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I  General

1.1 Purpose: The intent of this procedure is to describe the process for Product Identification and Traceability at Dee Electronics

1.2 Scope: This procedure pertains to all products purchased, stored and distributed by Dee Electronics.

II  Responsibilities

1. The overall Responsibility and Authority for activities related to this element of the standard have been assigned to the President.  Team members are charged with the responsibility to implement the procedure as written, and have been granted appropriate freedom and authority to do so.

III Procedure

1. Identification at Dee Electronics is accomplished by a unique numerical identifier on a 2″ X 1″ Product Label affixed to each package of product upon receipt.
2. With the exception of products that were purchased prior to the labeling system being put into place, and product returned from customer that is not traceable to Dee Purchase Order, the Product Label also bears the Dee Electronics Purchase Order number.
3. Where traceability is a contractual requirement, the product is traceable to the      original purchase order if the product is specific / unique to a finished      good and specific quantity to that finished good.
4. Inspection status – All inspections are recorded in an electronic database.  Inspection instructions are communicated to relevant personnel via computer database information.
5. Received goods are verified against PO/packing slips and are checked for visual      damage.  Additional inspection requirements are indicated and defined by the inspection database.  Nonconforming products are routed to the HOLD area and await disposition per procedures for the “Control of Nonconforming Product.”
6. In-process inspections are conducted by inventory personnel at the time orders are released to production.  This includes quantity counts and visual inspections.  Nonconfrming items are routed to the HOLD area.
7. Final inspections include verification of packaging requirements. Final inspection authority is held by shipping personnel and recorded via authorization identification. By virtue of the controls implicit in the process flow, final inspectors are ensured that previous inspections are completed when appropriate paperwork is received. Nonconforming products are routed to the HOLD area. Nonconforming orders are repackaged, recounted, and/or rescanned, as applicable.