Reduces the overhead of managing ISO
9000
For those organizations with dedicated Quality Assurance staff, the time
saved in chasing quality system information can be re-invested to identify
improvements in performance. By analyzing errors that have occurred in the
past, Q-Pulse makes it easy to identify suitable corrective and preventive
actions to minimize future re-occurrence of any problems.
Q-Pulse allows the quality professional to move away from time intensive
record keeping to a quality engineering role - focused on Quality Improvement
and TQM.
For small companies without dedicated QA staff, the role of Q-Pulse is very
important. Within a small company, any time spent chasing quality records
is time that the individual is not earning money for the company. Q-Pulse
allows the user to get their Quality system up to date quickly - freeing
up time to concentrate on the core business.
Password Protection to maintain System
Integrity
From the moment a user logs onto Q-Pulse, the system knows the access rights
of that person for each module within the product.
Each module can be assigned multiple levels of password protection - "Read
/ Write"; "Read Only" or "No Access" to module, tab and field level.
Security
The security of documents / drawings / procedures is very important in systems
like Q-Pulse, as is their ability to operate alongside the standard PC
Applications that are used in day-to-day operation.
Documents in Q-Pulse can be accessed via your own PC Application ( Word
Processor, Spreadsheets, etc.) or by Document Viewers. The choice is entirely
your own preference.
The documents in Q-Pulse can be protected in a number of different ways:
- document level
- directory level
- embedded in the Q-Pulse database
At document and directory level the document remains protected whether viewed
through Q-Pulse or direct via your PC Application. A document embedded in
Q-Pulse’s database can only be accessed from Q-Pulse. A typical installation
would find directory level protection more than adequate, however, if security
is a particular concern - the embedded route with individual passwords for
each document may be preferred.
Data-Docking Utility
This utility provides the ability to synchronize Q-Pulse databases held at
different sites, locations, networks and PCs. Typically this utility is used
when an organization has satellite sites utilizing common information. It
also provides the ability to report performance at group level and at satellite
level.
This utility can also facilitate "off-line" Q-Pulse updates and remote audit
reporting.
System Recommendations: 486 DX 33Mhz, 8 Mb RAM, 15 Mb disk space (2Mb disk space required on server supplied workstations.). VGA graphics adapter or better, MS DOS 6 or later, Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher, MS Windows 95, MS Windows NT, IBM OS/2 2.1 or higher
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