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Practical insights and real-world advice on improving quality and collaboration: CAPA, Part 11, the cost of fragmented systems, and the teams that fixed it.
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Quality strategy
What holds a quality system back, from fragmented tools to broken information flows, and where it goes next.
- The Hidden Tax of Quality System Fragmentation (and 3 Ways to Reclaim Efficiency)This blog explores the hidden tax of quality system fragmentation, how disconnected tools and workflows silently erode margins through delays, inefficiencies, and compliance risks, and presents three powerful paradigm shifts that help manufacturers reclaim efficiency and transform quality into a strategic advantage.6 min
- Collaboration: The Missing Ingredient in Your Quality Management SystemYour QMS logs data, not dialogue. See how chat-native records turn questions, context, and e-signatures into evidence, cutting latency, killing silos, and making quality a competitive edge.4 min
- Fixing Broken Workflows for FDA and ISO-compliant CompaniesFDA & ISO-compliant companies excel in material flows, but broken information flows keep teams siloed, making Lean impossible. Discover how to fix them.11 min
- The Future of Quality Management Systems: Ding Dong, the database is dead!Whether you're keen on future-proofing your quality management, exploring Lean & Six Sigma, or seeking process efficiency, this read is tailored for you. Trace the history of eQMS, uncover its enduring issues, and understand why traditional systems struggle with collaborative processes. Recognize signs of accountability, visibility, and efficiency challenges, and explore potential solutions, including integrating enterprise chat tools or embracing Collaborative Process Platforms for improved collaboration, accountability, and efficiency.7 min
Quality processes
CAPA, nonconformances, training and the data between them: where the time goes, and how the steps connect.
- From CAPA to Training: A Unified Quality StoryLearn how Unifize connects every step of the quality process, from CAPA to training, in a single, traceable thread. This blog shows how linking actions, documents, and teams in real time turns fragmented quality workflows into seamless, audit-ready outcomes.5 min
- The Role of Data & Analytics in Quality – and How Unifize Enables ItDiscover how unified data and real-time analytics transform quality from reactive firefighting into proactive improvement - reducing waste, accelerating decisions, and strengthening compliance. See real results and learn the questions that separate true QMS analytics from “checkbox” dashboards.8 min
- Your quality system is a “cactus” 🌵 - and 4 other reasons why a whopping 78% of your NCs / defects / complaints don’t get reported!A study of 47 manufacturing plants found that 78% of quality events go unreported, hindering process improvement. Issues arise from digital system complexities, shop floor accessibility, misaligned goals, silos, and auditor pressures. Solutions include creating a second issue class, simplifying systems, promoting engagement, and aligning with auditors.7 min
- Understanding wasted time in quality processes (or why it took so long to complete that CAPA)Before starting a software company, I used to run my own manufacturing plant making industrial enclosures for the power sector. My co-founder, Lakshman, ran a food processing unit making extruded snack pellets (🤷🏻♂️no idea what that means). We both faced the same problem – it used to take forever to get anything done. Especially in continuous improvement processes like CAPAs. If you study the process, you’ll understand why it’s so hard to get anything done.3 min
Customer stories
Teams that switched to Unifize, and what changed once they did.
- Biovation Labs' successful shift from MasterControl to UnifizeLearn how and why Biovation Labs, an FDA regulated nutraceutical manufacturer based in Salt Lake City, took the decision to transition from MasterControl to Unifize for their product lifecycle (PLM) and quality management (QMS) processes.4 min
- LaundryTec Doubles Service, Drops 3 Systems with Unifize Field ServiceIn under an hour, 10 LaundryTec engineers went live on Unifize, gaining visibility and cutting waste across sales, field service, work orders, scheduling, and preventive maintenance.3 min
- How Van's Kitchen Increased Visibility and Reduced Quality Process Cycle Times by 73% in 30 DaysLearn how Van’s Kitchen streamlined their quality management system and cut cycle times for audits, tests, and deviations.3 min
- Will-Burt's game changing boost to quality process cycle timesLearn how The Will-Burt Company adopted a new quality management system in under a day, streamlining audits, complaints, non-conformances, and corrective actions across 8 teams.3 min
Operations
Beyond the quality team: engineering cycle times, selling customized products, and new software live in a day.
- How to reduce product design & engineering cycle times by up to 75% in 30 daysLearn how managers of product design or engineering teams at manufacturing companies can reduce cycle times by up to 75% in less than 30 days by implementing closed-loop, objective-driven conversations.9 min
- Why is selling customized products so hard? And what to do about itLearn how managers of sales teams at companies that manufacture customized products can enable remote work and increase accountability, improve visibility and boost overall efficiency by reducing unnecessary internal emails & meetings by up to 90%.10 min
- For quality & operations leaders at manufacturing companies: How to implement software in less than a day AND save up to $185,000For quality & operations leaders at manufacturing companies: How to implement software in less than a day AND save up to $185,000 in consulting fees, expensive customization, pointless training, financial risk, administrative overheads, and IT expenses (along with pain and suffering…)15 min
Compliance
What 21 CFR Part 11 and automotive quality ask of your software, and where general-purpose tools fall short.
- Steering Clear of SharePoint: Why It's Not Your Best Bet as an Automotive QMSIn the competitive realm of automotive manufacturing, discover the pitfalls of relying on Microsoft SharePoint for Quality Management System (QMS). Unifize emerges as the dedicated solution, addressing customization challenges, ensuring seamless integration, and offering advanced features for compliance and supplier collaboration, outperforming SharePoint in automotive quality management.5 min
- Understanding CFR Part 11: Key Considerations for Medical Device Companies Choosing an eQMS SoftwareDeciphering CFR Part 11 for medical device companies seeking Quality Management System (eQMS). Vital considerations include software validation, audit trails, electronic signatures, record protection, and seamless integration. Unifize stands as a CFR Part 11-compliant solution, addressing each facet for enhanced credibility and regulatory adherence.7 min
Your work on Unifize
Read the argument. Then watch it run.
Bring one of your own processes. We will build it on Unifize, live, in a 30-minute walkthrough.