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INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIER QUALITY

Supplier quality control software: APQP, IATF audits and non-conformances in one place

Axiscope is the quality control software dedicated to the procurement and quality departments of industrial companies. Centralising non-conformance management, running IATF and VDA audits, rolling out your supplier quality approach: Axiscope covers the entire supplier life cycle. In the automotive industry, the cost of poor quality reaches 10 to 15% of turnover (Philip Crosby / AFNOR). Choosing the right QMS software means structuring your quality management system, strengthening ISO 9001 compliance and driving quality improvement across your products, your services and your brand.

10-15 %
Cost of poor quality in the automotive industry
12 wks
Axiscope deployment in cloud SaaS
IATF / VDA
Supplier audits compliant with the standards
DEFINITION & SCOPE

What is procure to pay quality control software?

Quality control software is an essential tool for companies seeking to guarantee the quality of their products against ISO standards and the standards established in their sector. It is an application designed to ensure quality control and help companies monitor, assess and improve their production operations.

This type of software offers a centralised platform where companies can manage every facet of their quality system, from documentation through to non-conformance and capacity management, including audit and APQP planning and report generation.

Quality control software also has advanced features such as product traceability, statistical analysis dashboards, risk management and integration with other enterprise systems such as ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) or PLM (Product Lifecycle Management).

ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 compliance
A centralised quality system platform
Native ERP and PLM integration
DEPLOYMENT & MODULES

Implementing effective quality control software

Essential steps to implement quality control software

Implementing supplier quality control software follows a structured list of steps to ensure the project succeeds:

1

Needs assessment

Assessing needs and selecting the solution suited to your sector

2

Planning

Project planning and customisation of workflows, forms and processes

3

Training & deployment

Team training and progressive rollout by business scope

4

Indicator tracking

Tracking performance indicators and continuous adjustment

Axiscope includes specialised modules for every dimension of supplier quality:

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APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning)

This feature enables advanced product quality planning by aligning development stages with specification requirements and industry standards. It facilitates internal communication and collaboration throughout the design and development phases, involving the supplier and ensuring a proactive approach to managing product and process quality from the design office through to production start-up.

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Audit

This tool provides resources to plan, carry out and track internal and external audits. It helps maintain supplier compliance with international standards and regulatory requirements, and supports continuous improvement by providing valuable insight into the performance of the quality management system.

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Non-conformance

This feature strengthens your company's ability to manage supplier non-conformance incidents by recording, classifying and analysing deviations from established standards. It also makes it possible to implement effective corrective and preventive actions with suppliers to avoid problems recurring.

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Charge Back

This feature manages the financial penalties associated with quality deviations in services and products. It helps companies track the costs linked to product returns, claims and other quality incidents, ensuring better financial management and greater supplier accountability.

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Capacity

This feature is designed to assess and manage suppliers' production capacity in line with quality standards. It makes it possible to forecast resource needs, optimise the use of existing capacity and plan future expansion based on quality and performance analysis.

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Deviations

This feature offers structured management of temporary exceptions to quality standards requested by suppliers. It lets users document, assess and approve these deviations while ensuring that all compensating measures are in place to maintain safety and compliance.

Training staff to use quality control software

Training staff is a crucial step in ensuring the successful implementation of quality control software. Here are a few tips for effective quality control training:

  • Design programmes suited to different user profiles, taking account of their needs, skill level and responsibilities.
  • Offer practical, interactive training including live demonstrations, hands-on exercises and case studies.
  • Run regular sessions and provide additional resources (online tutorials, user guides, telephone assistance) to deepen skills over time.
BENEFITS & TRENDS

Benefits and trends in quality control software

Better compliance with standards

Quality control software allows companies to manage and meet ISO standards and the quality standards in force in their sector more effectively. By centralising operational documentation, automating monitoring and verification tasks and making it easier to generate reports compliant with ISO 9001 or IATF, these tools guarantee optimal implementation of regulatory requirements.

Process optimisation

A major advantage of quality control software lies in its ability to manage the company's internal operations. By identifying inefficiencies, bottlenecks and sources of non-conformance, this software makes it possible to put corrective and preventive measures in place to support continuous quality improvement. The result is greater operational efficiency, lower costs and production times, and better resource management.

Stronger customer satisfaction

Quality control software helps strengthen customer satisfaction by ensuring consistent quality in the products or services supplied. By guaranteeing that customer expectations are met, identifying and correcting quality problems quickly and offering full product traceability, these tools build customer loyalty, strengthen the company's brand and improve how it is rated in the market.

Integrating AI and machine learning

A major trend in quality control software is the growing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. These technologies allow quality control software to process and analyse large volumes of data faster and more effectively than before. Through AI, software can automatically detect trends, identify anomalies and predict future quality incidents, allowing companies to take preventive measures before a problem arises.

Automatic trend detection
Continuous anomaly identification
Prediction of future quality incidents

A focus on user experience

Another important trend in quality control software is the increased focus on user experience (UX). Companies recognise the growing importance of designing user-friendly, intuitive software that offers a smooth, pleasant user experience. By improving the ergonomics, ease of use and friendliness of their software, quality control solution vendors can encourage wider adoption and more effective use of their products.

Friendly, intuitive interfaces
Ergonomics and ease of use
Wider adoption by teams
AXISCOPE SOLUTION

Axiscope features: supplier quality modules

Axiscope offers a complete range of modules to meet the needs of the procurement and quality departments of industrial companies.

