Statistical process control solution
4.5/5 (30 avaliações)Vantagens
It's been incredibly well thought out and improved over the years. Very easy to use and common sense practical. With a large deployment it's easy to set up categories and divisions which makes it easy to find what you need and not waste time. It's very flexible in that you can pick and choose what's meaningful in terms of summary statistics, graphics and formats. The chart selection guide is pretty darn comprehensive and offers pretty much any kind of chart graphic needed for process control and analysis. I also like the real time updating of charts. If something is happening that needs attention, you'll know about it. In short, you can quickly and easily convey critical process information to manage your business.
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Most people that take the trouble to write reviews either love or hate what they're reviewing but I honestly can't find any cons with this software. It just works and does the job.
Thank you for the kind words and the opportunity to work with your organization! We truly appreciate it!
Ease of use, easy customization, not limited to use data collection just in the quality department.
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Very easy to set up and implement. Great operator interface, with lots of options for adding group or individual instructions, pictures - great for training. Really nice to have user defined fields so that there are a lot of options for customization. Nice to have options for calculated user defined fields. I was able to create an OEE charts - so it is a good product that it can be multi-functional, not just a quality too. Great customer service.
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Although the Charts are good, they are just charts. We really could use some stronger tools on attribute charts and really having more flexibility on how to customize charts.
Nevine - Thanks for the review and comments! Glad to hear that SQCpack was easy to implement. If there are specific chart modifications that you're looking for, please reach out to our Application Support team to discuss (http://pq.systems/pq-chat).
We use SQCPack for a wide variety of QI projects within a large Healthcare Organization, and for teaching Quality Improvement to Physicians.
SQCPack does an exceptional job of handling the data, and creating the appropriate graphics with a minimum of effort. It allows for easy reporting and ongoing analysis of the data.
Stratifying data, filtering it, and looking at it in many different ways is easy, and doesn't require the Physicians to be experts in manipulating spreadsheets or the intricacies of Excel. This puts the power of the data into the hands of those who understand it best.
SQCPack applies the rule sets that we choose, and automatically flags the out of control points for us. The StatBoard function gives us an easy way to keep on top of a wide variety of performance measures by focusing us on only those data charts that are changing significantly.
I highly recommend SQCPack for any Healthcare Quality Improvement effort.
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Ease of use, Correct Statistics, wide range of Chart Types, Central SQL database, Excel, Access, SQLServer or other sources.
Desvantagens
Security is good, but coarse grained
Curtis - Thank you for your detailed review; we appreciate the kind words and thoughtful comments. It's great to hear that SQCpack has allowed non-statisticians in your organization to harness the power of data. We look forward to continuing to serve you!
The SQC Pack 7 program is very user-friendly which made learning the program and applying it rather easy. The team at PQ Systems has been great and always very open to helping work through any questions or concerns we have had. We have been using PQ Systems products for over 2 year and seeing how much they continually improve based on their customer needs really shows in their product. SPC is a CI project that was launched and PQ Systems product was chosen over other leading competitors. We launch originally with ChartRunner Lean and was upgraded to SQC Pack 7. Working with the SQC Pack 7 we have seen many improvements and many more features which has opened even more possibilities for us as a company.
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SQC pack 7 has made it very simple for us to easily analyze data over time, as well as have that analysis at our finger tips and able to quickly filter and alter as needed.
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Chart annotations - we would like to be able to customize this more
Chart Filtering, I found the setup with ChartRunner lean more user friendly as far as chart filtering and listing goes. Having to sort through all charts when a new one gets create, if classification had not been applied, has been little time consuming.
Charts and Data groups assigned to a category is visible in filtering even if assigned to two different divisions.
Not all features that are available for Data groups are available for Charts created with external data.
Technical support not available 24/7.
Ashley - Thank you for your suggestions and being a loyal SQCpack user! It gives us great joy to hear that SQCpack 7 has made it very simple for you and your organization to easily analyze data.
We are continually working on improvements to our solutions and your feedback is an invaluable resource. Your suggestions have been recorded and will be taken into consideration by our software engineers.
