Corrective action reporting number types refer to a specific number of the source document that resulted in the corrective action. While the corrective action reporting, itself, has a number assigned to it, there is usually a source document that generated the corrective action. Some examples of reports (source documents) that generate corrective actions are the following:
- Returned Material Authorization (RMA) report from the customer (e.g. , RMA # 0112), and the corrective action reporting number type would be the RMA number.
- Discrepant Material Return (DMR) originated by production, inspection, or incoming inspection. The corrective action reporting number type would be the “DMR Number” used to describe the number identified in the corrective action report.
The number type is used solely to identify the source of the numbered document referred to in the corrective action reporting.