STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
Title : Procedure For Dispensing of Packing Materials
- OBJECTIVE
- This SOP describes the procedure for dispensing of packing material.
- SCOPE
- This procedure is applicable to Warehouse department for dispensing of packing material.
- RESPONSIBILITY
- Officer / Executive-WH – responsible for Implementation of SOP.
- ACCOUNTABILITY
- Manager-Warehouse
- PROCEDURE
- After receiving batch requisition from production, the Officer WH identifies the AR. Nos. for different Packaging Materials as per FIFO System.
- Issue the packing material according to the required quantity as specified in the requisition form received from production, which is duly authorized.
- Check code, sub-code, strength of the product, sale pack, physician sample, similar looking components etc. on printed packing material before issuing to the production dept.
- Returned packing material of previous batch will be issued first for the next batch of the same product, except for DFC, plain foil, PVC/PVDC which will be issued for the next batch of same or other product which requires similar packing material.
- To prevent labeling & packaging error, known & recorded number of properly coded labeling material should be issued with proper security against a signed packing material requisition sheet that indicates the quantity & type of labeling material required for the packaging operation.
- Dispense Primary Packaging Material initially by removing outer corrugated box if any.
- Stores officer signs as Issuing Officer and production officer as receiving Officer in the Batch Requisition Sheet.
- Shift the packaging material to production area, which is received by Production officer.
- Make entry in Stock Ledger for issuance of Packaging Material log.
- After dispensing of packaging material all containers should be sealed properly.
- ABBREVIATIONS
- WH – Warehouse
- SOP – Standard Operating Procedure
- FIFO – First In First Out
- FORMAT
| Sr. No. | Title | Format No. |
| 1 | Packing material dispensing label | |
| 2 | Packing material dispensing log |
- DISTRIBUTION LIST
| Sr. No. | Copy No. | Department |
| 1 | Quality Assurance | |
| 2 | Quality Control | |
| 3 | Warehouse | |
| 4 | Display Copy-Warehouse | |
| 5 | VP-Plant & Operations |
- Attachments-I
PACKING MATERIAL DISPENSING LABEL
PACKING MATERIAL DISPENSING LABEL |
| Material : _________________________________ A.R. No. : _________________________________ Product : _________________________________ Batch No. : _________________________________ Gross weight : _________________________________ Tare weight : _________________________________ Net weight : _________________________________
Issued by : ____________ Verified by _________ Date : ____________ Date: _____________ |
- Attachments-II
PACKAGING MATERIAL DISPENSING LOG
| Date
| Product | Batch No. | PM Name | A.R. No. | Qty. Issued | Officer/ Executive Ware House | Verified By | |
| Officer /Executive Production | Officer/Executive QA | |||||||
