Layered Process Audit Software (LPAS) places emphasis on critical manufacturing processes and can involve personnel from various levels of the organization, including top management. Users enjoy flexibility in defining audit layers, frequency, duration, number of auditors, the necessity for an approver, and the creation of checklists tailored to machines and production lines. LPA fosters a cultural shift that underscores the significance of activities from boardrooms to shop floors. LPAS encompasses four pivotal elements:
- Verification of compliance with documented manufacturing/assembly processes, yielding insights into process adherence.
- Ensuring leadership involvement by conducting quality audits led by individuals at different management levels.
- Conducting audits at varying frequencies contingent on management levels.
- Sustaining quality improvement and diminishing defect rates through the implementation of LPA.
