I agree with this. CAPAs are meant to self correcting actions that a quality system intakes to ensure products and processes are in conformance. I would like to add some of the minor cons that may occur with opening CAPAs.
– CAPAs are meant to resolve issues by ideally identifying the root cause. I have seen firsthand CAPAs that have been initiated and closed but do not resolve the actual root cause and instead act as a “band-aid” resolution. Usually this leads to the opening of another CAPA to solve the originally problem and address the root cause. This varies company to company and how in depth the quality system is.
– Complex CAPAs can result in long time lines and expensive resolutions
– CAPA investigations can open the door to more questions and additional findings that may or may not need to be addressed.