IMS-Audit
Cloud feature

8D reports: process complaints in a structured way

The structured 8D workflow guides you through handling customer and supplier complaints – from the problem description through 5-Why root cause analysis to containment and corrective actions. Documents and evidence attach directly to the report.

In detail

What 8D Reports & Complaints offers

Structured 8D workflow – step by step through all disciplines
Process customer and supplier complaints centrally
Root cause analysis via 5-Why directly in the report
Record containment actions to limit the damage
Corrective actions linked to action management – including due dates and escalation
Documents and photos attached directly to the report
Work on the report together as a team – always on the same page
Output the finished report as a PDF in your corporate design
In everyday audit work

How it works in practice

A customer complaint comes in: you open the 8D report, describe the problem, and secure delivery capability with a containment action. You work out the true root cause via 5-Why and plan the corrective actions – with due dates and automatic escalation through action management. You attach evidence and photos directly, and hand the finished report to your customer as a PDF in your corporate design.

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