Mitsubishi Automotive Engineering Co., Ltd., gained ISO9001
certification for whole 9 sites of its own on Feb. 1999 with
paperless system as first automotive engineering company in Japan,
we think.
In establishing the quality system conforming to ISO9001
requirements, we have newly developed and utilized Process
Management System, i.e., "PMS" to control total R&D
and service processes of the company.
The unique points of PMS comparing with existing project
managing tools are as follows. 1. PMS has clear and easy to
understand "process management"; 2. functions,
controlling responsible personnel, schedule, work standard and
output of each process of the project; 3. PMS conforms very well to
ISO9001 quality system requirements; 3. PMS works on Intra-Net web
system being recognized by every person on the company web.
PMS, combined with Intra-Net paperless documentation system, has
given us the following merits. 1. Every related person can see the
actual condition of the project very clearly, at any time and from
anywhere of our sites. 2. Every necessary documents are completely
traceable. 3. PMS has a good conformity to ISO9001 quality system,
resulting in easy acquisition of ISO9001 certification. 4. The
amount of paper files has been decreased 7% compared with that of
the starting point of our ISO9001 promotion instead of 50% increase
in the usual case without PMS. 5. In the 2000 model of ISO9001 the
process approach will have more importance, so PMS will undoubtedly
help us very much.