| # Quality Inspection Quality inspection governs the activities required to select and control the flow of products selected for inspection. Basic product data structured by characteristics is used to perform quality inspection. You can perform quality inspections on the following: Purchased Products Sales Products Manufactured Products Products stored in Inventory Products during Warehouse Transfer Master data You can use master data to define the characteristic of the product that must be inspected, the location of the inspection, and also the effect on the product that must be inspected. Characteristic A characteristic describes an individual feature or property of an item that will be tested. For example, diameter, length, weight. Aspect An aspect defines different occurrences of the same characteristic. For example, the characteristic for a tube diameter can be used to measure both the internal and external aspect of a piece of metal tubing. Quality group Quality group is a group of items with similar quality characteristics. The data defined for a quality group are the default values for the items in that quality group. Algorithms Algorithms are used to perform complex calculations based on measurements required for quality inspections that may include product specifications. Each algorithm is an expression that contains the variables and standard mathematical expressions that can be used in the algorithm, such as logarithms, sine, cosine and so on. Sampling plan A sampling plans determine the sample size and criteria for accepting or rejecting a batch based on the quality of a sample, using statistical principle. Sampling rule A sampling rule defines the standard criteria that is used to for the skip lot inspection and the decrease the frequency of inspection. The sampling rule is defined for a combination of Code Letter Table, Sampling Plan, Inspection Level, and Inspection. The sampling rule also defines the alternative sampling plans that is used to decrease or increase the severity of the inspection regime along with the associated rules for switching plans. Item sampling rules The sampling rule is linked to a test group, which is linked to a Standard Test Procedure. The standard test procedure is linked to an item or group of items (via the Quality Group). To manage changes in the inspection regime, item sampling rules are used to store the actual/ current inspection regime at the level of origin/ business partner/ item/ standard test procedure/ test group. Testing combinations A very important functionality in Quality is the Testing Combinations. Use this functionality to link quality IDs to an origin. These testing combinations are the primary input for the creation of inspection orders and consist of three parts: The module from which inspections originate. The item or quality group that applies to the combination. The quality ID that applies to the combination. Inspection order Inspection orders are used to structure the inspection of products that are purchased, produced, or sold. Inspection orders can be generally applied or be order specific. Storage inspections Storage inspections can be used to generate inspection orders that are inventory specific. If a storage inspection is generated for the selected items, these items are blocked for use and are considered as inventory on hold. Export inspection data You can export the inspection data to an external program, for example, MS-Excel. Lots and/or serial numbers not in inventory You can define actual test data for the combination of sample, sample part, inspection order line, test sequence, item, lot, serial number, aspect, and characteristic. Select serial numbers for the inspection orders are generated for storage inspection. You can use sampling plans for the inspection of all lots and/or serial numbers. You can also select and link multiple lots and/or serial numbers to a NCMR. Item revision and effectivity unit This functionality allows you to define the combination of PRP Project, PCS Project, Item Code, Item Revision and Effectivity Unit for all order origins. |