Concessions
A concession is a special approval that is granted to release a nonconforming product or service for use or delivery. Concessions are usually restricted to a specific use and limited by time and quantity and tend to specify that nonconforming characteristics may not violate specified limits.
ISO 9000 2015 Definitions in Plain English
Creating a concession record
Select + to create a new concession record, the next available concession number will be displayed. The date raised will be automatically populated, use the Date Closed to indicate this record has been finalised.
Enter description of the concession and who it was raised by.
Select a procedure from the drop down menu.
General Concession
Use this tab to record detail of a general concession.
Enter the name of the person/organisation the concession relates to and any supporting information
To attach any documents use the insert file button
Customer/Works Order
Use this tab to retrieve works order information, select the Customer/Works Order button to open the works order picking list.
Select the relevant works order.
All information relating to this works order will be displayed in the centre of the reject window.
Concession against an Operation
Concession against an individual operation within the works order.
Select the For Operation button to open the operation picking list. Select the relevant operation. To remove select No Operation.
Supplier/Purchase Order
Use this tab to retrieve purchase order information, select the Supplier/Purchase Order button to open the purchase order picking list
Select the relevant purchase order.
All information relating to this purchase order will be displayed in the centre of the concession window.
Concession Notes
Reason
The reason for logging this concession can be recorded within this field.
Double click within the field to open the rich text window where text can be formatted.
To attach any documents use the insert file button
Action
Actions taken for this concession can be recorded within this field.
Double click within the field to open the rich text window where text can be formatted.
To attach any documents use the insert file button
Prevention
Preventions taken for this concession can be recorded within this field.
Double click within the field to open the rich text window where text can be formatted.
To attach any documents use the insert file button
Cross References
When creating a concession it is possible to cross reference to other related modules.
Non-Conformance – use the drop down menu to open the non-conformance picking list, select the record that is related to this concession (if applicable)
Reject – use the drop down menu to open the reject picking list, select the record that is related to this concession (if applicable)
Complaint – use the drop down menu to open the complaint picking list, select the record that is related to this concession (if applicable)
Concession Category – use the drop down menu to select a concession category
Next Activity Date – enter the next activity date if this concession needs to be followed up. A notifier will be created for future reference. The following popups will appear confirmed the creation of the notifier. Text can be overwritten to suit the organisation requirement.
To save the record select