In the meantime, our Application Support team is very knowledgeable and would be happy to help you with any issues that you are facing. We appreciate your input and look forward to continuing to serve you and AM/NS Calvert in the future!
Data storage and analysis
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Groupings allow for the easy organization of data - while providing automation in terms of notifications of out of specification situations. The including charts and reports make using the data simple and effective.
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It would be nice if there was more functionality between groups. We'd also like to see a few more options with the reports to make them more readable (grids, print options)
Kate - Thanks for the review! We strive to base our product development on customer feedback, so the acknowledgement is much appreciated!
Your comments regarding reports have been passed on to our development team and will certainly be considered.
Thanks again!
Create histograms for customers as well as calculate CP and CPK
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For those just being introduced to SQCpack it can be quite intimidating however, over the years with revisions and updates the platform has become easier and easier to use. Which I like, especially with having to train people to use it. Another thing that is fantastic is the customer support. Any glitches/ issues that we find are always dealt with quickly in an update. Thanks PQ.
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Can be a bit fussy with allocating a lot of data but still gets the job done. Support is always available to help with this.
The software's ease of use makes training new employee's to use it very easy and saves time. We are very pleased with the software!
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The ease of use is what I like most the software. I find that training new employee's to use the software goes smoothly because it's so easy to use and understand.
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Throughout my time using the software, i haven't found anything i could complain about. We are considering an upgrade to version 7, and i'm hoping the transition/learning curve isn't too bad.
I get a great "snapshot" view of product quality which lets me control our process more accurately.
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It's user friendly and provides a great overview of product quality and process control. I have recommended this program to other divisions in our company.
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Updating for new production lots is tedious and time consuming. The program uses quite a bit of memory and sometimes can slow my computer.
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I like the fact that our data is now saved to the Cloud and not have to relying on it being on the network and able to be retrieved in an emergency. A real peace of mind.
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Not happy that the Reports did not get imported with the SQC Pack upgrade and have to recreate them.
Larry - Thanks for the review and feedback! It's great to hear that SQCpack has been able to provide some peace of mind.
Data storage and history, as well as data analysis/graphing.
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This software serves us well to find information, when we need it. We are able to use the graphical functions well for our needs.
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search functions could be a little more user friendly. Creation of new files seems overly difficult too. easier to copy and modify an existing one.
My overall experience has been great. The inspectors can now see how to control the processes within the upper and lower control levels.
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The ease at which the inspectors are able to follows trends and various processes.
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At this time we have not been able find any serious faults with the software. It has done everything it was intended to do
Determining our troublesome product lines and working to improve the processes
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What I liked the most about the software was the ease of use. Once you have the naming scheme developed you are off and running.
Desvantagens
The charting can be cumbersome to set up. The method for which you determine your data points could be easier to define.
- Cost savings
- Increased Organization Effectiveness
- Empowerment of Individuals and their data
- Increased knowledge across the organization
- Improved Audit Readiness
Vantagens
- anyone can log in from any computer
- different levels of access for different people
- full customization
- easy to use and change
Desvantagens
- initial set up for our system required knowledge of SQL and servers. We had an IT department. Some businesses might find this aspect challenging if they lack depth within their organization
More organization.
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Very easy to use.
Love keeping the quality data organized all in one spot.
Great for showing customers their data.
Customer support is great.
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Some trouble with older version data.
Other than that I can't find any cons with this software. It just works and does the job our company needs.
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Friendly to use, and the real story of the process is told by the use of control charts, histrograms and paretos
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I don't have any complaints, I'm really have to have this tool in our company. We have 25 license of SQCP pack along the manufacturing platform
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What I appreciate most about this software is the ability to upgrade from our ancient older version.
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What I like least about this software is that it took 3 upgrade steps and phone assistance to force our system into allowing the upgrades.
Overall I find the software to be a useful tool. I'm not a power user, I am just using it to pull data from a SQL server and mostly do run charts.
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Ability for it to pull latest data from a chart definition quickly.
