In the latest versions of CompuTec ProcessForce (9.3 PL14 and 10.0 Release 5), as usual, we’ve added some performance enhancements, such as when generating serial numbers on Pick Receipt, and a range of small improvements to Manufacturing Orders and attachments, among other things. Alongside those, we’ve added three significant new features: compatibility with the BulkChange app, a new Quality Control feature (Quality Plan), and new features in the area of substitutes.

BulkChange App Compatibility

CompuTec ProcessForce versions 9.3 PL14 and 10.0 Release 5 and higher are now compatible with our latest app, BulkChange, which is now available to CompuTec partners as a beta version for testing purposes. BulkChange is a tool to allow you to update multiple Bills of Materials simultaneously, quickly, and easily, avoiding the time-consuming and often mistake-prone manual process. The app is described in more detail in our post on the BulkChange app.

CompuTec BulkChange Items tab with one item selected for replacement across four Bills of Materials

The Quality Plan: ISO 2859 Compliance

The Quality Plan allows you to assign quality control rules according to supplier performance as per ISO 2859 compliance standards.

According to the assigned code or rating, goods received from the supplier will be subject to a specific set of quality control procedures. For each code it is possible to define:

  • Testing Frequency: how often goods from a particular supplier will be tested. For a very reliable supplier, you might choose only to test every third or fourth delivery, whereas you might want to test every delivery from other suppliers.
  • Rules for Testing According to Batch Size: decide what size batches should be tested and how particular batch sizes should be tested according to the supplier’s Quality Control code or rating.
  • Number of Samples: you can define how many samples should be taken from each batch delivered. For a historically reliable supplier, one sample may suffice. For a supplier with a slightly less illustrious performance history, you may wish to take five, ten, or even a hundred samples.
  • Sample Pass Frequency (AQL, Acceptable Quality Level): define the highest number of non-conforming samples that are permissible for the batch still to be accepted.
  • Inspection Severity: more or less stringent Test Protocols can be adopted for certain suppliers’ Quality Control codes.

Test Protocol with the Quality Plan window defining sampling table, inspection level, inspection severity, and sample quantities

Substitutes

While it has been possible to define substitutes for items in CompuTec ProcessForce for quite some time, we’ve now added the ability to assign substitutes to co-products and scrap. It’s also possible for each single item, co-product, or scrap to be replaced by several substitutes.

Item Substitutes window listing substitute items with ratio and replacement options for items, co-products, and scrap

Pick Receipt for a Manufacturing Order with the list of available substitute revisions and their stock

Finally, we have a new report, “Substitute Report”, which displays a list of available substitutes for the relevant item, co-product, or scrap, each substitute’s validity range, and other relevant information, such as the amount currently in stock.

Substitute Report listing valid substitutes for an item with ratio, stock, and required quantity