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NCR
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NCR (Nonconformance Report)

Nonconformance Report

Formal record documenting a product, process or system that does not meet a specified requirement.

Examples

  1. 01The receiving inspector writes an NCR for 200 shafts with wrong surface finish and moves them to the quarantine area.
  2. 02The material review board checks open NCRs weekly to decide on scrap, rework or concession.
  3. 03NCR data shows that one supplier accounts for 60 % of all reports, which triggers a supplier visit.

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