EQMS Coexistence In An Enterprise Environment

By Sparta Systems, Inc.

Quality and IT executives alike face increasing pressure to implement solutions that allow the highest level of holistic control and oversight on the quality of their operations. This pressure is further compounded by the current economic climate, in which companies face constant demand to drive cost out of operations by eliminating redundant technology and supporting infrastructure. It is imperative that the most eff ective decisions be made when reviewing alternate solution approaches to ensure that both the necessity of quality and the highly sought-after economic efficiencies are realized to the greatest extent possible.

This paper will set out to explore macro-level trends in both the ERP and quality systems application spaces, as well as discuss key issues that should be considered by those currently faced with this question.

Organizations will achieve the most effective holistic quality system with the fastest time-to-value and time-to-productivity for their investment using a purpose-built enterprise quality management application with the appropriate integration with their other existing enterprise systems.