Quality management

Quality Management System software for Singapore manufacturers and laboratories

Episcript designs, builds and supports Quality Management Systems in Singapore: document control, non-conformance reports, CAPA, calibration and supplier quality, with AI we build in to read certificates, draft CAPA reports and flag recurring defects.

For manufacturers, laboratories and service firms that keep their quality records to ISO 9001.

Quality manager reviewing a non-conformance report and a calibration schedule in the Episcript Quality Management System
  • Document control to management review on one system
  • AI across quality, production and purchasing
  • Eligible for government grants
  • Built and supported in Singapore

Core modules

Core Quality Management System modules

The modules most quality teams start with, each linked to the products, processes and suppliers it covers.

Stack of controlled procedures with a revision stamp, standing for document control

Document control

Every procedure, work instruction and form has an owner, a revision number and a review date, and staff can open only the current approved revision.

Product part with a red warning tag, standing for non-conformance reports

Non-conformance reports (NCR)

Raise an NCR from an inspection, a customer complaint or a supplier delivery, record the quantity affected, and hold the batch until its disposition is approved.

Wrench and circular arrow over a report, standing for corrective and preventive action

Corrective and preventive action (CAPA)

Each CAPA carries a root cause analysis, an owner and a due date, and it closes only after an effectiveness check confirms the problem has not returned.

Vernier caliper beside a calibration certificate, standing for calibration management

Calibration management

Each gauge, instrument and test rig has its calibration interval and certificate on record, reminders go out before it falls due, and overdue equipment cannot be selected for an inspection.

Delivery box with a quality approval seal, standing for supplier quality management

Supplier quality management

Approve suppliers against your criteria, record incoming inspection results and supplier NCRs, and score each supplier on rejects and late deliveries before the next review.

Open training record with a signed acknowledgement, standing for training and competence records

Training and competence records

Link each procedure to the roles that must read it, record training and sign-off against every revision, and see who needs retraining when a document changes.

NCR and CAPA

Non-conformance and CAPA management software

Every non-conformance follows one route from report to effectiveness check, whether it starts with an in-process inspection, a customer complaint or an audit finding. A failed point on an inspection checklist can raise an NCR automatically, and our Inspection Management Software covers site and field inspections in depth.

  • Disposition recorded on every NCR: rework, scrap, return to supplier or concession
  • Root cause analysis with 5 Whys or fishbone fields on the CAPA record
  • Customer complaints linked to the NCR and CAPA they lead to
  • Overdue actions escalated to the action owner's manager
  • AI features can draft the CAPA report and flag defects that keep recurring
Non-conformance report in the Episcript Quality Management System, with its disposition and corrective action trail

Document control

Document control software for procedures, forms and quality records

Every controlled document and approval in one place, signed off with our Electronic Signature Software where you need it.

  • Numbering and revisions

    Numbered by document type, with every revision kept

  • Review and approval

    Reviewers and approvers set per document type

  • Periodic review reminders

    Owners reminded before a review date passes

  • Controlled distribution

    Read and acknowledged, recorded per person

  • Obsolete documents

    Superseded revisions withdrawn and archived

  • Forms and quality records

    Each record kept against its form version

  • External documents

    Standards and customer specifications tracked by revision

  • Document change requests

    Proposed changes reviewed before a new revision

Technician checking a calibrated gauge beside a supplier certificate and an incoming inspection record

Equipment and suppliers

Calibration management and supplier quality

Instruments and suppliers each carry a status that the rest of the system checks before they are used.

Calibration schedules
Intervals set per instrument, with in-house and external calibrations booked and each certificate attached to the instrument record.
Out-of-tolerance results
A failed calibration raises an NCR and lists every inspection the instrument was used on since its last pass.
Approved supplier list
Suppliers approved per material or service, with their certificates, audit results and expiry dates kept on the supplier record.
Incoming inspection and supplier scorecards
Goods are inspected against the purchase order before they reach Inventory Management, and every reject counts towards the supplier's score.

By role

A Quality Management System for everyone in your organisation

Each person sees the records their role needs, from the same system.

Checklist with a star, standing for the quality manager

Quality manager

Open NCRs, overdue CAPAs, calibration due dates and audit findings on one dashboard, with AI answering questions about your own quality data.

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Production and inspection

Inspection checklists on a tablet, NCRs raised from the line with photos, and the current work instruction opened from the job.

Factory, truck and people linked by arrows, standing for purchasing and suppliers

Purchasing

Approved supplier status checked before a purchase order is raised, with supplier NCRs, scorecards and certificate expiry dates on each supplier record.

Document with an approval tick, standing for laboratory and calibration staff

Laboratory and calibration

Test results recorded against each batch specification, and calibration certificates and out-of-tolerance results kept per instrument.

Tablet showing charts, standing for management reporting

Management

Management review packs built from quality objectives, NCR trends, customer complaints and supplier performance, ready before each review meeting.

Open book with ticks and a graduation cap, standing for staff training

Every employee

Assigned procedures to read and acknowledge, training records kept against each revision, and improvement suggestions raised from any device.

Built to order

AI in your Quality Management System

Built in phases on your own quality records, with staff approving every output.

