Computer software for the field of manufacturing operations to monitor and evaluate factory manufacturing processes; computer software to monitor factory manufacturing processes; computer storage devices, namely, high-speed storage subsystems for storage and backup of electronic data in the field of manufacturing operations for the purposes of quality, warranty, and recall either locally or via a telecommunications network; computer software for manufacturing operations configured to receive data and/or files relating to the manufacturing process captured by at least one electronic device, electronically store the captured data, organize the captured data, manage the captured data, retrieve the captured data from the stored location pursuant to a user request, and purge captured data pursuant to user specifications; computer software in communication with at least one digital camera configured to receive digital images from the digital camera, electronically store the digital images, organize the digital images, manage the digital images, retrieve the digital images from the stored location pursuant to a user request, and purge the digital images pursuant to user specifications