A quality procedure consists of one or more operations—generally, inspection or testing operations—linked to a work center. Define quality procedures in Procedure Maintenance (19.2.1). Quality procedures are used by quality orders in the same way routings are used by work orders.

See Executing Stand-Alone Tests.

Operation lead time indicates the time, stated in decimal hours, this test operation normally takes. Operation time is independent of the number of units being tested. Make sure you enter it consistently as either time per unit or time per test batch.

You can link each operation of a procedure to one or more items in the Procedure Supplies pop-up frame. These items are consumed during testing or inspection, and are issued from inventory. They are not issued to WIP, but are treated as floor stock and expensed to cost of production when quality orders are processed.