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46IEUROPEANSEEDIEUROPEAN-SEED.COMEXTRASTRAITTRACKERCropLifeInternationalhasre-launchedtheonlinedatabaseBioTradeStatusaglobalresourcethatprovidesdataonthecommercialstatusandnationalauthorisationsoplantbiotechtraitsorcultivationoodandeeduseandimportationworldwide.BioTradeStatuswww.biotradestatus.comistheirstcomprehensiveandsearchableonlinedatabasetoprovideboththeapprovalandcommercialstatusorCropLieInternationalmembercompaniesplantbiotechtraitsworldwidesodatabaseuserscaneasilydeterminewhichproductsareintheglobalmarketplace.ThedataonthissitecanbedirectlyaccessedviatheConventiononBiologicalDiversitysCBDBiosaetyClearing-HouseBCH.ThecoordinationbetweenBioTradeStatusandtheBCHwillprovidesignatoriestotheCartagenaBiosaetyProtocolwithsigniicantlyimprovedaccesstoplantbiotechtraitcommercialstatusinormation.BioTradeStatusistheonlycentralisedandaccessibleonlinedatabasewiththisin-depthplantbiotechtraitregulatoryandcommercialstatusinormationwhichisessentialormaintainingthesmoothuninterruptedglobaltradeoagriculturalcommoditiessaysHowardMinighpresidentandCEOoCropLieInternational.ItsdataenabletheentireagriculturalvaluechainromarmerstograinhandlerstoregulatorstobeullyawareoboththeapprovalandcommercialstatusoabiotechtraitproducedbyCropLieInternationalmembersinanycountry.CELEBRATING100YEARSOFINNOVATIONINSEEDTREATMENTThroughout2014BayerSeedGrowthhasbeencelebratingthe100thanniversaryotheirlaunchoUspulunthefrst-everseedtreatmenttofghtthecenturies-oldproblemoungaldiseasesincereals.Fast-orward100yearsandtheglobalseedtreatmentmarkethaschangeddramatically.AcenturyoinnovationsromBayerhasbeneftedtheentireseedtreatmentvaluechainandchangedtheworldoarmingorthebetter.TolearnmoreandseeadetailedtimelineontheevolutionoseedtreatmentsromBayerCropSciencevisitwww.seedgrowth.bayer.com.In2008HarrisMoranSeedCompanyandClauseTezierweregroupedtogetherunderHM.CLAUSE.Inordertodevelopcloseoperationallinksbetweenthetwocompaniestheorganisationwaslookingorajointqualitymanagementsystem.ItwasuptoErikPostmavice-presidentqualityandintellectualpropertytofndandimplementasystemthatwouldallowHM.CLAUSEtorealizethisgoal.Inouropinionshopoorworkersdeterminethequalityotheproduct.Inordertoenablethemtodeliverhighqualityandtoconstantlyimprovetheirskillsandtheirownprocessesyouhavetoimplementajointsystemwhichwillbeusedonadailybasistosupportteamwork.ThisraisedtheollowingquestionIsthereanenterprisequalitymanagementsotwareEQMSthatmatchesthisvisionIntheendHM.CLAUSEchoseiCOLOGiQEQMS.HM.CLAUSEstartedtheimplementationotheEQMSinthesummero2013.HM.CLAUSEANDICOLOGIQTACKLEEQMSIMPLENTATIONWITHAFRESHAPPROACHThewholeprojectisexpectedtobefnalisedin2016.ThisseemsalongwayromnowbutPostmaknowsitisworthit.Itwillbecomeacentralsystemorusabusiness-criticalplatorm.InthenearuturewewanteveryonetoopentheEQMSfrstandwewanttheapplicationtobecomejustasimportantase-mailistoday.LikeIsaidbeoreitisnotaqualitysystemthatisusedonlybyqualitymanagersitwillbecomeasystemorthewholeworkorceoHM.CLAUSE.Weengagethemincontinuousimprovement.Whenseenromthisperspectivethreeyearsoranorganisationooursizeisaveryreasonableperiodotimekeepinginmindthatwhentheprojectisfnishedallprocessesarewell-defnedandtransparent.AspartotherolloutotheprojectHM.CLAUSEutilisedanongoingcomicstriptocommunicatewithemployeesthebeneftsothesystemandhowitwillaidinadvancingtheirbusiness.