Cost / Benefit Analysis

Quality Collaboration

by Design™

Integrated Software for Managing Quality

COST / BENEFIT ANALYSIS

What types of companies benefit the most from using QCBD? Any company that currently uses a manual system for tracking quality performance (i.e. paper-based system or a collection of unrelated spreadsheets or home grown databases).

QCBD^™ will help you manage key elements of your Quality System.

Consider how much time it takes to;

Gather and record quality information

Communicate and act on the information

Track down signatures

File the information

Retrieve, analyze and report the information

Some of the principle benefits include;

Quality issues are given company-wide visibility. Information is stored centrally in a controlled, secure manner.
Open issues are given focus and can be carefully monitored. This ensures that issues don’t ‘fall through the cracks’.
Records are stored electronically. Eliminate paper based filing and manual searching for past records. Break the cycle of store-retrieve, store-retrieve.
Quality issues can be routed and signed electronically for quick response. Issues are routed to approvers concurrently instead of sequentially. Cycle time (from when an issue is first identified to when it is closed) is dramatically reduced.
Real time data is used to drive continuous improvement. Data is used to quickly identify and respond to patterns and trends. The Six Sigma improvement process always begins with reviewing existing data.
Quickly track and report on all types of quality related issues (Trends and Pareto Analysis).
Less time is spent preparing management reports and preparing for management reviews.
Less time is spent in audits. When you are being audited, you can demonstrate compliance to your Quality System quickly and efficiently.
Customers and third party auditors (ISO, FDA, etc.) will be impressed.

Visibility

Focus on OPEN Issues

Fast Access

Concurrent Routing, Fast Approvals

Real Time Data Analysis

Graphical Reports

Rapid Reporting

Quick Response to Inquiries

Easier, Faster Audits

The "WOW" factor

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Functional Area	Current Hours Per Month	Savings Per Month (Hours)
Complaints	32 hours (4 days per month)	Reduced by 25% - 8 hours saved per month
Corrective Actions	32 hours (4 days per month)	Reduced by 25% - 8 hours saved per month
Calibration	24 hours (3 days per month)	Reduced by 10 % - 2.5 hours saved per month
Preventive Maintenance	173 hours (1 full time person)	Reduced by 10% - 17 hours saved per month
Document Control	86 hours (10 days per month)	Reduced by 30% - 25 hours saved per month
Nonconforming Material Control	32 hours (4 days per month)	Reduced by 25% - 8 hours saved per month
Employee Training Records	86 hours (10 days per month)	Reduced by 50% - 43 hours saved per month
Time spent in Internal Audits	4 hours (0.5 day per month)	Reduced by 25% - 1 hours saved per month
Time spent in Customer and 3rd Party Audits	8 hours (1 day per month)	Reduced by 25% - 2 hours saved per month
Time spent preparing and presenting monthly management reports	12 hours (1.5 day per month)	Reduced by 50% - 6 hours saved per month
	TOTAL	120 hours saved per month

To be conservative, reduce the total projected savings by 50% (from 120 hours to 60 hours). This means, with a conservative estimate, you can expect to save 60 hours (or 35% of one person) per month.

Quality Collaboration By Design^™, QCBD^™ and CAMA^™

are trademarks of CAMA Software Solutions.

CAMA Software, LLC

Integrated Software for Managing Quality

Email: CustomerService@camasoftware.com

Offices: (949) 933-7460