Compliance is a major issue facing many businesses. This is especially true for organizations in the oil & natural gas industry. In today’s competitive environment, a Quality Management System (QMS) is an absolute prerequisite for manufacturing and service supply organizations. If your business is facing the increasing pressure for API compliance, or you are trying to maintain and grow your business in the current downturn, you need to integrate a cloud based QMS solution to compete with current regulatory and customer demands.
Quality is Competitive Although many businesses look for quality management programs to merely meet compliance, the ideal solution for your business will make you more competitive, as well as compliant. Well-managed information is essential to compete in any industry, and quality management software's primary goal is to manage your information so that it is understandable and accessible by key players, wherever they may be. From real-time reports to accurate understanding of KPIs, a quality management system takes the guesswork out of decision-making. Accurate and up-to-date information enables swift action on the part of your employees and management while limiting variation and surprises. With proper analytics and information management, your business can increase quality, cut costs and build a competitive edge. Integrate: Platforms, Users, and Locations In the global economy, businesses are finding new ways to integrate people, technologies, and locations. With multiple locations or employees working in the field, there are multiple touch-points which your software needs to cover. Whether you have global manufacturing facilities or local repair technicians, both require that you manage jobs locally, and integrate with the entire organization via cloud based technologies. Competition is Demanding Your software solutions must not only integrate across your organization, and enable you to compete within your industry, but also produce a quality management system which facilitates environmental, health and safety, and other regulatory compliance. Quality management has long been a bastion of the well-run business, but with the increasing customer and regulatory demands and to increase your competitive edge, your business needs to have a complete quality management system. Accupoint Software specializes in providing these solutions to businesses, contact us for more information about our comprehensive solutions to manage API requirements. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)--you've probably heard the term and have an idea of what they are, but do you have a fail-proof method to measure key operational metrics? Based on who you are and what you want to accomplish, KPI's are your key to success--providing measurable goals that are used to gauge the success or failure of your operations. But without a means to easily measure and analyze your KPIs, you could actually be making decisions that are not helping you in the long run.
Choosing the right KPIs relies upon a good understanding of what is important to the organization. To that end, let’s take a look at the attributes of a good KPI. A KPI should be 1. Available and Measurable 2. Impact the Bottom Line 3. Relevant to Business Objectives 4. Useful to Improvement Efforts 5. Timely The bottom line--you have to have clearly defined goals in place and KPIs to determine the success of those goals. But you also need a means to accurately measure your KPIs in order to instantly determine if steps are needed to change practices or personnel in order to achieve your goals. That's the power of Accupoint Software. No matter what your key performance indicators are, you can quickly and easily see your company's current status using any web-enabled device. Visit us on the web at www.accupointsoftware.com or call toll-free 800.563.6520 and begin to get a clear picture of your overall quality management system--including your KPIs--today! |
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