GQM MES Formulas/Specifications

What is GQM MES Formulas/Specifications Software?

Formula management and formula administration play a crucial role in the food industry, the brewing industry, the beverage industry, the chemical industry, the consumer goods sector, and even the building materials industry. Even the slightest deviations in the respective formulas can have negative effects on the quality of the products. This is a very important aspect that should by no means be neglected. However, managing these recipes often involves a great deal of effort—effort that can be streamlined and made more effective with the GQM MES Recipes/Specifications system. This is because the software enables precise and reliable management of recipes and specifications. You can store all relevant information regarding ingredients, quantities, processing steps, and quality standards in a central database. This ensures that all departments involved have access to the latest recipe data and can work consistently.

A major advantage of the GQM MES system is its flexibility in adapting recipes. You can quickly and easily modify recipes to respond to customer requirements, new regulatory requirements, or internal optimizations. The system enables precise calculation of ingredient quantities and costs, leading to efficient resource utilization. In addition, the application offers comprehensive traceability. You can track the entire manufacturing process from ingredient input to the final product and generate detailed reports and logs as needed. This is particularly important for ensuring compliance with quality standards, safety regulations, and legal requirements.

The range of features in QUALIFAX Recipe Management includes:

bulk changes to recipes (search and replace components)
simulation of planned recipe changes (before-and-after scenarios)
automatic generation of suggestions for ingredient lists and specifications
Analysis for allergenic ingredients
Optimization of recipes based on multiple parameters
Display of recipe comparisons showing deviations
Of course, versioning, variant management, and recipe history
Display formats for nutritional values and “regulatory affairs” at any level of detail
Definition of various status types and options for transferring data to ERP and control systems
Management of any number of recipe versions with statuses (Development, Reviewed, Standard, Revised, etc.)
Display of the development history
The approval procedure for individual BOM versions with plausibility checks
Multi-level display of bills of materials (management of sub-levels), bill of materials explosion across all levels
Nutritional value calculation
Price calculation
Determination of allergen profiles (EU and ALBA)
Calculation of GDA values
Calculation of ingredient lists
Generation of suggestions for labeling:
Ingredient list (presented using category and common names from the ingredient list)
QUID
Multilingual output

Standard interface to ERP systems such as SAP, Navision, etc.

Target groups:

Food Industry
Food manufacturers
Brewery industry
Beverage Industry
Chemical Industry
Consumer Goods
Building materials

References:

See the homepage

Functions (excerpt) of GQM MES Formulas/Specifications:

Allergen labeling

Alternatives management

Analysis

Archiving

Article storage

Barcode generation

Barcode printing

Barcode recognition

Barcode scaling

Barcode scanner

Barcode, RFID

Calculation

Catalogs

Certificate Management

Change management

Content overview

Dashboards

Data export

Data maintenance

Data management

Data protection management

Database

DMS

Document workflow

ERP interfaces

Excel import

Extensible functions

Formula collection

Interfaces

Internal interfaces

Label printing

Lifecycle History

Multilingualism

Multiple locations, branches, sales areas

Nutritional value calculation

Operating instructions

Parts list management

Plausibility checks

Price management

Product data

Product data management

Product database

Product structure management

Project Management

Raw material management

Recipe management

Report management

Requirements management

Rights management

Role Management

Sample management

SAP interface

Search

Spreadsheet

Supplier management

User management

Variant management

Version control

Version management

Workflow management

Price

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Technical specifications:

Web-based:

no

SaaS, Cloud:

no

On-premises (local installation):

yes

Multi-user (network-compatible):

yes

Maintenance:

on request

Customizing:

on request

First installation (year):

2014

Number of installations:

120

Manufacturer based in:

Germany

Training:

on request

Hotline:

on request

Installation support:

on request

Dialogue language(s):

German

System requirements:

Compatible operating systems (runs with):

Win 11

Win 10

Win Server

Mainframe based

Unix based

Linux based

Mac OS

Mobile OSs (supports):

iOS

Android

Old Compatible Operating Systems:

Win 8

Win 7

Data storage medium:

DVD

CD-ROM

Download

Flash memory

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