QMS - Quality Management Highway and Bridge Maintenance

For governments and contractors who require specialized Highway and Bridge Maintenance software, Explorer Software Inc. has created four new Quality Management System modules. These new modules compliment the existing Highway and Bridge Maintenance Module integrating fully with the Explorer Contract Manager accounting package for heavy construction.

Explorer QMS is designed around 5 main elements necessary for meeting key British Columbia Ministry of Transportation criteria and International Standards Organization (ISO) 9001-2000 conformance requirements:

Work Identification
Work Identification with Stakeholder Input and Feedback.Identified work has a single database that eliminates the manual process of creating tasks and tracking work.

Quality Management
Control and Assurance - Ensures a formal quality management inspection and reporting system for analysis of completed work and Continous Improvement through the Internal Audit process.

Documented Procedures
We make documents readily accessible - easily updated and ISO 9001-2000 compliant.

Human Resources
Easily track training and update employee records - schedule courses and certification programs.

Accounting Modules
Powerful, flexible and informative to management, yet still easy to use and operate in multi-department or large multi-company environments. General Ledger

For Principals and Managers
Improve profitability over the long term through the coninous improvment process. Financial performance research reveals that organizations using quality management systems can expect to achieve a higher return on investment than those that leave quality to chance.

Explorer integrates all the essential business components to give your employees the tools required to increase productivity and profits. Through the Internal Process Explorer Software provides the reports and graphics for analysis and decision making to eliminate inefficiencies hiding in your organization.

Explorer software features one time data entry that eliminates loss of information between applications. This translates into higher production rates, reduced unit costs per entry and lower overall operating costs. Information is shared using “Thin-client” technology and stored on secured servers or mainframes.

Explorer technology and functionality is second to none but has a lower purchase price and operating cost than competing systems. One time data input results in lower unit costs per entry. More users allow a more efficient implementation process and greater cost savings. Explorer updates occur simultaneously across your organization so there is no disruption between users or costly down-time.

Explorer provides training, support, maintenance, and offers solutions that bring together computer automation, wireless data, and the Internet to communicate in real-time. The net result is a dramatically more efficient and cost effective means of managing your Highway and Bridge maintenance program.

Using a web-based Crew Timecard; track equipment, materials and employees in real time to reflect daily costs for each task. Managers can balance infrastructure requirements with demands on cash flow. Track productivity and production rates to ensure operational and scheduling efficiencies.

The integration of Work ID, Quality Management, Accounting, Document Manager and Human Resources modules gives you the power to proactively manage your organization like never before.