#3 Centralized Data Management - Aviation safety management system software by sms pro, April - 2010

hi my name is chris howell and i manage the software development team for s and that's pro it web based deviation safety management toolkit in the last segment we looked at the most common s m s data management strategy being used by issues service providers today is inefficient and typically costs considerably more money in terms of time and lost opportunity costs let's review the centralized this semester at a management approach starting at number one the user submits reports and receives and mediate feedback in the more sophisticated systems users can check the status of their reported the issue whenever desired they can see what is being turned to salt any perceived shortcomings they've reported at number two safety managers are notified immediately of reported the issues and kim also react immediately by assessing risk classifying m assigning the issue today to department heads who have the authority to allocate resources to correct the shortcomings the documentation at communication is automated thereby saving time and money at number three department heads are signed issues via email all documentation remains with the issue even auditing remarks orbiting history and review history department heads can assign and manage corrective actions intent auto mated approach with to centralize data management approach we pour surveilled to all managers with only a couple clicks of the mouse they can investigate friends and get all reports in real time at number four accountable executor remains in formed he can be automatically notified when issues are classified as high risk or when high-risk issues are closed with a centralized system issues are is your to manage for example when issues have exceeded targeted closure dates managers can be automatically notified in addition trend alerts can't be automatically emailed to selected users based on either the number of occurrences of a type of issue financial thresholds there are many more advantages to the system for example data can be exported to other systems and the reports are always for generated in real time and all measures have access to reports with just a few clicks of a mouse so what system is best you should consider the size and complexity of your organization because logically it may not always be the most sophisticated system for that is suitable for your organization to choose you need to consider the size and complexity of your organization are you simply a corporate flight department that is part of a fortune five hundred or smart charter company hauling tourists around you should also consider how much time does it take you to manage reported issues and generate that needed reports how important is it for you to identify potential areas where money is being spent needlessly small organizations that are very transparent know exactly where their money is going so they might not need a complex sophisticated solution what does your available budget can you afford a small investment and a couple hundred dollars per month some operator seem to have difficulties keeping the lights on at this looks passes could be the straw that broke the camel's back in that case the more time-consuming distributed approach may be the best alternative how important is it for you to withstand audits some managers don't appear to be concerned about audits for one reason or another others are terrified about losing their certificates many times we've heard of fear and stressed in the voice of measures who were preparing for our debts are you flying to other countries requiring the existence of a formal s m s and how do you prove it these are just a few questions you should consider when evaluating the s_ nest data management strategy your company chooses so what are the court elements of a centralized solution we'll look at that next