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News Release from: R. M. Baldwin, Inc. | Subject: CAPA Facilitator
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 03 September 2004
Software tool simplifies corrective
actions
R M Baldwin has announced the release of CAPA Facilitator, an integrated software solution that manages the entire Corrective/Preventive Action process.
The Corrective/Preventive Action (CAPA) subsystem of a company's quality system is nearly always examined during FDA and ISO regulatory compliance audits Unfortunately, many companies do not implement CAPA as effectively as they could and 30 to 50 percent of non-conformances cited are directly due to CAPA violations
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 28 Aug 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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With the release of CAPA Facilitator users will have a tool that provides a simple step by step process for implementing, completing and documenting corrective or preventive actions.
Continuous quality improvement is an important goal for most businesses and troubleshooting and resolving problems is a typical activity in that process.The reason is obvious: problems have a financial impact on the company.
A Corrective/Preventive Action system (CAPA) is an essential management tool that should be a part of every quality system.
It can help assure continuous quality improvement and customer satisfaction.
CAPA Facilitator can play an important role in reaching these goals.
The new program will benefit any organization's quality system by providing the tools needed to set up and maintain an effective corrective/preventive action program.
"CAPA Facilitator provides many benefits for quality assurance or regulatory affairs personnel," said Mitch Baldwin, president of R M Baldwin, "The program guides the user through initiating, investigating, resolving and documenting Corrective or Preventive actions using a very logical and intuitive approach".
CAPA Facilitator software and related documentation is available as a free download.
The downloadable version is a full-featured single-user version of the product.
Also available for download are: CAPA Guidelines, and CAPA Employee Training.
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