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We use the paper copy in the lab because not all areas have a PC.
Most of my customers that I audit use paper.
The weakness of an electronic system, in my opinion and what I have seen, is that the electronic system is not used to identify trends and preventive actions. Many times the analysis of why the error occured is not documented.
This is not to say that the electronic is less effective, because I believe that a properly designed electronic system can be more effective. The weakness of the electronic system is that the automated system is not constructed properly to allow key word searches, SQL searches, etc. If the system is designed only as a replacement for paper, okay... but a great system will have a few more bells and whistles that will assist management to bring failures and errors under control.
Most of my customers that I audit use paper.
The weakness of an electronic system, in my opinion and what I have seen, is that the electronic system is not used to identify trends and preventive actions. Many times the analysis of why the error occured is not documented.
This is not to say that the electronic is less effective, because I believe that a properly designed electronic system can be more effective. The weakness of the electronic system is that the automated system is not constructed properly to allow key word searches, SQL searches, etc. If the system is designed only as a replacement for paper, okay... but a great system will have a few more bells and whistles that will assist management to bring failures and errors under control.
