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Process · Nonconformance to correction

Nonconformance to correction

A rejected inspection creates a quality issue that needs an owner and a traceable correction. Follow one failed incoming characteristic from the inspection to the final effectiveness decision.

Step by step

  1. Record containment Quality Manager

    Quality Manager reviews the linked nonconformance, severity and description while the case is in containment.

    • Preserves the inspection source and severity
    • Updates Nonconformances, Inspections
  2. Investigate cause Quality Manager

    The team examines the inspection and records the cause on a linked corrective action.

    • Records the cause and proposed action
    • Updates Nonconformances, Corrective actions
  3. Prepare approved action Quality Manager

    Quality Manager retains the cause and planned action before the action enters its approved state.

    • Retains the cause and plan before implementation
    • Updates Corrective actions
  4. Implement action Quality Manager

    The assigned owner performs the approved work and records its completion date.

    • Names the owner and records completion
    • Updates Corrective actions, People
  5. Review effectiveness Quality Manager

    When the action enters effectiveness review, the workflow checks the retained cause and action and the states of linked actions.

    • Checks retained cause, action and linked states
    • Updates Corrective actions, Nonconformances
  6. Close linked work Quality Manager

    The workflow closes the action and parent nonconformance after linked actions satisfy the review condition.

    • Closes action and parent after the linked check
    • Updates Corrective actions, Nonconformances
Quality Manager
Follows containment and action work; Quality Approver reads the inspection and action evidence; Inspector supplies the original inspection evidence.

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