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 Learning Objectives

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 15.1 The Acceptance Sampling Problem
Typical application of acceptance sampling is for lot disposition, sometimes
referred to as lot sentencing, for receiving inspection activities
Accepted lots are put into production
Rejected lots may be returned to supplier or subjected to other lot-
disposition action
Sampling methods may also be used during various stages of production

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 Situations where acceptance sampling is likely to be useful:

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 Types of sampling plans
• One major classification is by data type, variables and attributes

• Another is based on the number of samples required for a decision. These include:
– Single-sampling plans
– Double-sampling plans
– Multiple-sampling plans
– Sequential-sampling plans
• Single-, double-, multiple-, and sequential sampling plans can be designed to
produce equivalent results. Factors to consider include:
– Administrative efficiency
– Type of information produced by the plan
– Average amount of inspection required by plan
– Impact of the procedure on manufacturing flow

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 Lot Formation and Random Sampling
• There are a number of important considerations informing lots for
inspection, including:
• Lots should be homogeneous.
• Larger lots are preferred over smaller ones.
• Lots should be conformable to materials-handling systems used in both
supplier and consumer facilities.

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 15.1.5 Guidelines for Using Acceptance Sampling
• An acceptance-sampling plan consists of sample size and acceptance/rejection
criteria for lot sentencing
• An acceptance-sampling scheme is a set of procedures consisting of acceptance-
sampling plans in which lot sizes, sample sizes, and acceptance/rejection criteria
along with amount of 100% inspection and sampling are related
• A sampling system is a unified collection of one or more schemes

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 Effect of n and c on OC curves:

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 • The poorest quality level for the supplier’s process that a consumer
would consider to be acceptable as a process average is called the
acceptable quality level (AQL)
• AQL is a property of the supplier’s manufacturing process, not
a property of the sampling plan

• The protection obtained for individual lots of poor quality is

established by the lot tolerance percent defective (LTPD)
• Also called rejectable quality level (RQL) and the limiting
quality level (LQL)
• LTPD is a level of lot quality specified by the consumer, not a
characteristic of the sampling plan

• Sampling plans can be designed to have specified performance at

the AQL and the LTPD points

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 Other Aspects of OC Curve Behavior

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 AOQL is the maximum
point on the curve

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 15.3 Double, Multiple and Sequential Sampling

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Advantage of a double-sampling plan over single sampling is that it may reduce total
amount of required inspection

Suppose first sample in a double-sampling plan is smaller than for a single-sampling plan

If lot is accepted or reject on first sample, cost of inspection is lower

Also possible to reject a lot without completing inspection of second sample

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 The OC Curve:

See textbook for

calculations

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 The ASN with curtailment:

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Refer to Table 15.3 in the textbook (p. 654) for an example

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Sampling procedure for inspection by attributes developed during World War II and is
the most widely used acceptance-sampling system for attributes in the world today

A collection of sampling schemes; therefore an acceptance-sampling system

Provides for three types of sampling: single, double, and multiple

Primary focal point is the acceptable quality level (AQL)

Different AQLs may be designated for different types of defects: critical, major,
and minor

Generally specified in contract or by authority responsible for sampling

Sample size is determined by lot size and by choice of inspection level

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Refer to Tables 15.5, -6 and -7 in the textbook on pp. 658 – 660.

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 15.4.3 Discussion

• Several points about MIL STD 105E should be emphasized:

• MIL STD 105E is AQL-oriented

• Not all possible sample sizes are possible
(2,3,5,8,13,20,32,50, etc.)
• Sample sizes are related to lot sizes
• Switching rules are subject to criticism for both
misswitching between inspection plans and discontinuation
even though there has been no actual quality deterioration
• But a flagrant and common abuse of MIL STD 105E is
failure to use the switching rules at all
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 AOQL Plans:

•Dodge-Romig (1959) tables give AOQL sampling plans for specified

AOQL values
•Six classes of values for process average are specified for various lot
sizes
•Tables are available for both single and double sampling
•Designed so that average total inspection at a given AOQL and
process average is approximately a minimum
•Refer to Table 15.8 for an example

LTPD Plans:
•Dodge-Romig LTPD tables are designed so that the probability of lot
acceptance at the LTPD is 0.1
•Tables are provided for various LTPD values
•Six classes of values for process average are specified for various lot
sizes
•Refer to Table 14-9 for an example

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