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QMS Operational Procedure	QOP-82-05
Section 8.2	Section Revision: A	Revision Date: 7/12/2010
Final Inspection
Approved By: Todd Gifford		Date: 7/12/2010

I  PURPOSE

The purpose of this procedure is to provide for a system and instructions, and to assign responsibilities for performing the final inspection.

II  APPLICATION

This procedure applies to all products being shipped to customers.  This procedure concerns Shipping and Quality Assurance departments.

III  PROCEDURE

1. General

All finished products/orders are subjected to final authorization before they released to ship. Quality Assurance and/or Management is responsible for the final inspection and authorization.

It is the policy of Dee Electronics to concentrate resources and attention to defect prevention rather than defect detection.  The verification effort is therefore focused on process control and in-process inspections.  The purpose of final inspection is to all work instruction requirements have been met.

2. Scope

At a minimum the scope of final authorization inspection comprises of reviewing the final product to the work instructions and meets any customer special requirements.

3. Carrying out the inspection

Access to the work instructions are provided to appropriate personnel

Products that pass all in-process and final inspections per the work instructions are identified as approved and moved to a shipping staging area.

4. Nonconforming product

When a nonconforming product is identified by Quality Assurance or Management the nonconformity is first determined if it can be resolved.  If it cannot be resolved the product is moved to the HOLD area for corrective action.

5. Release of product

Only Quality Assurance Inspector or Management has the authority to release finished product for shipment.

6. Inspection record

Final inspection documentation is stored in an electronic database (QF-82-05-02).  The inspection documentation includes the production order number, the inspector name, the date inspected, and the quantity inspected.

 

ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS

QF-82-05-02 Quality Form: Quality Assurance Audit Form

QOP-82-04 Operational Procedure: In-process Inspections

QOP-74-03 Operational Procedure: Verification of Purchased Product

QOP-83-01 Operational Procedure: Control of Nonconforming Product