Document management is the act of managing and controlling a product’s documentation. This includes the creation, modification, approval, issuance, and accessibility of a product’s documents. Document management can be done with manual paper-based systems or software solutions.
Document control processes include:
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To establish a document control system:
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Document management software systems are better than paper-based systems because they enable users to:
Linking document control or document management processes to PLM and QMS software systems helps eliminate the confusion of having duplicate or lost documents. It also provides internal teams and partners efficient access to controlled documents to help simplify compliance and accelerate product develop processes.
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