Create MRB Case
Explanation
This activity is used to report a detected non conformance or defect of a raw material, part, component, or
product, thus creating a material review board (MRB) case. Any item that does not conform to the governing
specification, drawing, or other approved product description can be reviewed through the MRB. The non conformance
can include discrepancies such as expired parts, physical appearance not up to standard, parts not fitting properly
etc. The specific type of non conformance is entered when creating a MRB case. It can be reported for an individual
part or for a whole batch of the same lot number, or just for a serial number.
A MRB case can be generated against an inventory part in an inventory location, for a purchase order receipt, or
on a shop order (at the shop order level, for material or operations). The necessary parts are then isolated.
Reserved parts or parts in transit are also taken into consideration. The MRB decides the disposition of the parts
after inspection and the parts are later either scrapped or sent back for rework.
When creating a MRB case the dialog New MRB Case is used. The dialog can be access
from different pages. To access the dialog from the:
- Inventory Parts In Stock page: Select the desired item, click
Quality and then New MRB Case.
- Inspection Management page: Select the desired item, click New MRB
Case.
- Receipt page: Click Quality Assurance and then New MRB
Case.
- Receipts page: Select the desired item, click New MRB Case.
- Shop Order page: Click Quality and then New MRB
Case.
- Shop Order page: On the Materials tab select the desired
item, click Material Review Board and then New MRB Case.
- Shop Order Materials page: Select the desired item, click Material Review
Board and then New MRB Case.
- Shop Order Operations page: Select the desired item, click Material Review
Board and then New.
- Shop Order Operations Reporting page: On the Internal
Operations tab select the desired item, click Material Review Board and then
New.
- Shop Orders page: Select the desired item, click Quality and then
New MRB Case.
- Work Center Operations Reporting page: On the Internal
Operations tab select the desired item, click Material Review Board and then
New MRB.
- Shop Floor Workbench page: In the Dispatch List section select the
desired item, click MRB and then New MRB Case.
- Shop Floor Workbench page: On the Materials tab select the desired
item, click Material Review Board and then New MRB Case.
- Shop Floor Workbench page: Click Operation Guide and then New
MRB.
- Shop Floor Workbench page: Click Operation Guide, select the desired item in
the Materials section and click New MRB.
In the dialog enter a non conformance code and optionally additional information. Enable Print Labels if
you want to print labels to identify the parts being reviewed by the MRB. Enter the quantity that needs to be
inspected by the MRB in the MRB Quantity field. If the MRB case is created from the Inventory
Parts In Stock pagealso a specific availability control which is set to isolate or freeze the parts
and prevent them from being available for use must be entered. Finally click OK.
Prerequisites
- Basic data for non conformance must be defined.
- The part must be an inventory part.
- If you are creating a MRB case for a shop order material for a multilevel tracked shop order part and the
component is serial or lot batch tracked, the shop order as-built structure must have been built.
For the Inventory Parts In Stock page:
- The part must be in a location other than Arrival or Quality Assurance.
- The quantity in stock must be greater than zero.
- Any previous MRB cases existing for the part in that location, must have been completed.
For the Inspection Management page:
- A purchase order in To be Inspected status must exist.
- Any previous MRB cases existing for the receipt must have been completed.
For the Receipt or Receipts pages:
- A purchase order in To be Received or To be Inspected status must exist.
- If the part is lot/batch tracked, a lot/batch number must have been entered.
For the Shop Order, Shop Order Materials, Shop Order Operations, Shop
Order Operations Reporting, Shop Orders or Work Center
Operations Shop Floor Workbench pages:
- A non-MRO shop order or a shop order operation that is in Started or Parked status must
exist.
- To create an MRB case against the shop order header, the Order Type must not be
Disassembly.
- To create an MRB case against a shop order material line, the material line must be in Issued
status.
System Effects
- A MRB case in status Planned will be created for the selected quantity and the non
conformant parts will be isolated until the disposition is decided.
- When the MRB case is created from inventory, the part's availability is changed according to the selected
availability control.
- For purchase receipts, parts can only be moved to a quality inspection location until the entire quantity for
the MRB case is dispositioned.
- For purchase receipts, more parts cannot be received in to stock, parts cannot be scrapped or returned, and
any connected purchase order receipts cannot be canceled, until the MRB case is resolved.
- If the Print Labels is enabled, labels will be printed.
- If a serialized and/or lot/batch tracked part is submitted to the MRB case, a record will be saved in the
part serial history and/or lot batch history indicating its submission to the MRB.
- If a default checklist template has been defined for the entered non conformance code, this will be used on
the MRB case. If a default value for the non conformance code does not exist, but a default value exists for the
site, this value will be used on the MRB case. The default checklist template must have Default
enabled.
- An event server message will be sent to the planner who submitted the parts.