Quality Control Process
Inventory received in a warehouse can be optionally sent for Quality Control. These inventory items are diverted to the QC Zone. The quantity diverted for QC can be configured. Sometimes, the entire quantity received may be diverted for QC. You can also configure only a percentage of the receipt for QC. The diversion of inventory to the QC Zone is decided based on your defined receiving preferences, such as, Vendor Classification, Item Classification, Buyer Organization, Seller Organization, and so forth. For more information about configuring the receiving preferences, see the Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation: Supply Collaboration Configuration Guide.
The QC process is:
- The start of a receipt for an inbound shipment in the warehouse computes the QC quantity. QC computations are based on receiving preferences.
- While attempting to putaway the inventory or license plates, these demands are honoured before considering the diversion of products to storage.
- Putaway tasks are suggested to warehouse operators for moving out products from the dock to QC, Storage, Cross dock, and so forth.
- Products brought for QC are inspected.
- The inspection process determines the disposition of products and their Product Class and Inventory Status.
- Based on the inspection outcome, the inspected products are either put away to storage or more inventory from storage may be called in manually for more inspection.
Note:
- The QC process is valid for the Purchase Order, Transfer Order, and Returns Order document types.
- The QC process is valid while receiving with both an ASN and PO, with an ASN but without a PO, and without an ASN but with a PO. In the first and second cases, the QC quantity is determined as a percentage of the shipment line. In the last case, the QC quantity is determined as a percentage of the order line.
- The defined QC percentage is not used in the case of Blind Receipts because there is no expected information or order.