| 摘要 |
Embodiments of the present invention illustrated and described herein include computer systems and software for quality management. In one embodiment of the present invention, a web-based application hosts quality information managed at one or more distributed sites. Application users at each site can individually manage a subset of the quality information available to them at their respective site such that the subset of the quality information is presented to the users transparent of the source of the quality information. Users may access the quality information according to one or more user-defined quality information levels. The quality information may be sourced and/or maintained at the distributed sites as well.;Quality information management supported by this and other embodiments of the present invention may include hosting an approval process for new or revised documents according to a plurality of approval levels. Approvals may be received from one or more individuals at each level. Quality information management supported by this and other embodiments of the present invention may also include displaying most recently approved versions of new or revised documents. Prior versions of revised documents may be displayed as well. Quality information management supported by this and other embodiments of the present invention may also include revising existing quality information.;Users may define and submit queries of the quality information and, as a result, receive a more focused subset or status thereof for review. Queries may also be executed based on user or system-defined linkages among the quality information.;Sourcing quality information may include defining new quality information, or importing existing quality information from external or legacy locations and/or applications.;Site, system and/or module administrators may define functionality and/or the subsets of the quality information available to users at their respective sites. |
