Run skip logic

With Quality Management Skip Logic, companies can set patterns for skipping checks in quality measurement processes. These patterns let non-critical items "earn" a more relaxed inspection regime based on historic performance.

Define several skip patterns based on the classification of items. The starting point for a pattern is the ABC classification of an item, a combination of activity and turnover value.

Steps

To create or update a skip pattern:

1. Choose the   icon (Alt+Q).

2. Type Skip Pattern in the search box.

3. Select New to create a new skip pattern, or select a line to edit an existing one.

4. On the header, set up the skip pattern identification:

   Field	Description
   Code	Type a code for the skip pattern.
   Description	Describe the skip pattern.
   Activity Class	Select an activity class: A, B, or C.
   Turnover Class	Select a turnover class: a, b, or c.

5. In the lines, set up one line for each level in the skip pattern

   Field	Description
   Activity Class	Filled automatically (first three fields).
   Turnover Class	Filled automatically.
   Level	Filled automatically.
   Inspection Level	Inspection and quality levels relate to the AQL/Zero Defects methods. The skip pattern level sets the AQL levels to a more relaxed or higher intensity level of inspection.
   Quality Level	See Inspection Level.
   Accepted Receiving Events	The number of receipts to process before a skip is allowed.
   Skip	The number of receiving events to skip.
   Frequency	The number of repeats of the receive and skip events before moving to the next level.
   Reject Level	The level to which the settings return when a rejected receipt occurs.
   Max. Interval	A date formula to set the period in which a frequency must be completed before moving to the next level. When not completed in time, the frequency is set to 0.

Skip Progress

The progress of an incident in a skip pattern is tracked in the Incident Entry to allow manual resets. The following fields track this progress:

• Turnover Class: copied from the Item Classification Setup.

• Activity Class: copied from the Item Classification Setup.

• Active: indicates that this line is part of an active cycle.

• Level: shows the current level in the skip pattern.

• Quality Control Status: Performed or Skipped. Shows whether the pending inspection needs to be completed or skipped.

• Quality Control Result Status: Accepted, Skipped, or Rejected. Shows the end result of the inspection from the registered measurement.

• Closed by Date Interval: when checked, the frequency took longer than specified in the max. interval.

The "skip status" for an item/vendor is tracked in Activity Levels. For each item-vendor combination, the following data is tracked:

• Current Level: shows the current level in the skip pattern.

• Accepted Events: the number of accepted events in the current level.

• Skipped Events: the number of skipped events in the current level.

• Frequency: the frequency number in the current level.

  Note

  • When the item moves to the next level, the Accepted, Skipped, and Frequency numbers are reset.

  • When an item has cycled through the complete pattern and you want it to remain at the highest level, define a high frequency number (for example, 9999).

  • When there are receiving events while a measurement is still pending, the measurement for the new events is only created when the pending measurement is completed, to apply the correct skip logic.