Change is rarely isolated. A change in one area will affect others. On paper-based or manual processes, those areas aren't connected. This leads to miscommunication and delays. A quality management system (QMS) that is connected to other systems ensures compliance beyond the quality department.

An automated system ensures everyone knows about a change. Document routing, tracking and approval all happen automatically. When a change is needed for compliance, a system that minimizes human error by automation is essential.

A change isn't compliant if you can't show it happened. A digitized system will track changes that have been made and archive older versions. This puts your organization into an audit-ready state and ensures you can maintain that state. 

Employees need to be aware of and trained on an engineering or document change. When your quality processes are all on the same platform, any change will automatically send out training to employees.