Business Example Assumption
Various quality inspections are to be performed during production. Depending on the products, inspection results must be recorded and /or defects must be documented.
QM in Production
In production, the QM component provides you with important information about the current quality of the manufactured goods (statistical process control) and if necessary, you can intervene with quality notifications (Workflow link) to implement corrective actions.
QM inspection planning is integrated in the production planning functions. Inspection operations are included in the routing (production planning in discrete manufacturing) or in the master recipe (production planning in the process industry).
Inspections during production are controlled using the inspection operations that are contained in the routing or the master recipe.
In production, the integration of inspection specifications in the routing allows you to record QM-relevant information. The inspection operations are therefore integrated in the work processes of the production chain.
Inspections during production and inspections for external processing are triggered automatically.
The control key in the task list operation (such as routing, master recipe, inspection plan) defines whether inspection characteristics are to be used.
Inspection points allow you to repeatedly record results for the same inspection characteristic in one order. You can define the point, at which an inspection is to take place (for example, every two hours, every tenth wire basket, every 100 pieces). Inspection points can be created automatically during the order release or manually during the results recording.
If some production operations are to be processed externally, the system automatically creates a purchase requisition. You can carry out a quality inspection for the goods receipt that has been created by this purchase requisition.
You confirm the yield and scrap quantity to the production order. Partial lots enable you to manage several different quality grades in the production process.
For production processes in the process industry, you can set the system so that approval of the inspection lot is required before the lot can be released for results recording.
Inspection During Production
When an order is released, the system creates an inspection lot with corresponding inspection specifications (for example, sample size, inspection frequency and inspection characteristics), based on the information contained in the operations of the routing.
If the sample management functions are active, the system also creates the corresponding physical-sample master records when it creates the inspection lot. The planned sampling can be enhanced by unplanned samples.
In quality control, control charts play an integral part in statistical process control (SPC). These charts allow you to monitor the current production process.
You can use control charts for both quantitative and qualitative characteristics. If the action limits are exceeded, the system automatically creates defect records and triggers actions using quality notifications.
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Self-Knowledge Testing
1. An inspection lot can be created automatically when
a production order is released.
Determine whether this statement is true or false.
True
False
2. In the course of an inspection during production:
Choose the correct answer(s).
A Inspection results can be recorded for the inspection
characteristics.
B Defects cannot be recorded.
C Multiple results for the same inspection characteristic
can be recorded if inspection points are used.
D No unplanned characteristics can be added.
3. An inspection cannot be performed when goods are
received from production.
Determine whether this statement is true or false.
True
False
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Answers
1. An inspection lot can be created automatically when a production order is released.
Answer: True
If the material in production is subject to quality inspection, an inspection lot will automatically be created by the system when the production order is released.
2. In the course of an inspection during production:
Answer: A, C
It is possible to record results and defects in the course of an inspection during production. Inspection points allow for multiple recording within the one production order. Unplanned characteristics can be added when results are being recorded.
3. An inspection cannot be performed when goods are received from production.
Answer: False
An inspection lot can be created for the goods movement at the end of the production order. This inspection lot is stock-relevant.
