Discuss in detail equipment URS and qualification along with its importance and significance.
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When used for the purchase of special purpose machinery a User Requirement Specification (URS) is a technical reference document specially prepared for purchase of capital equipment within the manufacturing sector. The specification is used to provide a list of requirements for new equipment and can also outline any associated commercial requirements within the scope of supply. The User Requirements Specification highlights the needs of the end user as well as any regulatory requirements that surround the particular environment or industry.
The URS document is passed on to the machinery supplier as a baseline for quoting against and can form the basis of a Functional Requirements Specification during the design stage.
A poorly written URS can result in miscommunication between the end user and the potential supplier/vendor, which in turn can lead to time wasted rewriting documentation or in a worst case scenario producing the equipment not suitable for the process.