Corrective Actions
This Corrective Action (CA) module makes recording, managing, and tracking all corrective actions easy.
This centralized approach makes it easy to consistently create corrective actions, facilitate progress through the root cause analysis process, document the actions planned and taken to prevent recurrence, verify the implementation of those actions, and record the effectiveness of these actions to prevent recurrence.
Our automated management approach enables assigning tasks with deadlines to responsible parties or groups and ensuring progress through completion. Automated emails of open task items keep corrective actions on schedule and progressing throughout the process.
Since root cause analysis is the foundation for practical corrective actions, our Corrective Action Software provides two industry standard options for overall process flow and root cause analysis: 8D and 5 Why.
A documented and effective corrective action process is one of the essential requirements for ISO 9001 and AS 9100 compliance.
Corrective Action Information
The FEATURES of the CA Information section provide for:
Adding an unlimited number of correction actions.
A quick and easy method of initiating a new CA.
Defining the type of corrective action such as Internal, Supplier Corrective Action (SCAR), or customer requested.
Use standard fields such as date CA started, owner, initiator, recipient, reason for initiation, description of issue or finding, and due date.
Additional fields such as Part Number, Work Order, Customer, Supplier, Purchase Order Number, and Sales Order Number can be used when applicable.
Identifying containment information when appropriate.
The ability to enter tasks and assign them to a responsible party or group with a given due date.
The ability to link an unlimited number of files to a corrective action.
An option for the 5 Why approach to root cause analysis.
An option for the 8D workflow process of corrective actions.
Single-click operation to email corrective action to recipient, owner, and initiator.
And, single-click operation to email task to the responsible party or group, inclusive of the details of the corrective action.
Simple Navigation
A KEY FEATURE of our CA module is Simple Navigation, which includes:
An instant summary of all open CAs and all open tasks.
Single-click operation to view an open CA.
Use the single-click operation to view the open task item of a CA.
Quick and Easy search for any CA using various field options.
Single-click to create and send emails for all open CA and tasks.
Single-click to preview all open CA and all open tasks in a printable report view.
Setup / Personalization Features
The FEATURES of the Setup / Personalization section provide for:
Adding your company’s information and logo so it’s represented in all reports, menus, and views during its use.
It is creating and managing a list of staff that may participate in any capacity of the CA program.
It creates and manages a list of customers and suppliers that may be identified within a CA record. This is not required but highly recommended for consistent data entry, reporting, trending, and historical purposes.
Quick and easy setup of email that will be used for all aspects of both automated and on-demand emails.
And, managing the form number and revision on the printable CA report.
Automation Features
A KEY FEATURE of our CA module is Automation, which includes:
Sending out automated emails for all open CA and open tasks,
Supplier Corrective Action information is exported to an Excel template, with provisions for a Single Click option to import the supplier’s response for the root cause, actions, verification, and effectiveness of actions.
Report Features
A KEY FEATURE of the Report section of our CA module is that it comes with USER-FILTERABLE REPORTS, including:
Open CAs
And, CA History
