We have already purchased the software, and some of our plants are using it. We are aware of some of the pros/cons, but we don't have much experience with it. I'm trying to supplement these learnings with learnings from others outside our Company.
I'm unsure of the actual cost, but I can tell you that it wasn't cheap.
EtQ is a Lotus Notes Based software, and can route documents through our intranet. Similar to attaching a document to an e-mail.
We can create documents within EtQ, or import documents previously created in Word or Excel.
We do have a dedicated document control person, me. But my responsibilities are not limited to just document control. Therefore, managing our document control system needs to be quick and easy.
It does have read only capabilities, but not touch screen.
We have approx 450 controlled documents, excluding externals. We employ approx 120 associates.
I guess what would be helpful, would be to understand the risks of using MS word and Excel for document control, and what have people done to reduce those risks. I can then compare this against the risks of using EtQ.