Incoming quality control, or IQC, checks purchased materials or components when they arrive at a facility. It prevents unsuitable inputs from entering production or available stock.
How should a business apply Incoming Quality Control (IQC)?
Set risk-based checks using supplier performance, material criticality and the ability to detect problems later. Define quarantine and release authority.
What records support Incoming Quality Control (IQC)?
Record supplier, purchase order, item, lot, quantity, sample, test results, acceptance, rejection and any supplier corrective action.
Incoming Quality Control (IQC): control and evidence
| Area | What the record should show |
|---|---|
| Control | Set risk-based checks using supplier performance, material criticality and the ability to detect problems later. Define quarantine and release authority. |
| Evidence | Record supplier, purchase order, item, lot, quantity, sample, test results, acceptance, rejection and any supplier corrective action. |
| Tradeoff | Reducing incoming inspection can save time, but only when supplier controls and performance support the change. |
What should buyers verify about Incoming Quality Control (IQC)?
Reducing incoming inspection can save time, but only when supplier controls and performance support the change.
