Designing a quality system from scratch can normally incur a good deal of heartache and frustration. Traditionally the management group would define the goals that are associated with gathering the quality data, recording it appropriately then establish suitable response mechanisms.

This can be fraught with danger as there are several inhibiting constraints that can render the process to be ineffective.

Constraint 1 - Limited resources available to enable the relevant data to be gathered. Usually a senior person is required to devote his or her time to accurately collect the data in the first place.

Constraint 2 - How accurate is this data as it sometimes comes from hand written notes then transferred onto Excel spreadsheets or entered into an access database (or equivalent)

Constraint 3 - The ability to act in a timely manner. Quite often the data is collected after the process variation has occurred and the key operators have limited opportunity to effect the corrective actions.

Constraint 4 - Many improvement initiatives utilise fast turnaround to reduce production costs. Therefore any quality monitoring must be quick, precise and allow immediate engagement of any corrective action.

This is where eBMS can offer immediate relief.

eBMS is a web based process design, data capture and trend analysis system. The first step is easy. Identify the process and understand the test parameters then design an eForm that captures the desired test criteria within the designated fields. Other information that could be relevant to the testing data should also be recorded as this will prove to be valuable when viewing tabular or graphical reports. This could incorporate machine type, batch records, product types, etc.

As each field is unique it means that trend analysis can commence immediately, even within the existing production or process cycle. Workflow can be easily enacted to ensure the right people make the right decisions at the right time.