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Electronic Documentation of Compliance Systems 

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Management Systems like ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 22000 are usually constructed and documented in a manual way where physical documents are kept and maintained in files and folders. This has put management systems professionals in a serious challenge of maintaining records and procedures especially when it comes to proper document control. Starting 2015, new management systems versions are more inclined to the electronic format to cope with the technological electronic revolution of the era. New management systems and standards are adopting a more electronically documented and maintained systems with less emphasis on manual documentation. This led the technology community to start developing electronic platforms that help management system professionals to document their system in a much easier and accessible format using technology.

Management systems electronic platforms are usually organized into modules that help professionals manage the different parts of the system including context of organization, risks & opportunities, employee training, design & development, purchasing & outsourcing, operations & production, documented information, internal auditing and management review. These platforms are deployed either on-premise (using company IT infrastructure) or on-cloud (using service provider IT infrastructure) at way less operating cost.

The advantages of the electronic documentation of management systems are enormous. These include:

  1. Huge improvement in decision making due to processes KPIs dashboard   
  2. Enhanced improvement of efficiency
  3. Increased document and system security and access control
  4. Better knowledge management and dissemination of proper information among employees
  5. Ensuring system consistency
  6. Better regulatory compliance
  7. Better document version control
  8. Facilitated collaboration among system employees
  9. Improved timeliness
  10. System backups
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