QDA Q-Management

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QDA Q-Management
Q-Management is the powerful base
software package within ASI DATAMYTE’s
QDA suite that facilitates achievement and
verification of quality goals such as process
control, cost reduction, process optimization
and standard compliance documentation.
Recognized as a leading CAQ (ComputerAided Quality) solution, QDA is an essential
tool for companies faced with implementing,
integrating
and
automating
quality
management methods. Q-Management
records, analyzes, documents and archives
quality-related data from production
processes, and facilitates the computer-aided
performance of quality management
activities, procedures and methods (quality
planning, quality control and quality
management). It is a crucial aid and strategic
tool for securing and maintaining certification
of a quality management system under
quality standards such as ISO 9000 and
ISO/TS 16949.
Process optimization tool
Q-Management uses statistical methods to
determine key indicators that are used for
early identification and location of potential
discrepancies. This means that decisions can
be made more quickly and efficiently. It
facilitates error prevention and reduction of
defects, follow-up work and complaints. It
improves process understanding and secures
document steering.
From stand-alone applications to
integrated solutions
The innovations, features and functionality of
QDA software are the product of years of
input from users spanning a variety of
industries.
QDA runs with very little administrative input
and, once installed, requires very little
maintenance. Modules can be applied to any
size of quality system – from stand-alone
programs to group-wide solutions.
Comprehensive reporting functions drive the
creation of a solid knowledge base built on
product and process data, resulting in rapid
fault elimination, seamless integration and
improved quality.
This in turn forms the basis for process
optimization and opens up the potential for
cost savings. QDA gives management an
instrument that provides comprehensive
information about the entire quality situation
in the company at any time.
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Software that works the way you want
it to work
QDA is very flexible and can be integrated
seamlessly into existing processes and IT
infrastructures. The interface adapts to the
user and context so that primary functions
are only a mouse click away. QDA is so easy
A S I D A T A M Y T E S P E C S H E E T to implement, master and use that many customers have come to consider Ease of Use an ASI DATAMYTE trademark.\ Integrated Quality Solutions
QDA contains a long list of robust features and functions, and empowers integration with other suppliers’ ERP applications such as SAP R/3. It does this using QDA‐Script, a powerful macro programming language, to build and exploit open interfaces. QDA is modular, multi‐lingual and supports a broad variety of measuring systems. This means that you get a highly customized solution configured to meet your specific needs – one driven by standard software that is subjected to continuous improvement and hardening, and is rigorously tested and proven. Connectivity to test and measurement
devices
The introduction of new quality components or systems often has serious implications for the test and measurement equipment already in use. ASI DATAMYTE’s QDA integrates with hundreds of measurement and test devices, from legacy systems to the latest technologies, protecting the investments you’ve already made. QDA includes interfaces to higher‐level systems and supports industry standards such as XML, ODBC, FTP, DDE and COM/DCOM. Control Plan
QDA Control Plan empowers comprehensive planning – of all inspections across all processes. Existing inspection plans can be used to create new control plans easily and efficiently. Rather than copying one document into another, direct links are made from the control plan to appropriate fields in the QDA Q-Management ∙ 2
inspection plan. This way, changes to the control plan are directly propagated into the inspection plans and vice versa. Duplicate inputs are avoided and changes are documented in the version history. Process flow diagrams, images, videos, work and test instructions can each be assigned to a process step. The most recent version can then be displayed on every QDA workstation. This ensures proper steering of documents relevant to an inspection. Inspection Planning
Q‐Management drives the generation of detailed inspection plans and provides the tools and options that make them perform. These features make it easy to maintain part lists, bill of material, work processes, specifications, certificates and master data for products, support and customer requirements. Central attributive fault trees, process intervention documentation and random inspection plans round off the range of functions. Documents that accompany the tests can be linked down to the characteristic level in any Windows format as well as files in various multimedia formats. Characteristics, inspections and inspection plans are linked via various reference models to simplify inspection planning as a whole. Version management seamlessly documents changes in the elements of the inspection plan in accordance with standards. The user‐
friendly design of QDA Inspection Planning and its high level of functionality give every user an extremely efficient tool for day‐to‐
day quality management. Action Management
A key capability of QDA is action management, which enables planning and control of all quality related actions. It A S I D A T A M Y T E S P E C S H E E T provides a centralized source from which to manage products and production processes, and streamlines continuous improvement information associated with a given inspection simply by double clicking on the measurement data displayed. Daily Report
Histograms and Probability Plots
The Daily Report offers a central QMS control instrument that shows the quality situation of the entire daily production, over all products, all product features and all work processes, at a glance. Measurement status is color‐coded. RED indicates that tolerances have been violated, YELLOW indicates a control limit violation has and that occurred intervention is required, GREEN indicates that everything is OK, and that the process is under control. Double clicking on a process with an error indicator takes you directly to the affected production steps, characteristics and finally to the control chart. QDA histograms and probability plots allow a simple assessment a variable’s distribution. The class width and class center are automatically calculated and graphically displayed. As with the other QDA features and functions, switching between graphs and plots is easy and intuitive. Capability Bars
Capability bars display sources of error for a product, a product family or machine. The standard template displays average value, min/max values and scatter, vital data used in determining quality status. The color‐coded RED‐GREEN‐YELLOW bars provide the user with a clear real time indication of production quality. SPC Capability Analysis
