When your business depends on exporting goods
to other countries, the question comes up often: Should we manage our own
product certifications? Or should we outsource our compliance to the experts?
Certification management systems, like the Certificate Alert and Tracking System
from G&M Compliance, allow companies to get the best of both worlds: input
and guidance from a seasoned compliance professional with ease of a
self-service system.
Product certification management helps
companies keep track of expiration, renewals, new standards, and other
important developments in compliance. But they have another benefit that many
companies overlook: increasing productivity for the entire organization.
Free up resources for other important work
With a certification management system like
CATS, you can focus company resources on other, more pressing needs. No need
for your staff to track the introduction and implementation of new standards
around the world, and no need to undertake major projects to stay ahead of
renewals and expirations. CATS is constantly running in the background to keep
you up-to-date on expirations, renewals, new standards, and much more, so you
and your staff can stay focused on growing the business.
Go to market faster
A sophisticated product certification
management system makes you more prepared, which helps you go to market faster
than ever. CATS puts the necessary documents right where you need them, so you
can reference prior or existing certifications whenever you need to. Look up
prior certifications from the same region to inform certifications for a new
product, or look up certifications from a similar product to see how your
documents need to be updated for a new region. CATS makes it easy to expand your
businesses whenever you’re ready.
Spend less time searching for documents
Digging through stacks of documents and emails
is a thing of the past with CATS. A certificate management system puts all
relevant documents in your hands—certifications, renewals, exemptions, and
more—so you know exactly where to look when you need it. CATS sends an alert at
90, 60, and 30 days until expiration; simply log into the CATS system to see
what is up for renewal, what needs to be modified, and how you should get started.
Avoid last-minute ‘compliance emergencies’
The last thing you want is to be surprised by
an imminent expiration or a big change in the relevant regulations. With a
certification management system, you are automatically alerted when any of your
active certifications are coming up for renewal, or when any applicable
standards are up for expiration. With notifications from CATS, you can
proactively address these issues, rather than scrambling to meet standards at
the last minute—or failing to meet them altogether, which can result in hefty
fines or even the removal of your product from circulation.
Contact G&M Compliance
G&M Compliance is proud to be a trusted
partner for product certification management. Our compliance professionals have
experience with CCC certification, BIS, EAC, and many other global markets. We
have the knowledge and expertise to help you expand around the world and go to
market faster.
Contact
G&M Compliance today for a free quote
or consultation about certification management.