02 — Capability · BC-550.30
Inspection & Testing
Check incoming materials, in-process work and finished output against their acceptance criteria and record the result, so only conforming product moves on.
- Quality Control
- QC
- Inspection
In scope
- Incoming in-process and final inspection
- Laboratory and functional testing of product
- Inspection results and certificates of conformance
- Release and hold decisions
Out of scope
- Development-stage verification testing (see BC-530)
- Shop-floor inspection execution in regulated plants (see BC-1140)
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Used in · 0
- Not yet placed on a value stream.
Build it · 0
- Nothing in the library points here yet.
Decomposes into · 4
- BC-550.30.10Incoming InspectionVerify purchased materials and components meet their specification before they enter the process, with the level of scrutiny their risk deserves.
- BC-550.30.20In-Process InspectionCheck work at defined points during production or delivery so a problem is found where it occurs rather than at the end.
- BC-550.30.30Final Inspection & ReleaseConfirm finished product or completed service meets its acceptance criteria and formally release it, or hold it, with a record.
- BC-550.30.40Quality Laboratory TestingRun the physical, chemical or functional tests that inspection alone cannot, under methods that make the results repeatable.