Why you should move to an integrated management system
Keeping track of multiple management systems can be difficult and can over-complicate things. By moving to an Integrated Management System (IMS) your organisation will benefit from increased efficiency and effectiveness as well as cost reductions and minimised disruption.
By investing in an integrated management system, all your systems will work together with each individual function aligned to improve the performance of the organisation.
If your organisation makes use of multiple management systems to improve efficiency, productivity and compliance levels across departments, there are several challenges and risks involved. However, an integrated management system enables leadership and management to achieve the following benefits:
Improved performance
An integrated management system creates one place for documentation instead of having important documents spread over multiple systems. This also means that organisations will only have to train their employees on one system, therefore decreasing the confusion of learning multiple different systems. This enables companies to get a holistic view of the entire organisation.
Consistency
With one management system organisations are able to establish consistency throughout the company. This consistency allows organisations to create an improved focus on achieving important goals set out by the company.
Our SHEQX (Health, Safety, Environment and Quality) management solution aggregates SHEQ data in a single, auditable database and manages analysis and reporting effectively, ensuring effective compliance and a more robust approach to corporate sustainability.
Integrated audits
By having one integrated management system organisations are able to conduct integrated audits and assessments and therefore reduce the number of traditional on-site auditing days with the integrated auditor. This results in less disruption to the business. It also allows for a more effective and valuable audit as the auditor will have a holistic view of the system.
Optimise processes and resources
The integrated management system allows organisations to adhere to standard requirements. It, therefore, enables businesses to optimise processes as well as resources in order to achieve the standard certification. This is done as organisations will become more focused on process implementation as well as adding value to the company rather than on the maintenance of multiple systems.
