Summary
In short
- A production part approval record is a record used in KnowQuality that records the evidence pack that approves a part or product for series production, covering drawings, capability, measurement and samples. It is built against ISO 9001 cl.8.5 and forms part of the Statistical Process Control programme.
- Raised before first shipment. Approved by quality with the customer where required.
- The template holds 53 fields across 5 sections.
- Scoring is approvals complete, where high is good.
- ISO 9001 is quality management systems. The international standard for consistently meeting customer and regulatory requirements. Certifiable.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Capability, First article.
What it is
What it is
What is a production part approval record?
A production part approval record is a record used in KnowQuality that records the evidence pack that approves a part or product for series production, covering drawings, capability, measurement and samples. It is built against ISO 9001 cl.8.5 and forms part of the Statistical Process Control programme.
When is a production part approval record completed?
A production part approval record is completed at the moment the event happens, rather than reconstructed afterwards. Raised before first shipment.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This record is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this record covers has occurred, or is about to
- The workspace is being set up, or the register needs an entry added or retired
- You are running the Statistical Process Control programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links capability, first article
Not for
- Manufacturing First Article Inspection, which inspects the first part or pack off a setup against every specified characteristic before the run continues.
- Statistical Process Control Chart Review, which reviews control charts for a characteristic to see whether the process is stable and capable, not merely in specification.
- Statistical Process Capability Study, which establishes whether a process can consistently hold the tolerance it is asked to hold.
- Anything outside KnowQuality, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 9001Quality management systems
The international standard for consistently meeting customer and regulatory requirements. Certifiable.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the production part approval record template based on?+
It is built against ISO 9001 cl.8.5. ISO 9001 is quality management systems. The international standard for consistently meeting customer and regulatory requirements. Certifiable. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the production part approval record contain?+
There are 5 sections: header, evidence, production run, approval, result. Together they hold 53 fields, 43 of which are required.
How many production part approval record records should we have?+
This is a singleton. One record per workspace, set up once and maintained, rather than one per event. Other templates refer back to it.
Which programme does the production part approval record belong to?+
It is part of Statistical Process Control. Processes judged in control before they are judged capable, with the gauge ruled out first.
How is a production part approval record scored?+
Scoring is approvals complete. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the production part approval record template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the production part approval record library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowQuality — quality and food safety. HACCP, nonconformance, traceability, laboratory and customer complaints.
Sources
Sources
- ISO 9001 — Quality management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization