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Customer Complaint Handling and CAPA Process Flow

Type FlowchartStandard Sugiyama layered DAG + orthogonal routingEngine schematex-flowchartUpdated 8/21/2026
Customer Complaint Handling and CAPA Process Flow
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The scenario

A customer complaint enters the quality system and is triaged for severity, then either closed as routine or escalated into a formal corrective and preventive action (CAPA) investigation with effectiveness verification.

What is in this drawing

Read the decisions behind it.

01

Severity / regulatory impact triage

02

Whether a CAPA investigation is required

03

Whether the implemented CAPA actions are effective

Use this flow for ISO 9001 or GMP complaint handling and CAPA workflows, including medical device, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing quality systems.

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