What Do You Look for in a Mobile Quality Management System?

Make sure your mobile QMS has these four features

According to the Verdantix global survey of 382 EHS decision-makers, 57 percent expect to use mobile apps in 2018 either widely across all their facilities, at multiple facilities, or as a pilot project at one facility. Mobile has become a game changer for modern quality management systems (QMS). AuditComply is noticing a large trend toward mobile applications for QMS platforms. QMS software vendors who fail to offer mobile apps are now at a severe competitive disadvantage. Here are four features to look for in a mobile quality management platform.

Field ready

While you read through this article a large number of audits and assessments are being conducted in the field, and the majority of auditors are still operating with manual tools such as spreadsheets or Word documents. The people conducting these audits all require robust and agile software to operate across multiple environments at any one time. A checklist on a clipboard can be and should be replaced with an iPad or smartphone.

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Mobile QMS Gone Wrong

And now for the comic relief... I recently found myself explaining the concept of carbon paper to a new hire (Oh, that's so cool!) after I had to order new inspection checklists in carbon triplicates. Our Federal oversight agency demanded that even though we had gone paperless several years ago, we still need to retain a signed physical copy at each remote location as well as our main office. Keep in mind, we had gone paperless at the direct behest of the same Federal agency. Go figure.