02 — Capability · BC-630.30
Process Control & In-Line Quality
Keep the process within its limits while it runs and catch non-conformance at the step where it occurs, not at final inspection.
- Statistical Process Control
- In-Process Inspection
In scope
- Process parameter monitoring and control limits
- In-process inspection and test
- Non-conformance capture and containment on the line
Out of scope
- Quality management system and audit (see BC-550)
- Supplier quality (see BC-640)
Decomposes into · 3
- BC-630.30.10Process MonitoringWatch the parameters that determine output quality in real time and alert before they drift outside control limits.
- BC-630.30.20In-Process InspectionCheck output at defined points in the routing against specification and record the result against the lot.
- BC-630.30.30Non-Conformance ContainmentStop, hold and segregate suspect product the moment a problem is found, and record what was affected so recalls stay small.