{"id":2307,"date":"2019-08-20T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/?p=2307"},"modified":"2019-08-20T10:00:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T14:00:50","slug":"what-an-effective-document-management-system-can-do-for-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/what-an-effective-document-management-system-can-do-for-your-business\/2019\/08\/20\/","title":{"rendered":"What an Effective Document Management System Can Do For Your Business!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Guest Blogger, Bill Horricks, P.Eng, MBA, Vice President &amp; Founder of Horricks Management Group, Canadian representative of <a href=\"http:\/\/cissoftware.com\/waudware\">CIS \u2013 Continuous Improvement Software<\/a> shares expert advice on what to look for in a document management system.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cissoftware.com\/waudware\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/CIS-image.jpeg\" alt=\"CIS logo\" width=\"200\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a>No matter the industry, <strong>document management<\/strong> is the foundation of all Quality Management Systems (QMS). Far more than simple record-keeping, your document management system is the single source of proof that:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 the right things took place,<br \/>\n\u2022 the right people were involved,<br \/>\n\u2022 the right processes were followed,<br \/>\n\u2022 the right products\/services were delivered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So how does your system stack up?<\/strong> Would you consider it one of your competitive advantages? Is it keeping up with your ever-increasing workload and providing you with solid data to speed up decision making? Not so sure?<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it\u2019s time to look at other options\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Download your free whitepaper &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.horricksmanagementgroup.com\/whitepaper-document-management\">Effective Document Management<\/a>&#8221; to learn what to look for in a document management system and how you can use technology to do all the heavy lifting for you (and save you $$$).<\/p>\n<p>Explore Bill&#8217;s blog on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/how-do-you-keep-an-eye-on-all-things-quality-in-your-organization\/2019\/05\/15\/\">the importance of fully integrated Quality Management Systems<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest Blogger, Bill Horricks, P.Eng, MBA, Vice President &amp; Founder of Horricks Management Group, Canadian representative of CIS \u2013 Continuous Improvement Software shares expert advice on what to look for in a document management system. 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