The quality of the bulk material is checked twice. The first quality inspection takes place in the PI sheet during production and the second inspection is carried out after production during the goods receipt in the warehouse. In both cases, the system generates an inspection lot that has to be closed, at least formally, with a usage decision. Quality management distinguishes both cases by the inspection type. Inspection type 03 is used for an inspection during production, where the master recipe contains the inspection characteristics. Inspection type 04 is used for goods receipt from production. The incoming inspection is independent from the master recipe and uses its own inspection plan or material specification.

For the inspection during production, we have already entered the results during the production of the bulk materials. For technical reasons, we still have to take the usage decision for the inspection lot. This completes the operation, and the inspection lot can be reorganized.

The quality inspection of the goods receipt from production (incoming inspection) still needs to be carried out. In this case, the usage decision triggers an inventory posting: If quality control releases the goods produced, the system automatically posts the inspection stock to the unrestricted-use stock.