Desvantagens
Some of the finer points need work or aren't intuitive - I pulled in some charts from Chartrunner and the title are very small font. I haven't found where I can make them big enough to be legible yet - maybe it's there but just not intuitive.
John - Thank you for taking the time to let us know about the issues you've experienced with CHARTrunner labels. Feedback encourages us to continually improve our solutions! Your suggestions have been recorded and will be taken into consideration by our software engineers.
If you have any questions or additional comments, please feel free to contact us. Our Application Support team can be reached via email ([email protected]), by phone (1-800-777-5060), or online chat (http://pq.systems/pq-chat).
Ability too see trends and issues in a timely manner. Ability to provide graphical information internally and externally as needed.
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Works well once set-up is done. Able to edit charts to fit needs. Able to filter charts to look at them by groups.
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Time to set up charts using external data. Still having problems getting the Alerting system to work after asking for it for several years. We have over 200 charts and cannot monitor them all.
great productivity and time savings on working my process improvements.
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data trends are very easy to analyze with the graphs for average and range, the capability analysis is very good to analyze my process variables, when properly installed, the programs runs very well, capturing pictures to show graphs is a cool thing too.
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be nice that the programs keeps updating the graph pictures automatically every time that the graphs are updated.
Roman - Thanks for the kind words and great review! Glad to hear that you've found SPC charts easy to create with SQCpack!
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The ease in generating charts for my data. After using Excel to try to generate charts, I wish I had purchased sooner! The customer service is really good. I was able to get an answer to my question in just minutes.
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There is a big learning curve if you've never used the software before. I was completely unfamiliar with it and felt lost in the beginning. I discovered how easy it is to get answers to questions through the chat feature!
Tiffany - Thanks for the review! Glad to hear that you've found SQCpack to be an improvement over Excel.
recently had licencing issues, which Derek assisted with, right through to resolution, a true credit to the online support of PQ.
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simple to setup, understand and maintain.
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none
Mark - Thank you for your review and compliments! It's great to know that you've found SQCpack easy to use and have had positive experiences with our Application Support team. Please continue to reach out to us if you experience any issues or have additional feedback.
I called on 7/21/2016 with issues because the instructions where a little hard to navigate on the software. I was put in touch with Eric Gasper from tech support. Eric was able to walk me through everything and is very good at his job.
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what I like most about it is the more I use it the easier it seems.
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what I like least about it is when you start there was no guidance even with the help button it was very hard to navigate.
Thank you for the positive review! We're delighted to hear that Eric was able to help get you up and running with SQCpack. Please never hesitate to contact our customer support team!
As an additional resource to help you get started, free training webinars are available by request for all customers with active maintenance plans.
Our customer and internal personnel satisfaction.
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The graphics are good and the charts print either in portrait or landscape. Exporting out as .pdf files is also a good option.
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It seems to be somewhat confusing how to manipulate certain functions or how to get the software to show you what is needed.
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Easy to use and configure reports. Very easy to set up on the workstations and to update when needed. Our users that run the reports have no issues running and printing reports.
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I honestly cannot think of any constructive cons about this software. It provides exactly what we need out of it.
I needed help restoring a user, who had become inactive, to active status. Jenna fixed the one database and walked me through the process so that I can fix any other databases with the same problem. The support I was provided was concise and quick. The only small glitch was that I could not e-mail the file to her, I had to upload it to the website - apparently the file size was too large. And she was not able to mail me back the file after she had fixed it, but that was not a problem since she had shown me how to fix my files myself.
We've found the software to offer a full range of features that are very intuitive to set up and use. It literally walks you through setting up charts and the Statboard feature is invaluable in helping managers and engineers manage their time. In addition, the few times I've had to contact customer support, not only do I get help within just a few minutes but the support folks are knowledgeable and courteous and often offer several solutions so that we can pick the best one for our situation. So often support lasts only as long as it takes the check to clear but that has not been the case with PQ systems. I've had several calls to see how things are going and it's never been followed by a sales pitch. These folks really do care about their customers and how their product is performing. It's been worth every penny, both in functionality and fit as well as service.