MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence vs. TrakSYS

MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence is excellent for creating batch records to track a specific regulated process. It helps us keep our data in line and make sure we are following our procedures. there are some difficulties with more customizable products. The more variable that are in the product the fewer features that MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence can apply to assist

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When you have manufacturing lines that need proper control and want to collect information based on how well it run then TrakSYS is ideal. TrakSYS has a template system that support generic setup of multiple lines. TrakSYS however is not ideal if you want to deviate too much from the template model. It is possible but defeats the purpose of the template system. Better then to write a customised solution outside of the software.

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• Coding is not needed to build production records
• All data input types are highly configurable from getting data collected from integrated systems all the way to simple text entries.
• Customer service is outstanding to keep our cases resolved in a timely manner.
• The updates continue to improve end user experiences and better functionality

• OEE dashboard where you can quickly judge a current shifts effectiveness
• SPC graph to monitor dosing on the production lines
• Management of Process Orders
• BOL and EOL operations linked to users
• User and role management
• Workflows to manage tasks
• Notification System to notify users

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• Collaboration within a document on MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence could be improved
• I would like to be able to put more than 1 prerequisite on a training task in MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence
• It would be nice if training aids from MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence were accessible within the application and not just their site.

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• Coding wise it takes getting used to, but once you learn where everything is it gets easier

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The quality service and the strong production versatility has helped us develop a great solution for our batch records. These improvements are much better than the legacy batch records and provide immediate access at multiple points across the organization. Would definitely purchase again.

I receive positive feedback from manufacturing personnel about how easy it is to use when manufacturing and I also receive positive feedback from quality personnel for review batch records. We have had some deviations where operators are inputting data under other operators accounts which is really bad good documentation practices and is a compliance risk

During a few early templates, a configuration for product family had not been removed and it created an error. The subject matter expert and support desk was able to help me understand the error was builder generated and how to resolve it very quickly. This is now a non-existent occurrence.

I think that both are great tools and when used together they can definitely decrease wasted time in document creation and storage and also help to minimize problems that occur from having information easily at hand. Quality Excellence is a lot better for the quality aspect of production and being able to track quality issues where MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence is a lot nicer for the production side of things

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Both are good products so it was a difficult decision. In the end of the day it came down to to TrakSYS being more customisable. However it is more expensive though.

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• We have been able to reduce the amount of production records variability had based on product families.
• New user uptake is very high and they can learn the solution quickly.
• The ability to add formula parameters and production record linking has helped traceability.

• Improved management of production lines
• Quick overview of line quality
• Structured working procedures for employees

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