Batch Release

A batch identifies produced output by lot number and work order, with production and expiry dates where relevant. Its disposition can be Pending, Released, Held or Rejected. Quality Reviewer uses the production history and the team’s inspection evidence to decide whether eligible output can be released.

The accepted-output action checks the release state and output that has not already been received. A successful release receives finished goods once. The work order completes after the full scope is covered. This gives Production Planner a way to distinguish a job that has reported production from one whose accepted output has completed the handoff into stock.

• Lot context. Review the lot alongside its linked work order and production date. Keep the lot convention consistent with the stock handoff so the floor and inventory team refer to the same output.
• Disposition decision. Quality Reviewer decides on acceptance. Pending output stays in the review queue; Held and Rejected identify cases that need the corresponding operating response.
• Receipt effect. The release action checks unreceived accepted output before receiving stock. Review that result together with the work order’s remaining scope when deciding whether production is complete.

Agree the evidence Quality Reviewer needs before accepting a batch. If inspection results live in a laboratory or quality system, set up that connection and keep its ownership explicit. Decide how the reviewer finds the relevant evidence from the lot and work order and how the floor learns that a batch needs attention.

Set the operating procedure for Held and Rejected output, including who arranges physical segregation and who can request another review. Agree when an expiry date is appropriate for the product. Rehearse the release action under the reviewer’s account, including the distinction between reading a batch and authorizing its stock effect. Also agree how the planner will reconcile incomplete scope after a partial production run.

Use the bracket run with 116 reported good units and 4 scrap units. Quality Reviewer opens the Pending batch, checks the lot against the work order and reviews the inspection evidence. If the output is acceptable, release the eligible quantity and inspect the resulting finished-stock balance. Repeat the release request and confirm that the same output cannot be received again.

Then rehearse a second batch that must be Held because the inspection is unresolved. Confirm that it stays out of the accepted-stock handoff while Production Planner can still see the related job. The target quantity, scrap treatment and remaining scope should determine whether more work is required. Do not close the rehearsal until the planner and reviewer agree which output is accepted and why the work order is either still open or complete.

• Quality Release Inbox — Pending lots awaiting an acceptance decision from Quality Reviewer.
• Batch Disposition Board — Lots grouped by Pending, Released, Held and Rejected disposition.
• Stock by Lot — On-hand finished stock after an accepted receipt has been applied.

Continue with accepted output release and review the implementation rehearsal.