Production statuses, hold points and NCR flow

Stages and workflows

Each component follows the workflow assigned to its group (built-up, hot-rolled, purlins…). A stage can be required or optional, depend on earlier stages, require photos, workers or a WPS, and be a hold point.

The life of a stage

1. Available – previous stages are complete; the team can work on it.
2. Confirmed completed by the team (QR scan on the workshop screen).
3. Awaiting QC – if the stage has an inspection, it waits in the QC queue.
4. QC PASS – the next stage opens. QC FAIL – the defect and disposition are recorded; the team reports Rework done and QC re-inspects (#2, #3…).

Rules that never change

• Production complete ≠ QC passed. Only a QC inspector records PASS / FAIL.
• A hold point stops later stages from exceeding the quantity accepted by QC.
• A scan is never a QC PASS – also in packing.
• Corrections keep the old value, the new value, the person and the reason.

NCR flow

OPEN → CORRECTIVE ACTION → RE-INSPECTION → CLOSED. Only QC can close an NCR. Dispositions: redo, repair, accept with approval (a waiver needs a reason and an approver) or reject. A component with an open NCR is on hold and cannot be packed.