Metaware managementsystem platform

Your quality system has been around since the 1990s. First as a paper manual for all department managers, much too often in too much detail. All activities had been recorded. Later they became digital PDF documents on the central disk. The authors had the Word documents and they created the PDFs. But still everything in too much detail. Risk-based targeting became the new approach. If you know where your risks lie, what your goals are and how you perform, you have focus. You can focus on the important things and leave out unnecessary ballast in your described management system, the old 'manual'.

With our long-term experience we have developed a management system platform, consisting of building blocks that can be used several times for different subjects. The higher the maturity stage of your own organization, the more building blocks you use. What used to be your (quality) manual is now a management system platform. More extensive: quality, safety, environment, information security, .. It is a prepared environment for the described processes with control measures, all operational workflow processes and last but not least the performance dashboard.

Management system - the maturity stages

From a bird eyes view, the stages from a 'manual' to a management system can be described in a number of steps:

1. Ad hoc
   The understanding of quality management is limited. Process quality control is fragmented and issues are widely ignored. In terms of quality, there is a lot of ignorance and there is a belief that all is well. Formally there are no responsibilities and no accountability is made. Documentation of processes and working methods is limited and often outdated. Communication by e-mail and access to quality data and documentation is difficult.
   Tooling: We have already passed this stage.
    
2. Reactive
   Besides the quality manager, only a limited number of people are involved in quality management. Quality data is collected on a limited basis, usually in separate spreadsheets. Users wait for problems to arise and then respond. Important quality problems are recorded, but not yet sufficiently analyzed to prevent recurrence. There is no integration yet.
   Tooling: A simple quality system for a limited number of people
    
3. Managed
   Quality management is important throughout the organization, not just for the quality manager. Audits and controls are performed regularly. KPI's have been entered and this is followed. Ownership and responsibilities have been established.
   Tooling: Version management active, revision rolled out, navigation structures, audit system, registration, checklist ISO9001
    
4. Proactive
   Quality data is available and accessible throughout the organization. Working methods are up-to-date and documented in a practical way and also accessible throughout the organization. Problems have been recognized and are being analysed. Actions are identified and executed to prevent recurrence.
   Tooling: Monitoring usemanagement system, reports; incident – > problem, 5Ws / 8D, risk process, various workflows for checklists, assessments, approvals
    
5. Integrated and optimalized
   Focus is on quality management and a value within the organization. Full process integration supports proactive, risk-based quality decisions. Quality data is correlated with each other, if necessary with artificial intelligence. Collaboration is the key to success to leverage positive business and customer outcomes.
   Tooling: Integrated environment, knowledge base, risk analysis in relevant places/activities, risk carousel, quality calendar, FOBO analyses, dashboards

Functionalities

A management system has a wide scope: the description of the processes versus the operational implementation. In fact the well-known slogan: 'Say what you do and do what you say.' A management system is therefore made up of various components: the descriptive part with document management and references to required standard items, the risk overview including risk treatment plan and further all related control processes (handling non-conformities, audits, complaints procedure, check operational excellence, ..).

An overview of 'standard' functionalities of a mature management system:

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