Quality

Project Management according to IATF 16949 (FMEA, Control Plan, Synoptic, Guidelines, Supplier Reception and Evaluation)

Visual Factory Quality is a software application designed to facilitate the monitoring of projects in companies in the automotive sector.

What our programme offers

  • Modular system. The client can acquire and activate those modules that are of interest to him.
  • Project management. Includes FMEA, Process Synopsis and Control Plan.
  • New Priority of Action indexes according to AIAG and VDA referential.
  • FMEA formats that comply with the new AIAG and VDA referential.
  • Possibility of working with DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plan and Synoptic Families to save time in the elaboration.
  • Obtaining the different guidelines directly from the Control Plan.
  • Reception Control Plan, management of the quality of deliveries.
  • Supplier evaluation.
  • Link between the different modules and the company’s ERP system (optional).
  • Data entry of the different process patterns.
  • Data entry of the receptions.
  • Wide variety of views and reports, which can be expanded by the user.
  • Audit Trail of the data entered.
  • Electronic signature of the editing, revision and approval of documents.
  • Review and approval statuses are configurable.
  • Security integrated with Active Directory.
  • Consultation of all information in real time.
  • Complies with the current IATF 16949:2016 standard.
  • Powerful view manager to present information according to the user’s needs.
  • Integrated report designer.
  • Integrated diagram designer for Process Synoptic.
  • Easy to configure and use.
  • Supported by the technical support team

Visual Factory Quality is the application you need for Project Management, Receipt Control and Supplier Valuation.

The functionality you need

  • Project management module according to IATF. Visual Factory Qualiy allows you to edit, approve, and track design and process FMEAs, Control Plans, and Process Overviews.
  • Predefined document formats. The application is provided with the templates suggested in the AIAG and VDA reference guide.
  • Working with FMEA Families and Control Plans. Working with families allows you to group lessons learned and reuse information for the final generation of FMEAs and Control Plans for new projects. projects.
  • Integration between elements. Possibility of relating elements of the Control Plan and the FMEA.
  • Generation of Control Guidelines and data recording. Guidelines can be generated from the Control Plan, and the data entry module allows us to record the control performed on the different manufacturing orders.
  • Data entry module for the workshop. A specific data entry module can be purchased as a standalone application.
  • Receiving Module. Visual Factory Quality allows you to edit, approve, and track Receiving Control Plans, control received batches, and assess suppliers based on the information entered.
  • Approval Cycle. Configure the different statuses (editing, review, and approval) of the Projects and Reception modules.
  • Traceability. Document versions are kept so we can check the progress of changes made.
  • Audit Trail. All changes made within the application are recorded.
  • Group Work. The different users who will be involved in creating the documents are assigned to each module.
  • Task Tracking. It has a powerful task manager to track incidents and corrective measures.
  • Charts. Comparison charts of severity, occurrence, detection, and Risk Priority Level indices between the current situation and the expected situation after the actions to be taken.
  • Editing facilities. Copy and paste functions within the same project or between projects.
  • Professional diagram designer. Process overviews can be easily generated with an integrated designer with powerful design functions.
  • Views. The user can define views to organize the data according to their needs, applying filters, grouping, sorting, and formatting the data in each of the modules. Views can be public for all users or private.
  • Reports. Visual Factory includes an integrated report designer that allows you to adapt print formats to the requirements of each company.
  • Export. Ability to export to different formats: Excel, PDF, Word, HTML, etc.
  • Permissions Manager. The application has a powerful permissions manager that allows you to create user groups with differentiated access to the application’s different features.

Easy to install and use

  • Simple installation wizard.
  • Easy to learn and configure: Uses the Elecsoft Application Framework technology common to all Visual Factory applications with the ability to configure reports and views, as well as perform powerful searches.
  • Compatible with Windows 10 and 11 32 and 64 bits.
  • Compatible Office 2016 or higher 32 and 64 bits.
  • Uses MS SQL Server 2014 to 2019 databases.
  • Integrated security with Active Directory.
  • Posbility of data migration from other applications.
  • User interface available in Spanish and English.
  • Tailored training and advice courses

References used

  • ISO 9001:2015. Quality management systems. Requirements.
  • IATF 16949: 2016. Quality management systems. Specific requirements for the application of ISO 9001:2015 for series production and spare parts in the automotive industry.
  • AIAG & VDA FMEA Handbook.