Quality
Where: Operations → Quality → Inspections.
The Quality Desk works with inspection lots. A lot is a quantity offered for inspection. It is judged, and if it fails, a non-conformance report records what was wrong and what was decided.
Tiles: Awaiting Judgement, Failed, Open Reports, Passed. Filter the registry by stage and status.
The four kinds of inspection
| Stage | Raised against | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Incoming | A goods receipt | Records the judgement on received goods |
| In-process | A work order | A check during production |
| Final | A work order | While this lot is unjudged or failed, the work order cannot produce finished stock |
| Package | A box on a packing slip | Blocks the packing slip from closing until judged (see Picking, packing and dispatch) |
Raise an inspection
Click Raise Inspection and choose the stage.
For Incoming, choose the goods receipt and the item, and enter the Quantity offered.
The lot is numbered QC/0001.
Record the result
Open the lot and click Record Result.
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Accepted, Rejected | The quantities |
| Inspected by | Leave blank to record yourself |
| Check sheet | Click Add Check for each measurement: name, Min, Max, Unit, the value Observed, and the Verdict (By limits works it out from the limits). Tick Critical for a check that must pass |
| Remarks | What was found |
Click Record Result. If a critical check fails, the lot is recorded as FAILED whatever the quantities say.
Non-conformance reports
On a failed lot click Raise Report.
Enter the Quantity affected, What is wrong (required) and Remarks. The report is numbered
NCR/0001.
Then click Decide on the report and choose the disposition: Rework, Scrap, Use as is or Return to vendor, with notes.
For Return to vendor, raise the debit note separately.
Waive an inspection
Waive releases a lot despite the inspection. A Reason is required, and you can name who waived it.
A waived lot is kept as WAIVED, never as a pass, so the record shows that the goods went out on a deviation.
A lot that is still pending can be withdrawn with Withdraw inspection.
Quality checks during production
Readings taken by operators at an operation are a separate feature: they come from the BOM's QA Plan and are entered on the work order. See Running a work order.