# Oracle Fusion Cloud Quality Management with Fusion SCM

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## Short answer

Oracle Fusion Cloud Quality Management is a native Fusion SCM module that logs quality issues against work in process, receiving, inventory and supplier records, then drives corrective and preventive actions and failure analysis from inspection results. Nothing needs connecting for the core flow. It is a cloud-only pairing.

## Erp

Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP and SCM

## Erp Key

oracle-fusion

## On Prem

false

## Product

Oracle Fusion Cloud Quality Management

## Vendor

Oracle

## Category

QMS

## Integration

**Method:** Native Fusion SCM module

**Detail:** Quality issues and actions reference Fusion work orders, receipts, inventory and supplier records directly, so a nonconformance can be raised from the transaction where the defect is found.

**Method:** Inspection plans and results

**Detail:** Inspection results can create issues and actions, closing the loop from detection to containment, root cause and corrective action within Fusion.

## Data Flows

**From:** Fusion Manufacturing (work order)

**To:** Quality issue

**Data:** Item, work order, operation and quantity affected

**Trigger:** Operator or inspector logs a nonconformance

**From:** Fusion Receiving

**To:** Quality issue

**Data:** Receipt, supplier and lot of rejected material

**Trigger:** Incoming inspection failure

**From:** Quality issue

**To:** Quality action (CAPA)

**Data:** Containment, root cause and corrective tasks with owners and due dates

**Trigger:** Issue is classified as needing action

**From:** Quality action

**To:** Inventory / Supplier records

**Data:** Disposition and supplier feedback tied to affected stock

**Trigger:** Action approved or closed

## Setup

### Define issue types and severity

**Detail:** Agree on the nonconformance categories, severity scale and required fields so reports are consistent across plants.

### Configure inspection plans

**Detail:** Create inspection characteristics and sampling for receiving, in-process and final inspection on the items that matter.

### Set up action templates

**Detail:** Build CAPA templates with standard tasks such as containment, root cause analysis and verification of effectiveness.

### Assign roles and approvals

**Detail:** Map quality engineers, supplier quality and plant managers to Fusion roles so approvals and notifications go to the right owners.

### Connect to dispositions

**Detail:** Decide how holds, rework and scrap dispositions are recorded in inventory and work orders after an issue is closed.

### Pilot with one product family

**Detail:** Run real issues through detection, action and closure on one line before widening scope.

## Pitfalls

- Free-text defect descriptions with no coded defect type make trend analysis impossible later.
- Issues logged without lot or serial references cannot be traced to affected inventory or shipments.
- CAPA closed without verification of effectiveness fails customer and regulatory audits.
- Supplier-related issues need a supplier contact process, otherwise corrective actions never leave the building.
- Over-sampled inspection plans slow receiving and push operators to bypass them.
- Regulated industries still need controlled documents and validated records, which depend on your own quality system rather than the module alone.

## Ai Layer

### Recurring defect detection

**Description:** A private assistant reading issues, work orders and receipts can surface repeat defects by item, supplier or operation for the quality engineer to investigate.

### CAPA drafting for approval

**Description:** Draft containment and root cause text from issue history and similar closed actions. A person edits and approves before it is saved.

### Open action follow-up

**Description:** List overdue actions and issues with no containment, and ask in plain language which supplier had the most rejections this quarter.

## Alternatives

- A dedicated eQMS (for example MasterControl or ETQ) fits regulated industries needing controlled documents, training records and audit workflows.
- Simple inspection and hold functions in Fusion Inventory may be enough if you only need receiving checks.
- Supplier portals can handle supplier corrective action requests without a full QMS.

## Faq

### Does Fusion Quality Management include CAPA?

**Answer:** Oracle documents quality issues and actions in the module, with actions driven from inspection results and failure analysis. Treat it as workflow for corrective and preventive action tied to operations, not a full document-controlled eQMS.

### Can I link a defect to a supplier receipt?

**Answer:** Yes. Issues can be logged against receiving and supplier records as well as WIP and inventory, which lets supplier quality see rejections alongside receipt data in the same system.

### Is this suitable for aerospace or medical device quality?

**Answer:** It can support the workflow, but standards such as AS9100 or ISO 13485 require controlled documents, training and validation that you must provide in your quality system. Check the module against your audit requirements before committing.

## Source

https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/saas/supply-chain-and-manufacturing/24b/fauqm/overview-of-quality-issues-and-actions.html

## Search terms

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