documentation/quality/control/control_points.rst

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Define Quality Control Points
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Quality is an important factor when it comes to products or services.
Nowadays, quality has become the differentiating factor for all goods
and services. It is vital for businesses to deliver products that meet
or exceed expectations. It also helps minimize waste.

That is why most manufacturers would not think of eliminating the
quality control from their manufacturing process. After all, removing
quality controls would dramatically increase the number of defective
products that the company then has to rework or scrap.

Then, using business applications to ensure data quality is important.
With Odoo insuring the rear, any major problem can be avoided before
occurring!

Quality Control Points
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To create a *Quality Control Point*, go to :menuselection:`Quality
--> Quality Control --> Control Points`. Once there, define the product
on which the quality control point should take place. The operation at
which it takes place also is to be defined here.

The *Quality Control Points* take place during transfers or during the
manufacturing process of the products. If working with routings on
*Bill of Materials*, you have to precise at which step of the
manufacturing process the quality control point needs to be applied.

The *Control Type* defines at which frequency the quality checks
should take place:

-  **All operations**: all the operations automatically generate quality
   checks to perform;

-  **Randomly**: the quality checks only perform on x% of the operation. The
   percentage needs to be defined on the control point;

-  **Periodically**: the quality checks are performed periodically. The
   periodicity is based on the defined period (once a day, once a
   week).

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Quality Control Point Types
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Now, one thing remains to be configured: the type of quality check.
There are several types that can be used: text, take a picture,
pass-fail, take a measure, register consumed material, register
by-product, and print label.

.. note::
      Some types are available only with the manufacturing application
      installed.

Text
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This control point type allows giving instructions to workers during the
transfer or during the manufacturing process.

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Take a Picture
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This control point type asks to take a picture of the product applied in
a transfer or when manufacturing it.

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.. tip::
      This process can be simplified by using a connected :doc:`camera
      <../../iot/devices/measurement_tool>`.

Pass-Fail
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*Pass-Fail* requires to specify if the products pass or fail specific
criteria. It can be applied for both transfers or manufacturing orders.

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For this kind of type, there is the possibility to define a failure
message giving instructions to follow in case of failure.

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Take a Measure
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Taking measures requires to enter the product’s measurements during a
transfer or during the manufacturing process.

To use it, it necessary to specify the norm for your product’s
measurements, but also a tolerance threshold. Doing so, all the products
with good measures can are automatically accepted.

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As for *Pass-Fail*, this type allows defining a failure message that
gives instructions to the worker.

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.. tip::
      This process can be simplified by using connected :doc:`measurement tools <../../iot/devices/camera>`.

Register Consumed Materials
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When using *Register Consumed Materials*, it is required to register
the component’s serial/lot numbers during the manufacturing process.

.. note::
      This type is only available when working with routings.

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Register By-Products
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With *Register By-Products*, it is required to register the serial/lot
number of the by-products that are manufactured.

.. note::
      This type is only available when working with routings.

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Print Label
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*Print Label*, as its name points out, allows printing labels to add
to the product during the manufacturing process.

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.. tip::
      This process can be simplified by using a connected :doc:`printer <../../iot/devices/printer>`.