New Product Introduction
Visibility, Control and Traceability requirements of New Product Introduction process for medical devices require a fundamentally different kind of Product Development solution. Z PDS is ideally designed with exceptional process and product information management capabilities that emphasize closed loop control, visibility and traceability of all processes and product information.
Engineering and Manufacturing Change Management
Ability to coordinate engineering and manufacturing changes effectively across engineering, manufacturing and the supply chain is essential to ensure traceability, control and compliance. Z PDS is an ideal solution for implementing the engineering and manufacturing change process cross-functionally as well as for connecting all the systems (Design PLM, ERP, Supply Chain and Manufacturing Execution systems) that play a role in Engineering and Manufacturing Change Management.
Continuous Improvement Processes
Medical devices have a long life in the field. Ability to continuously improve machines that are on the field leads to improved uptime, availability, and higher customer service levels. Z PDS has out of the box cross-functional process templates for product/process improvement requests, customer complaints, warranty requests, return materials, corrective action requests, non-conformances and deviations. In addition, Z PDS supports different types of root cause analyses as part of continuous improvement processes.