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1. Purpose:
Establish a procedure as a standard reference and guide when performing sorting method inside
production processes.

2. Scope:
Applicable to all products and processes inside [company name] manufacturing site.

3. Definition of terms:
3.1 Sorting – a piece by piece inspection or verification on materials, WIP and FG to evaluate the
appearance, workmanship, functionality etc. This can be done at any point in the manufacturing
process to confirm a defect free products and defect free shipment.
3.2 DMPRS – Defective Material / Product Report Sheet, this sheet is raised during occurrence of
abnormalities.

4. Duties and Responsibilities:

4.1 QCQA Department is responsible for the strict implementation and compliance of this procedure
4.2 Production, Warehouse, EMD etc. ensure that this procedure is properly implemented and
followed.

5. Work contents:
5.1 If there is occurrence of non-conforming items, sorting is normally raised to re-check or re-
inspect the affected lot/s.
5.2 Prior to sorting process, leader shall seek confirmation from Supervisor the timing when to
perform the sorting process. In case in the absence of the Supervisor leader can perform the
sorting process as deemed necessary especially during shipment schedule. A short orientation to
the sorter must be conducted to inform the non-conformance encountered.
5.3 Leader shall prepare all the necessary tools, jigs, equipment, standard reference, documents etc.
before to conduct the sorting.
5.4 Leader shall also determine the number of manpower needed to perform the sorting process.
Set-up the sorting area. Sorting must be done offline, to prevent mixing of products since
affected lots are suspected for a non-conformance.
5.5 During sorting process, if the inspector who does the sorting found No Good (NG) item, put NG
tag with complete details and place it on the NG Box. Be sure that all necessary details are being
indicated on the NG tag.
5.6 Ensure that for sorting and sorted item are properly separated and labeled to prevent mixing.
5.7 It is the responsibility of the leader to monitor the sorting status every now and then. This is to
check the update of the sorting result. Also update its status their respective Supervisor.
5.8 All NG items are subject for leader’s verification. This is to check whether rejected item is still
can be repair or totally scrap.
5.9 All items for repair should be identified and repair can only be done once sorting is finished to
properly account the number of repaired items and proper recording.
5.10 After sorting is done, fill-in the sorting check sheet completely and correctly. Attach the
sorting sheet on the lot management sheet. At lot management sheet remarks portion, indicate
that this lot undergone sorting for the traceability purposes.
5.11 Endorse the sorted items together with its corresponding documents to QC section for QC
checking and verification. Likewise, if sorting is done by QC inspector, endorse the sorted item
and its documents to QA section for their sampling verification.

5.12 In such cases where there is NG that cannot be repaired, supplement is necessary to
complete the whole lot quantity. Packing leader need to indicate in the lot management sheet
the total supplement quantity on the remarks.
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5.13 If during checking and verification of sorted item, still found non-conforming product the
sorted items will be subjected again for re-sorting. Leader should again perform re-orientation
to the sorter and elaborate the importance of strict checking during sorting.
5.14 For the non-conformance regarding appearance, follow the Appearance Inspection
Procedure. For items with functionality defect, follow the related OIG used on how to detect the
problem.
5.15 When sorting items from customer claim, a meeting within the Multi-disciplinary team must
be conducted first to determine the sorting method that will be used. Sorting instruction can be
indicated on minutes of the meeting.

6. Related Documents:
6.1 NG Product Treatment Procedure
6.2 Corrective Action Management Procedure

7. Forms used:
7.1 Sorting Report Sheet

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