Using inspection plan in multiple plants

Hi,
I would like to use one inspection plan in multiple plants. Are there any disadvantages or pitfalls? (besides the fact that if I use workcenters, the same workcenters must exist in all plants using the plan)
Marcus.

I love to use material specs. They can be used alone or in conjunction with a plan.
There are several reasons why plans must be used in certain situations.
Dynamic modification is one of the big ones. You can only use DMR in inspection plans.
You also need plans to work with PRT assignments.
Security based on workcenters. Some plants require that only certain techs or personnel perform certain inspections. And the people who can do results recording is strictly monitored. This is especially true for those using SAP in the Pharm and food industries.
Using calculated characteristics. These can only be taken advantage of if your use inspection plans.
Enginerring change management. Plans can used ECM to track and document changes. Another big requirment in Pharma and food.
If a material spec is used it is an all or nothing situation. In many places, there might be 20 or 30 characteristics on a given material spec. If you inspect by material spec then all the characteristics in the material spec are copied into the inspection lot. If you inspect in conjunction with a plan, any characteristics that don't match up with an inspection plan characteristic are appended to the last operation of the plan.
Since in many places, inspections are done at various stages, or maybe derived from batch derivation, they often want to pick and choose what tests get performed at what inspection. A good example would be 03 and 04 lots. Many places might test some characteristics via the 03 inspection that get the tests from the routing/receipe. If the test is done in a later operation, there may not be any need to repeat the test in the 04 inspection lot. Using a material spec, they wouldn't have that flexibility. Anther example are 09 recurring inspections. Many companies may only inspect a certain subset of characteristics to requalify the material at reinspection.
Capturing costs for specific testing must use an inspection plan. (yes, you can use general QM order in the material master if you want, but the operation header of a plan has various values and settings for working with costs)
And now in 6.0, if you want to use the multiple spec functionality, you have to use inspection plans.
If you integrate with EH&S and maintain specs in EH&S then EH&S can create and update all the inspection plans as changes are made. But not material specs.
I think I hit some of the big reasons, I'm sure others can probably come up with ones I've missed.
Craig
Edited by: Craig Snyder on May 1, 2008 9:35 PM

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