Solution Summary
Net Contents Control
QIC offers solutions to meet FDA, USDA,
CFIA, Measurement Canada and
other international net contents control regulations.
At first glance, net contents control seems to be
little more than SPC. While it is not only reasonable, but
advisable, to use SPC techniques to control net contents, not every SPC
software package will fulfill the regulatory requirements of the
QIC is an expert in net contents
control. Not only have we implemented
net contents control on over 1000 production lines, we have also written much
of the generic net contents documentation used in our clients.
The
objective of net contents control is, first and foremost, to comply (and
document compliance) with regulations.
This keeps you out of trouble, and avoids fines. But cost avoidance is not the only reason for
implementing a net contents control solution.
In most of our clients, before we implemented our solution, compliance
was achieved by over packing product –
the 400 gram package actually contained 500 or more grams. Regulations were met, but at a substantial
cost - basically 15% of total raw material and production costs – a huge
amount! Within days, sometimes hours, of
implementing our solutions, giveaway dropped dramatically. Our white paper - "Show
Me the Savings" recounts the real
achievements at one of our large clients.
By achieving net contents control,
our clients often pay for the system (including infrastructure, training,
software, services, and even internal charges) in less than a year out of
savings.
The solution is based on our GainSeeker™ SPC software product, which is one of the
few SPC packages with enough functionality to achieve complete regulatory
compliance. It has many specific net
contents control features to further enhance its applicability to this
need. In addition, GainSeeker™ SPC has
met QIC's stringent criteria for
inclusion as a QIC endorsed solution.