// ROBOTICS AND SMART FACTORIES TERM

Complaint

A complaint is an expression of dissatisfaction from a customer or user about a product or service. It indicates a perceived problem or defect.

TECHNICAL DEFINITION

A complaint, in a quality management context, is any written or oral expression of dissatisfaction with a product or service, its quality, durability, reliability, safety, or performance, requiring formal investigation and resolution according to established procedures.

SYNONYMS & ALIASES

  • Customer Feedback
  • Issue Report
  • Grievance
  • Dissatisfaction Report
  • Defect Report

USAGE NOTE

All complaints must be thoroughly investigated to identify root causes and prevent recurrence.

DEVELOPERS

Organizations developing technology related to Complaint.

  • Hexagon (ETQ)

    Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division provides the ETQ Reliance platform, a comprehensive Quality Management System (QMS) for handling customer complaints, non-conformances, and implementing Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) within industrial workflows.

  • MasterControl

    Provides cloud-based Quality Management System (QMS) software, widely used in regulated manufacturing industries like life sciences, to automate and manage quality processes, including customer complaint handling, deviations, and CAPA.

  • Veeva Systems

    Develops the Veeva Vault Quality Suite, a cloud-based QMS for the life sciences industry that unifies quality processes and documentation, including robust modules for managing complaints and other quality events.

  • Plex Systems (A Rockwell Automation Company)

    Offers a smart manufacturing platform (MES/ERP) with an integrated Quality Management System (QMS) that tracks and manages quality issues, including modules for problem control, non-conformance, and customer feedback.

  • SAP

    Provides enterprise resource planning (ERP) software with a Quality Management (QM) module used by manufacturers to manage quality notifications, which encompasses customer complaints, internal problem reports, and vendor issues.

  • Sparta Systems (A Honeywell Company)

    Develops TrackWise Digital, an enterprise quality management software (EQMS) that enables manufacturers to centralize and manage complaints, product non-conformances, and quality events in a single system.

  • Salesforce

    Develops the Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud, a CRM platform that helps manufacturers manage customer service cases. It provides tools to track customer complaints and integrate that feedback with sales and operations data.

  • iSight

    Provides case management software that helps organizations, including manufacturers, conduct investigations into complaints, misconduct, and other incidents, ensuring a standardized and compliant resolution process.

  • Cority (formerly IQS, Inc.)

    Offers an Enterprise Quality Management Software (EQMS) as part of its broader EHSQ platform, enabling manufacturers to centralize and streamline the management of complaints, audits, non-conformance, and corrective actions.

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