Not unless the approval actually covers the next order. Check the deviation’s scope, quantity and time boundary. A limited permission should remain separate from the standard specification. If the change is intended to become permanent, put it through the authorized revision process rather than allowing repetition to create an informal new baseline.
Define the deviation's quantity, lot and expiration boundary
Retrieve the actual deviation approval and identify the requirement changed, affected lot or order, quantity, conditions and expiry or completion point. Do not rely on a remembered conversation that the alternative was “fine.” If the document’s scope is ambiguous, ask the original approval authority to clarify it.
Keep the original drawing and specification visible. The quality-agreement guide explains broader change responsibilities; the question here is whether a past exception extends to a new purchase. A supplier may reasonably ask for clarity, but previous delivery acceptance alone should not be represented as a permanent technical revision.
Keep the original specification controlling outside that permission
Compare the repeat order with the deviation boundary. If it falls outside that boundary, require the standard configuration or a new authorized decision. Ask the supplier what it is planning to manufacture before the order is released, especially if its internal part record was changed after the earlier exception.
Review whether the earlier deviation had conditions such as additional inspection or limited application. Those conditions should not disappear merely because the substitute worked in one delivery. A proposal to repeat the deviation needs its own scope and evidence where required by the applicable process.
If the parties want the change to become normal, identify the technical review, drawing revision and acceptance updates needed. Do not simply broaden the old deviation’s wording after the fact. The permanent decision should show which requirement changed and which evidence supported adopting it.
Use formal revision approval if the change is intended to become permanent
Issue the correct document for the chosen path: a new bounded deviation or a controlled standard revision. Name the authorized approver and effective order or lot. Ask the supplier to acknowledge the release pack and identify any stock already made under the earlier interpretation.
For the snow-plow blade repeat order, update purchasing and receiving references so the next order cannot inherit an expired exception by copying an old attachment. Retain the original deviation in history, with its disposition and limits clearly recorded.
The case is closed when everyone can distinguish standard stock from exception stock and knows which version controls the new order. This is a practical change-control recommendation; the binding effect of a prior agreement depends on its actual terms. Where that is disputed, involve the contract owner rather than resolving it through an informal inspection note.
