Aql N Quality
Aql N Quality
Aql N Quality
How much to inspect; Some Options No Inspection 100% inspection Arbitrary Sampling Statistical Sampling
No Inspection
No one knows if material is defective until the material is in critical demand This situation increases cost Defective products might reach the customer Cost is increased and a loss of goodwill
100% Inspection
This is the other extreme of no inspection. 100% inspection is the inspection of every unit of a product It gives a better idea of product quality than any other inspection alternative However, 100% inspection does not guarantee detection of all defects The direct cost of 100% inspection is high
Spot Checking
Between no inspection at all and 100% inspection Consists of inspecting random shipments It is only partially effective since some shipments are accepted without inspection
Arbitrary Sampling
A certain percent of a shipment is inspected Accept/reject decision regarding that shipment is made, based on the inspection results of that certain percent of the shipment. The most popular or widely used plan under this alternative is called 10% sampling For some shipments or lots, 10% is too small a sample to be representative, whereas for other shipments or lots, it may be too large
Statistical Sampling
Also referred to as random sampling inspection Takes a sample of units from a lot/shipment, inspects samples for defects and makes a decision whether to accept or reject a lot. It is applicable to inspections of raw materials, partially finished goods and outgoing final product shipment.
AQL
The AQL is the maximum per cent defective that for the purpose of sampling inspection can be considered satisfactory as a process average." In layman's language this means, when a buyer specifies a particular AQL for sampling inspection, it is an indication that as long as the percentage of defective garments in the shipments (lots) supplied by a manufacturer is lower than the AQL, most of the shipments will be accepted.
Example
Single Sampling Plan-Normal Inspection
Assume AQL is 2.5% and lot size is 600 garments, find out the following :
The total number of samples need to inspect The acceptable number of the samples The rejection number of the samples