Inspection Processing - Priority Setting?

Hello all. We have a large portion of our PO receipts route through inspection. Currently we are struggling in setting priority for the inspectors on what to work on first. Some of the items are purchased for stock, some for aftermarket sales order, some for production jobs. From what i can tell the only way is to go off the receipt date, however that typically does not align with the actual part requirement date. Was hoping to hear any solutions to this.

Off the top of my head:

  • If it’s a subcontract or direct material, one could piggyback off the job priority.

  • Cross reference the PO due date, which in theory should take your requirements into account.

  • FIFO system based on receipt date.

  • A custom field on the part master if certain parts always take priority.

Over here we use a mix of all of the above aside from job priority. For us, a date is a date and that sets priority on jobs and everything downstream. Whichever route you go, you’ll probably need custom reporting, dashboards or alerts.