QDA offers many new options that go beyond traditional analysis tools. The user can switch between summary overviews and the detailed views associated with individual characteristics quickly and easily. User‐
specified, flexibly‐defined independent variables can be incorporated into search criteria and used to generate selective test data and build custom reports. Control Charts
The control charts are used to display measurements over time or show relationships between variables. QDA allows the user to access all of the detailed QDA Q-Management ∙ 3
Key Statistical
Indicators
A variety of reporting formats adapted to the specific statistical methods and indicators used clearly communicate your findings, and can be quickly assembled to provide an overview on machine capability and manufacturing processes. A Variety of distribution models (normal, log‐
normal, Weibull and Johnson) allow you to build reports appropriate for the quality data generated by the statistical methods you define. Pareto Analysis
Quality data‐related events can be displayed at any time in a tabular or pareto form using QDA. This gives the user a clear indication of possible error sources in his quality data analysis. Cost of Quality Analysis
Most frequent errors can be tallied and displayed in tabular form, providing for the inclusion of associated costs in the analysis. Costs, previously established for each product feature and work process, are weighted according to the proportion of errors indicated by the pareto analysis, and calculated. This gives quality management specific detailed information on the causes of errors, the weighted cost of each and the A S I D A T A M Y T E S P E C S H E E T amount of savings that can be achieved by addressing them. Incoming and Outgoing Inspections
with Supplier Evaluation
QDA can collect and capture inspection data as well as import and integrate data originating from other ERP or MES systems. The software accommodates statistical, dynamic random and AQL random inspection plans, as well as skip‐lot procedures. Once the data has been entered, an appraisal is made and the lot status can be documented. QDA also includes a supplier evaluation routine, which can be easily updated at the end of incoming inspections. collected from coordinate measuring machines, multi‐gage and similar systems. The Report Designer helps you to build graphical reports based on standardized forms. And while QDA allows you to interface to virtually every measurement system on the market the data captured and stored in the QDA database feeds reports that you are free to design and customize, independent of the specific vendor or statistical methods used. This saves time by avoiding manual report generation and provides you with the flexibility you need. Long-term Statistics
While the QDA Daily Report offers quality management a quick, comprehensive cross‐
section of day‐to‐day production quality, QDA long‐term statistics provide a focused view of specific elements over days, weeks and months. In addition to displaying average values, Cp/Cpk, and Correlations, long‐term statistics permit simple trend assessment. QDA’s integrated search criteria turn this into a very powerful analysis tool, enabling machines, tools, lines or production lots to be compared and evaluated from a common platform. Troubleshooting guide
QDA‘s Troubleshooting Guide (TSG) offers a whole host of specific suggestions which can be structured and expanded in any way you like, and applied to necessary process interventions. An initial error incident report covering all parts in the database provides you with a quick overview of problem areas.Pareto analyses can then be set up the way you want to investigate the problem‐
cause‐measure chain in detail. Report Designer, a universal graphical
reporting tool This tool allows you to manage complex quality analyses using measurement data. It produces quick, simple displays of comprehensive measurement findings QDA Q-Management ∙ 4
QDA Q-Management Main Features
Inspection Planning > More dynamic testing frequency > Inspection Plan templates > Part Family > Version control and audit trail > Support 21 CFR Part 11 > Image support > Inspection and work instructions Statistical Reports > Control charts, histograms, probability plots > Capability analyses > Pareto analyses > Long‐term and trend reports > Definable cross‐process and cross‐
product statistics Statistical Process Control > Manual input & digital / analogue measuring tools > Measuring devices > PLC interfaces > Sample information > Discrete and Process data > Documentation of root cause/actions Incoming & Outgoing Inspections > MES and ERP integration A S I D A T A M Y T E S P E C S H E E T > More dynamic testing with skip lot > Usage decisions > Random inspection plans (AQL) Continuous improvement process > Identification of potential improvements > Convenient planning and tracking > Success monitoring Standard Interfaces > ERP (SAP R/3, Infor, ABAS, Navision …) > Digital / analogue measuring tools > 3D measuring machines > Master data imports > Flexible imports of measured data >
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Daily Report > Quality status of the entire daily production at a glance > Tolerance breaches are displayed using traffic lights > Go to the cause of the problem with 3 mouse clicks QDA benefits
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QDA is a tool that maximizes profits. It allows you to optimize quality, reduce rework and save raw material. QDA always keeps an overview of your entire production and can initiate measurements automatically if problems occur. QDA shows your customers that you have your processes under control and have them documented them in compliance with the standards. QDA saves you and your colleagues’ valuable time every day as it automates routine work. QDA keeps you informed – wherever you are – via e‐mail, SMS and internet QDA generates freely‐definable statistics, analyses, certificates, machine and process capability approvals, due date lists, to‐do lists, actions, reminder lists, reports etc. as DOC, PDF or HTML. QDA finds errors before they become problems. QDA displays thousands of measurement records in compact easy‐
to‐understand charts and graphs. QDA reduces inspection work and does away with error‐prone manual inputs QDA provides data that managers, department heads, masters, shift leaders, testers, workers, customers and suppliers need. >
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Seamless integration into existing processes, workflows and IT infrastructures. > Easy deployment: QDA only needs to be installed on a server, not on client pc’s. > Very wide range of configuration options and customization by means of QDA‐Script, an integrated script programming language. > Time savings due to clear and intuitive to use and high user acceptance. Low operating costs. Minimal orientation and training, typically only 2‐3 days’ required. Open programmable interfaces to all measuring tools & machines, ERP, MES systems. Check out these other QDA modules
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