Re: Typical amount of NCRs for a small manufacturing company
I'm sure the # varies greatly, depending on a lot of factors such as industry, type of work done, company maturity levels, process controls, etc. - the list goes on. Most manufacturers I know of are keen on using automated systems, travelers or Kanban cards to control the most common types of nonconforming product. Some organizations just use a specialized form. Others will combine methods as needed...keep in mind that special cases may also require intervention through the internal audit and corrective action processes to keep NC product in check.
In my industry (manufacturing / refurbishment of cell phones), our small company deals with NC product on a daily basis - probably in the hundreds - and that's just daily. If you really want to benchmark your company, please share with us some details on what you do. That way you could get more specific responses from other Covers.
And welcome to the Cove!
Brian