KPI definitions under change control
Each KPI has one approved formula, an owner and a version history you can show an ISO 9001 auditor.
Manufacturing
One scrap rate, from the shop floor to the board pack
Quality KPIs, standard costs and margin calculations pass through production, quality, ERP and finance systems. SynkBase keeps their definitions in step.
How a quality change reaches the board pack
- Step 1Production systemA quality KPI formula is changed.
- Step 2Quality reportingCost of poor quality is calculated from that KPI.
- Step 3FinanceMargin per product line uses the quality cost.
- Step 4Management reportSynkBase flags the chain before the report is issued.
Where it goes wrong
Scrap rate, OEE, cost of poor quality and gross margin per product line are calculated in more than one system, often with small differences nobody wrote down.
A formula change in one quality KPI can reach a margin figure in the management report without the finance team knowing an input moved.
What SynkBase does for manufacturers
Cross-system drift alerts
When the production or quality system calculates a KPI differently from the approved version, the quality and finance owners both hear about it.
Margin impact traced
The impact graph links quality KPIs to the cost and margin terms built on them, so the finance consequence of a quality change is visible the day it happens.
Rework priced in your terms
The engineering and analytics work that has to be redone is priced from your own tracker data, ready for the change review.
Where the compliance hook sits
- ISO 9001: control of documented information and changes
- SOX: change control over figures that reach financial statements
- Customer and supplier scorecards that must use agreed definitions