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Quality Management (QM) and Material Management (MM) – Goods Receipt Inspection Vs Source Inspection in Procurement
Summary
Source inspections are performed upon request and with the participation of the customer generally in supplier’s place. A source inspection can be executed by the receiver of the goods, the supplier in the presence of the receiver or by third party.
Goods receipt inspections are performed after receiving the goods at customer’s place. Till the inspection process completes the goods will be under inspection stock. Once the inspection process completes and approves, the goods is moved to unrestricted stock.
The system can automatically create an inspection lot when a goods receipt is posted in the system. A goods receipt can be posted internally (for example, from production to the warehouse) or from an external source (for example, from a vendor).
In SAP Quality Management, Goods Receipt Inspection and Source Inspection for procurement have the below features:
Inspection Lots are created either before goods receipt or after goods receipt.
While processing the inspection lots the material will be in Quality inspection stock.
After inspection lots accepted, the material is posted to unrestricted use
Source inspection lots can be created using batch jobs
Author: Venkata Duvvuri
Company: Intelligroup
Created on: 29 Nov 2010
Author Bio
Venkata Duvvuri has over 8 years of SAP experience in MM/PP//QM/WM. He is a Senior Business Consultant with experience in Implementations / Upgrades and technical Support. He has delivered on many complex projects in High Tech, Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Products Industries.
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In Quality Management, the quality inspection is processed on the basis of inspection lots. Quality Inspection determines whether the required product meets the defined quality requirements. In quality inspection, we inspect a product using predefined specifications. This inspection can be carried out at customers place (goods receipt inspection) or at vendors place (source inspection) based on the requirements.
Some of the important differences between Goods Receipt Inspection and Source Inspection are described below:
Goods Receipt Inspection Source Inspection
Performed after receiving the goods Performed before receiving the goods
Performed at receivers/customers place Performed generally at suppliers place with customers participation
Goods receipt for purchase order triggers the inspection lot creation
Quality info record triggers the inspection lot creation. To trigger the lot open purchase order required for the Material, Plant and vendor combination
Inspection lot is created after receiving the goods Inspection lot created before receiving the goods based on the lead time in Quality Info record. There is also option to create inspection lot after goods receipt (Quality info record)
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Basic Configurations for Quality Inspection in Procurement:
In Order to implement the Quality Inspection, the basic settings at plant level need to be maintained.
Maintain Settings at plant level
Manu Path: SPRO > Quality Management>Basic Settings>Maintain settings at plant level
At plant level we maintain control functions, Basic Data like Master inspection characteristics with history, Insp lot creation, Results recording, Inspection lot completion, and general settings
Define control key in procurement:
Manu Path: SPRO > Quality Management>QM in Logistics>QM in procurement>Define control keys
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This control key is used to maintain different conditions in procurement (ex: vendor release required, quality certificate required along with the goods, document control etc.)
In this example we are using the control key for vendor release. It means the supply relationship must be released. (Supply relationship in procurement is Vendor Master record and quality info record)
Maintain Inspection Types
Manu Path: SPRO > Quality Management>Quality Inspection>Inspection Lot Creation>Maintain Inspection Types
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The below described scenarios will help in understanding the execution mapping of goods receipt inspection, inspection lot creation, Inspection lot usage decision and stock movement
a) In Material Master, Quality Management view Select QM Proc active in procurement data. b) Maintain QM Control key (This key determines what conditions are valid for QM at
procurement. This key in material master is defined at plant level) c) Need to have vendor master record.
In Inspection Setup, enter inspection type 01 and select active
Maintain inspection percentage (Since we are not using Inspection with Task list or material specification). Here we have 3 options, select sampling procedure or select 100% inspection or maintain inspection percentage.
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Enter Source Inspection and Lead time (in days). The lead time is deducted from the scheduled delivery date to perform the inspection. Make sure the same Inspection type is also maintained in Material Master.
Select Source Insp no GR. If this is selected, the system does not create inspection lot at goods receipt for a purchase order which has undergone source inspection.
Create Purchase Order: ME21N
Work List of Source Inspection: QI07
Enter Vendor, Material, Plant, Delivery date and opening period then execute
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Displays the purchase orders which are ready for source inspection. Select the line item, press create inspection lot and save. The line disappears, the inspection lot is created.
Display Inspection lot: QA03
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