Quality Control: solution for product testing throughout the manufacturing process.


Feature: Manufactured products often have special, exacting test requirements. As an item is routed through work centers, from the raw material stage through finished good, the manufacturer has the ability to create a model of tests (Test Plans) for the entire production process and to test a statistical sample anywhere in the manufacturing process (Checklists). Provisions are made for those operations that require acceptable-result reporting for the continuation of the manufacturing process at a subsequent work center. The test result releases or restricts subsequent operations, depending on the results. Provisions are also made for a variety of testing styles including statistical, proportional, destructive and non-destructive as well as the frequency of testing.

Software Feature & Glossary
• Test Plans refers to the design or protocol of the test(s) to be performed on an item or component of an item
• Checklists allow precise quality checks or tests that offer flexibility by releasing or restricting subsequent operations
• Checklist Test parameters are the conditions under which tests are performed or the characteristics of such testing
• Checklist Methods refer to the frequency of testing
• Test Plan Test & Parameters refer to the frequency & conditions under which tests are performed according to the Test Plan
• Vender supported attributes data on materials properties which are captured for later use and possible "DELTA" comparison with in-house results.

Benefits: ProntoQCS provides the user with the ability to create Test Plan(s) and the early detection of problems eliminating the unnecessary processing of items. It allows the manufacturer to determine at an early stage whether they have a shippable product or not, reducing manufacturing expenditures on items that are not up to specifications.

ProntoQCS provides the manufacturer the ability to expose actual products or parts of products to tests under realistic or simulated conditions to determine whether they meet requirements or are up to specifications. Item testing is a valuable step in the manufacturing process for those products that merit its use.

Situation: A manufacturer of health care products, for example, obtains ingredients for pharmaceutical products from a variety of sources - from herbs and unripened fruits to petroleum found in the upper strata of the earth. A variety of refining processes prepares the ingredients for their unique applications.

Any manufacturer's concerns about the safety of their products leads to numerous tests on a variety of items prior to and throughout the manufacturing process. Every aspect of manufacturing a product from beginning to end is monitored. Raw materials coming into the manufacturing labs are tested for unwanted substances before processing. All types of potential safety hazards are checked including biological, physical, and chemical, whether they are naturally occurring in the raw materials, contributed by the environment, or generated by a flaw in the manufacturing process.

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