Quality team

  • Drafts CAPA reports and root cause summaries from the NCR record
  • Flags defects, parts and machines that keep recurring in NCRs

Documents and records

  • Reads supplier and calibration certificates into the right record
  • Drafts procedure revisions for the document owner to edit

Purchasing and suppliers

  • Drafts supplier corrective action requests and follow-up emails
  • Answers routine supplier queries on email and WhatsApp
  • Flags unusual reject rates on incoming deliveries

Management

  • Answers questions about your own quality data in plain English
  • Forecasts calibration workload and defect trends

Module library

More modules in the Quality Management System

Add these as your quality system grows, alongside production and stock in our ERP Software.

Audits and management review

Evidence for every audit, ready before the auditor asks.

  • Internal audit programme

    Plan audits by process and department, assign auditors, and keep checklists and evidence on each audit.

  • Audit trail

    See who created, changed or approved any record, with the earlier version kept beside the current one.

  • Management review

    Build the management review pack from live NCR, complaint, audit and supplier data, then record decisions and actions.

  • Quality objectives and KPIs

    Set quality objectives per process and track first pass yield, reject rates and complaints against them.

Quality risk and change control

Risks weighed and changes approved before they reach production.

  • Quality risk management

    Score process and product risks by likelihood and severity, and link each control to its procedure.

  • Failure mode and effects analysis

    Record failure modes, causes and controls for a process or product, with follow-up actions raised as CAPAs.

  • Change control

    Review a process, material or design change for its quality impact before it is approved and released.

  • Deviations and concessions

    Record a planned deviation from a procedure, with its approval, time limit and the batches it covers.

Production and laboratory quality

Quality Management Software for manufacturing lines and test laboratories.

  • Inspection checklists

    Build in-process and final inspection checklists per product, with pass or fail limits and photos on each point.

  • Batch and lot traceability

    Trace a batch back to its materials and supplier lots, using production records from our Manufacturing Software.

  • Laboratory test results

    Record test results against the specification for each batch, with any out-of-specification result raising an NCR.

  • Equipment maintenance

    Schedule preventive maintenance on production equipment and keep its service history beside the calibration record.

Customers and suppliers

Complaints answered and suppliers held to the same records.

  • Customer complaints

    Log complaints by email or portal, link each to its batch and NCR, and reply with the outcome.

  • Certificates of conformance

    Generate a certificate of conformance for each shipment from the inspection results recorded on the batch.

  • Supplier quality agreements

    Keep quality agreements and specifications per supplier, with renewal dates held in our Contract Management Software.

  • Supplier portal

    Suppliers upload certificates and answer corrective action requests through their own login, with every reply logged.

Integrations

Quality Management System software integrations for documents, signing and accounting

Connect the system to the email, document, signing and accounting tools you already use.

  • Microsoft 365
  • Google Workspace Google Workspace
  • WhatsApp Business WhatsApp Business
  • DocuSign DocuSign
  • Xero Xero
  • QuickBooks QuickBooks
  • Zapier Zapier
  • SMS gateways
  • AI services
  • Your own API

Custom build

Custom Quality Management System built around your rules

Packaged QMS Software suits organisations whose quality processes match the product. When your NCR routes, approval levels or inspection plans do not, we build the system around them, and change it when your processes change.

  • Released in stages, starting with document control, NCRs and CAPA
  • Hosted by Episcript or in your own environment
  • Eligible for government grants
What a custom build changes
  • Your NCR, CAPA and approval routes, not the vendor's
  • Quality records arranged around your own procedures and the ISO 9001 clauses you work to
  • Connected to the ERP, stock and production data you already keep
  • AI features added one phase at a time, using information from your own records
  • A Singapore team that builds, supports and extends it after launch

Questions

Quality Management System and QMS Software FAQs

QMS tools are the software functions that run a quality system: document control, non-conformance reports, CAPA, calibration, supplier quality, audits and training records. A Quality Management System brings them together on shared records instead of separate spreadsheets.

The best QMS Software for a small business covers the processes you actually run, usually document control, NCRs and CAPA first. A custom build starts with those and adds calibration, supplier quality and audits later.

It keeps the records an ISO 9001 quality system relies on: controlled documents, NCRs, corrective actions, internal audits, training and management reviews. Certification still comes from an accredited body auditing how your organisation works.

Inspection software runs checklists and findings in the field, while a Quality Management System runs the whole quality process, from document control and NCRs to CAPA, calibration, supplier quality and management review. We build both, sharing one set of records.

Cost depends on scope: the modules in the first phase, the records to migrate and the systems to connect. We quote after a scoping session and price each phase separately. Call 6581 3431 to discuss yours.

It depends on the first phase. A release covering document control, NCRs and CAPA goes live sooner than a full build with calibration, supplier portals and audits, and we give you a schedule once the scope is agreed.

We move them for you. We import your controlled documents at their current revisions, map open NCRs, CAPAs and calibration records from spreadsheets or an old system, and you check a test import before go-live.

Our solutions are eligible for government grants. We explain how the schemes apply to your project and what the agency looks for, so you can budget with the full picture in front of you.

The system connects to your ERP, stock and production software, so batch, supplier and purchase order data arrive without retyping. Where you have none, we can build them on the same system.

AI features can be added, each scoped with you and built in its own phase using information from your own records. They cover certificate reading, CAPA drafting, recurring defect checks, data questions and forecasts, all checked by staff.

Every change to a document, NCR or record is logged with the user, date and previous value, and approved records are locked. Staff see and edit only what their role allows, and auditors can review the log at any time.

Next step

See your quality process running in a custom Quality Management System

Bring a month of your NCRs, CAPAs and calibration records, and we will show you them running in the system, with AI drafting reports and flagging recurring defects.