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Document control

What is it?

Document control is a key element in any quality management system. It is the reliable control of all the documents associated with a business’s quality system, including the quality manual, procedures, work instructions, drawings, and forms.

Why is it important?

The ability to control documents that drive critical quality actions in an organization can mean the difference between success and failure. That’s why document control is required for ISO 9000 and QS 9000 registration as well as compliance to FDA and many other quality standards.

How can PQ help?

Document control is more successful if it's simple and intuitive. That’s where a software solution can help. Document control software acts as a single repository for all of an organization’s documents. It is used to securely store documents and keep an audit trail of when changes are made and by whom for traceability purposes.

PQ Systems provides a user-friendly, scalable software solution to reliably control all of your documents.