Module

Quality process management

Create, document and track your company's quality processes centrally. Axiscope generates real-time dashboards to centralise the list of your active processes and the associated quality indicators, accessible to every authorised stakeholder.

Module

Non-conformance tracking

Supplier non-conformance management is at the heart of Axiscope: identify, document and track every deviation through a list of targeted corrective actions. Inspection of goods received and tracking of preventive measures guarantee lasting resolution of quality incidents.

Module

Document management and ISO standards

Store and manage all your quality documents in line with the requirements of ISO 9001, IATF 16949 and other applicable regulations. Control plans, procedures and certification files are versioned and traceable for your quality audits.

Module

Statistical analysis and quality reporting

Analyse quality data through Axiscope dashboards: non-conformance rate, supplier returns and process capability are available in real time. Generate customised management reports to drive quality improvement across your whole supplier chain.

Module

Product traceability

Axiscope ensures full traceability of every product, from supplier receipt through to production. Every batch, every inspection and every quality incident is time-stamped and attached to the product file.

Module

Risk management

Identify, assess and manage the risks linked to supplier quality through Axiscope scoring matrices. Every deviation and monitoring plan is approved before production start-up, to assess and anticipate incidents before they occur.

Module

Integration with other systems

A specialist French vendor, Axiscope integrates natively with your ERPs (SAP, Oracle) and PLM through REST APIs. This two-way application synchronises quality data between your systems with no re-keying, run by our support teams through to full implementation.

Axiscope, a reference solution in industry

The cost of poor quality represents on average 10 to 15% of turnover in the automotive industry (Philip Crosby / AFNOR) - a gap that companies using Axiscope reduce concretely. Among the industrial companies that trust Axiscope for their supplier quality control software: Fives, EUROAPI, Actia, U-SHIN and Sogetrel. A list of references covering the main industrial sectors - automotive, aerospace, pharmaceuticals, energy and subcontracting.

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SELECTION METHOD

How to choose the best quality control software for your company

Analysing specific needs

Before choosing quality control software, carry out a thorough assessment of your company's needs. What objectives do you want to reach? Which list of modules is essential to meet your business expectations? By identifying your priorities clearly, you will steer your search towards the solutions that best match your organisation and your sector.

Assessing features

Once your needs are defined, assess the features offered by the different quality control tools available. Check that the QMS software offers the essential modules: APQP and capacity management, non-conformance tracking, Charge Backs, deviations, report generation. Also compare the advanced features offered by each solution for an informed decision.

Integration and customer support

Take into account how the quality control software integrates with your existing systems and operations. As a French vendor, Axiscope guarantees responsive technical support in French, available throughout the deployment. Make sure the solution can be connected easily to your enterprise tools such as ERP or PLM - good customer support makes all the difference to successful adoption.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Your questions about the software quality control software

What is the difference between QMS software and an ERP?

QMS software such as Axiscope focuses on supplier quality management - non-conformances, IATF audits, APQP - where the ERP covers accounting and production. The two are complementary: Axiscope integrates with ERPs through APIs to synchronise data with no re-keying.

How does Axiscope integrate with our existing ERP?

Axiscope offers native connectors for SAP, Oracle and the main ERPs on the market. Product and supplier data synchronisation is automatic, with no re-keying. Implementing the technical integration takes on average 4 to 8 weeks depending on your configuration and scope.

How long does it take to deploy the software?

Axiscope deployment takes 8 to 12 weeks on average, cloud SaaS with no local installation. The list of modules activated and the supplier scope determine the schedule. Quality control training for teams and onboarding support are included from project launch.

Is the solution suited to our industrial sector?

Axiscope meets IATF 16949 (automotive) and VDA 6.3 requirements. The sectors covered include automotive, aerospace, food and energy. Equipment manufacturers, parts makers and subcontractors have modules and workflows dedicated to their supplier quality certification.

How do you measure the ROI of quality control software?

The cost of poor quality represents 5 to 25% of turnover depending on the sector (Philip Crosby / AFNOR). Axiscope makes it possible to assess ROI through non-conformance indicators, reductions in supplier Charge Backs and savings on audits. Improvements in quality results are measurable from the first months of deployment.

IN SUMMARY

Conclusion: Axiscope, the reference platform for procurement & quality

Building on the latest technological advances, the Axiscope Digital Sourcing & Procurement Platform covers the full procurement and quality management cycle, helping buyers improve the reliability of their panel, smooth supplier relationships, manage purchasing actions and commitments, digitalise invoicing and improve the quality of products and services.

Axiscope includes advanced quality assurance process management modules to coordinate the development of new products with suppliers, manage compliance better and anticipate supplier-related risks. Audits, in particular to the VDA standard or the IATF standard, make it possible to verify supplier compliance with international standards and regulations on an ongoing basis.

The APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning), non-conformance management, deviation request tracking, improvement plan management and cost of poor quality / "Charge Back" and capacity modules complete this framework for managing supplier and risk policy, extending SRM into Supply Management.

Through Axiscope, every stakeholder in the company can benefit from high-performing procurement, built on effective internal cooperation involving suppliers to mobilise them better and encourage risk control and innovation as far upstream as possible across the whole procurement and supply management chain.

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