How To Setup Quality Control in Odoo 18?

Setup Quality Control in Odoo 18 allows organizations to inspect raw materials, work-in-progress items, and finished goods at critical operational stages (e.g., inventory receipts, manufacturing steps, or outgoing deliveries) to ensure standards are met before processing or dispatch.

Key Configuration Steps To Setup Quality Control

1. Accessing Quality Control

  • Navigate to the Quality app.
  • Go to Configuration → Quality Control Points or Quality Checks to define inspection rules.

2. Creating Quality Control Points (QCP)

  • Click New to configure an automated quality check rule.
  • Title & Operations: Name the control point and link it to specific operations (such as Receipts, Delivery Orders, or Manufacturing Operations).
  • Products / Categories: Apply the check to specific products, product categories, or bill of materials (BOM).

3. Check Types & Inspection Rules

  • Control Type: Set trigger conditions—such as checking All Operations, Random Sampling, or Periodic Checks.
  • Type of Quality Check:
    • Pass/Fail: Binary evaluation of quality criteria.
    • Measure: Numerical measurements with allowable minimum and maximum tolerance thresholds.
    • Instructions / Text: Explicit visual guidelines or procedural instructions for inspectors.
    • Take a Picture: Mandatory photographic evidence upload for audit verification.

4. Alerts & Non-Conformity Management

  • Automatically generate Quality Alerts when a check fails.
  • Assign failed checks to responsible team members or quality managers for root-cause analysis and corrective action.
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