Plant ApplicationsAbout Disposing a Defect
A disposition is an action taken to resolve a non-conformance. The disposition method you select for a defect in Non Conformance determines the disposition plan for the defect.
A disposition plan includes the disposition, a description of the corrective actions to be taken (by using a hierarchy of actions), and any additional instructions to be followed to address the non-conformity. You configure the hierarchy of the disposition actions in Plant Applications Administrator, and then run a script file to link the hierarchy of the disposition actions for selection in Non Conformance.
The following table describes the available disposition methods.
| Disposition | Effect |
|---|---|
| SCRAP | The serial/lot cannot be used and must be scrapped. |
| MRB | The serial/lot must undergo review by the material review board before disposing it. |
| RISK RELEASE | The serial/lot if consumed as part of the manufacturing process, the consumer is notified that the selected part is dispositioned as risk release. The final quality inspectors ensure that the parts are still acceptable as per the quality standards. |
| ACCEPT | The serial/lot is acceptable to be used as is. |
| Return to Vendor (RTV) | Physically discarded but sent back to the vendor who supplied the lot. This will create associated actions on other systems such as an ERP for further actions. |
| Destroyed in Test (DIT) | The serial/lot is not fit for consumption since it may have been used for destructive testing. This serial/lot may be discarded. |
Using Non Conformance, you can dispose the following types of products:
- Serialized: These products contain a unique identifier per piece (for example, a motor used in a pump). You can dispose a single defect or multiple defects for a serialized product at the same time.
- Non-Serialized: These products contain a unique identifier for a bunch of pieces (for example, a packet of screws). When you dispose a non-serialized product, you can select a different disposition method for different pieces in the same lot. You cannot dispose multiple defects for non-serialized products at the same time.