Pilgrim Quality Solutions, a global provider of enterprise quality management software and services for the Life Sciences, has introduced SmartSolve Mobile Audit, a mobile application created to improve auditor productivity, particularly when conducting audits at remote manufacturing plants or labs. By allowing auditors to access and capture information with their smart phones and tablets, SmartSolve Mobile Audit eliminates the need to transcribe audit findings and expedites the completion of audits, according to the company.
 
With tight security controls at Life Science manufacturing facilities, visiting auditors are often not permitted access to on-location communication networks. The Mobile Audit is designed to allow auditors to download audit details and templates onto their smart device before leaving their office, and then at the audit site, document results on to their smart device while working in an offline mode. Once the auditor reconnects to their organization’s network, they will sync their findings back to the corporate SmartSolve Audit Management application.
 
According to the company, SmartSolve Mobile Audit provides a streamlined interface for reviewing past audits, logging findings, writing auditor summaries, and recording meeting details on a portable, hand-held device. Mobile Audit connects with SmartSolve’s enterprise quality management closed-loop processes, allowing audit findings to feed into CAPAs, supplier performance ratings, and other quality events.
 
“Performing essential audit tasks on a mobile device increases auditor productivity by moving the entire audit process along more efficiently,” said Kari Miller, Pilgrim’s vice president of Regulatory and Product Management. “Now, whether in the field, on the manufacturing floor, or in a laboratory, auditors have the flexibility to conduct audits at any time, from anywhere, using the SmartSolve Mobile Audit application.”