Glossary · Manufacturing
What Is Deviation Handling?
Deviation handling is the process of recording, assessing and closing anything that departed from the approved procedure during manufacturing — a temperature excursion, a skipped check, a substituted quantity. Each deviation is evaluated for its impact on the batch, and the release decision is taken against that assessment.
Why it matters when you source
Zero deviations is not the goal; unrecorded deviations are. Ask how deviations are communicated to the buyer, because a factory that adjusts a batch silently has decided your specification is negotiable.
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