Define Control Plan Lines

Explanation

Each Control Plan Manufacturing, Control Plan Purchasing, or Control Plan Inventory consists of two levels: a header and one or more lines. This activity is used to create new control plan lines.

For each control plan line, the sample size has to be calculated when an analysis is created. To calculate the sample size, an inspection code has to be defined.

The inspection type specifies  whether the sample size is based on a fixed quantity or a sample percentage of the order size .It is not possible to use Percentage as the inspection type if the part is used as a production schedule part. 

For acceptance sampling, a system-generated inspection code is used, which has a sample percentage of 100%. The actual sample size will be calculated by the system when analysis is created. A control plan line using the inspection code for acceptance sampling will be automatically connected to an acceptance sampling trigger.

Prerequisites

System Effects

As a result of this activity, one or more control plan lines are created. The inspection code selected in the control plan line, will control the sample size for each data point when the analyses are created.

Window

Control Plan - Manufacturing
Control Plan  - Purchasing
Control Plan - Inventory
Control Plans

Related Window Descriptions

Control Plan - Manufacturing
Control Plan - Purchasing
Control Plan - Inventory
Control Plans  

Procedure

Control Plan - Manufacturing

  1. Create a new record.
  2. Note that the Data Point and Status fields are system-generated.
  3. Enter the Routing Operation No, or use the List of Values to choose from the available routing operations. This is a required field. For configured parts you may use operation numbers that do not exist in the List of Values. This may be necessary if you use configuration rules to set operation number or insert operation.
  4. Work Center is fetched from the routing operation. For configured parts, you may use another work center. This may be necessary if you use configuration rules to set work center or insert operation.
  5. Enter a value for the Test Operation No. If you leave the field blank, the value is system-generated but it can be changed later. The first line created is number 10, the second is number 20, the third is number 30, and so on.
  6. Enter the Test Operation Description. This is a required field.
  7. To make it mandatory to attach a media item to the result, select Media Required check box.
  8. Enter information in the Evaluation Measurement Technique field, if appropriate.
  9. Enter information in the Engineering Drawing Reference field, if appropriate.
  10. Enter the Norm Type, or use the List of Values to choose from the available norm types. This is a required field.
  11. Enter information in the Machine/Process/Tool, Process Characteristic, Product Characteristic, and Special Characteristic Classification fields, if appropriate.
  12. Select Attributes, Variables or Categorical in the Data Type list.
  13. If the data type is set to Categorical, enter a Category ID or use the List of Values to choose from available category IDs.
  14. If the data type is set to Variable, enter information about the tolerance limits in the Outer Min, Inner Min, Nominal Value, Inner Max, and Outer Max fields. The Nominal Value is required, together with either the combination Inner Min/Inner Max or Outer Min/Outer Max.
  15. Enter an Inspection Code or select one from the List of Values. 
  16. Enter information in the Sample Frequency, and Control Method fields. 
  17. Enter information in the Reaction Plan and Notes fields.
  18. Save when complete.

    Note: If the control plan contains one or more control plan lines defined as Categorical, a Category Entry Type value must have been selected in the header section to be able to activate the control plan.

Control Plan - Purchasing and Control Plan - Inventory

  1. Create a new record.
  2. Note that the Data Point and Status fields are system-generated.
  3. Enter a value for the Test Operation No. If you leave the field blank, the value is system-generated but it can be changed later. The first line created is number 10, the second is number 20, the third is number 30, and so on.
  4. Enter the Test Operation Description. This is a required field.
  5. To make it mandatory to attach a media item to the result, select the Media Required check box.
  6. Enter information in the Evaluation Measurement Technique field, if appropriate.
  7. Enter information in the Engineering Drawing Reference field, if appropriate.
  8. Enter the Norm Type, or use the List of Values to choose from the available norm types. This is a required field.
  9. Enter information in the Machine/Process/Tool, Process Characteristic, Product Characteristic, and Special Characteristic Classification fields, if appropriate.
  10. Select Attributes, Variables or Categorical in the Data Type list.
  11. If the data type is set to Categorical, enter a Category ID or use the List of Values to choose from the available category IDs.
  12. If the data type is set to Variable, enter information about the tolerance limits in the Outer Min, Inner Min, Nominal Value, Inner Max, and Outer Max fields. The Nominal Value is required, together with either the combination Inner Min/Inner Max or Outer Min/Outer Max.
  13. Enter an Inspection Code or select one from the List of Values.
  14. Enter information in the Sample Frequency, and Control Method fields. 
  15. Enter information in the Reaction Plan and Notes fields.
  16. Save when complete.

    Note: If the control plan contains one or more control plan lines defined as Categorical, a Category Entry Type value must have been selected in the header section to be able to activate the control plan.