Acceptance Sampling
- A form of inspection
PRESENTED BY : SENARATHNE D.M.U.S | S/09/598
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Outline 2
Introduction
Usage
Sampling Plans
Single, Double and multiple Sampling Plans
Operating Characteristic Curve and Acceptance Levels
Sampling Risks
Average Outgoing Quality
Advantages and Disadvantages
Conclusion
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Introduction 3
A form of inspection applied to lots or batches of
items before or after a process to judge conformance
to predetermined standards
It is a decision making tool by which a conclusion is
reached regarding the acceptability of lot.
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Acceptance Sampling Used in… 4
When testing is destructive
When the cost of 100% inspection is extremely high and it is not
technologically feasible
When the vendor has an excellent quality history, and some
reduction in inspection from 100% is desired, but the vendor’s
process capability is sufficiently low as to make no inspection an
unsatisfactory alternative
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Sampling Plans 5
Sampling Plans specify the Sampling
lot size, sample size, number plans
of samples and
acceptance/rejection criteria.
Sampling plans involve Attribute Variable
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Lot Single Double Multiple Sequential
sampling Sampling Sampling Sampling
Random
sample
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Single Sampling Plan 6
A representative sample of n items is drawn from a lot size of N
items.
Each item in the sample is examined and classified as
good/defective
If the number of defective exceeds a specified rejection number (C
- cut off point) the whole lot is rejected; otherwise the whole lot is
accepted
Lot (N Random
Lot (N Random items) sample
items) sample (n items)
(n items)
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Double Sampling Plan 7
A Double Sampling Plan allows the opportunity to take a second
sample if the results of the original sample are inconclusive.
Specifies the lot size, size of the initial sample, the
accept/reject/inconclusive criteria for the initial sample (CL - lower level
of defectives, CU - upper level of defectives)
Specifies the size of the second sample and the acceptance rejection
criteria based on the total number of defective observed in both
the first and second sample (CT- total allowable defectives)
It works like the following example
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Double Sampling Plan… 8
Lot First Random
sample
First sample
inconclusive, take
Accept Lot second sample Reject Lot
CL CU
Compare number of defective found in the first random
sample to CL and CU and make appropriate decision.
Double Sampling Plan… 9
Lot First Random
sample
Second Random
sample
Accept Lot Reject Lot
CT
Compare the total number of defective in both samples to CT
and make the appropriate decision
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Multiple Sampling Plans 10
A Multiple Sampling Plan is similar to the double sampling plan in
that successive trials are made, each of which has acceptance,
rejection and inconclusive options.
Which Plan you choose depends on
Cost and time
Number of samples needed and number of items in
each sample
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Operating Characteristic Curve(OCC) 11
Probability of acceptance
1
An Operating
Under this sampling plan, if the lot has 2%
Characteristic 0.9
defective
Curve (OCC) is a 0.8 . the probability of accepting the lot
probability curve for a 0.7 is 92% . the probability of rejecting
sampling plan that the lot is 8%
0.6
shows the If the lot has 10% defective
probabilities of 0.5
. it has a small probability (11%) of
accepting lots with 0.4 being accepted . the probability of rejecting
various lot quality 0.3 the lot is 89%
levels (%defectives). 0.2
0.1
0
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12 0.14 0.16 0.18 0.2
Lot quality (%defective)
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Customers Acceptance Levels 12
Most customers understand that 100% inspection is impractical and are
generally willing to accept that a certain level of defectives will be produced.
The Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) is the percentage level of defects at
which a customer is willing to accept as lot as “good”.
The Lot Tolerance Percent Defective (LTPD) is the upper limit on the
percentage of defectives that a customer is willing to accept.
Customers want lots with quality better than or equal to the AQL but are
willing to live with some lots with quality as poor as the LTPD, but prefer not
to accept lots with quality levels worse than the LTPD.
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Defining good and bad lot
Probability of acceptance 13
1
Instead of good and bad
0.8 we will define “really
good”, “really bad”, “ok,
0.6
but not great”
Very Good
0.4
Very Bad
Ok! But
0.2
not great
0
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12 0.14 0.16 0.18 0.2
AQL LTPD Proportion non-conforming
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Customers Acceptance Levels… 14
Therefore the sampling plan must be designed to assure the
customer that they will be receiving the required AQL and LTPD.
The Consumer’s Risk is the probability that an unacceptable lot
(e.g. above the LTPD) will be accepted.
The Producer’s Risk is the probability that a “good” lot will be
rejected.
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Sampling Risks 15
Producer’s Risk = Probability acceptable
0.8
is rejected
0.6
0.4
0.2 Consumer Risk = Probability una
accepted
0
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12 0.14 0.16 0.18 0.2
AQL
LTPD
Unacceptable lot
Acceptable lot
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Average Quality Of Inspected Lots 16
The result of acceptance sampling (assuming rejected lots are 100% inspected)
is that the level of inspection automatically adjusts to the quality of the lots being
inspected.
The Average Outgoing Quality (AOQ)is the average of rejected lots (100%
inspection) and accepted lots ( a sample of items inspected).
(𝑁−𝑛)
AOQ = 𝑃𝑎𝑐 ×𝑝 where;
𝑁
𝑃𝑎𝑐 = Probability of accepting a lot
𝑝 = Fraction defective
N = Lot size
n = Sample size
The maximum outgoing quality level is referred to as the AOQL
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Constructing OC Curve
Probability of acceptance
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1
0.9 Proportion Probability
0.8 0.677 non- of
0.7 conforming acceptance
0.6
0.5
0.4 0 1
0.3 0.01 0.986
0.2 0.02 0.922
0.1 0.04 0.677
0 0.06 0.416
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12 0.14 0.16 0.18 0.2 0.08 0.226
0.1 0.112
Proportion non-conforming 0.15 0.014
OC curve for n=50, c=2 0.2 0.001
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Advantages 18
It is usually less expensive because there is less inspection.
There is less handling of the product, hence reduced damage.
It is applicable to destructive testing.
Fewer personnel are involved in inspection activities.
It often greatly reduces the amount of inspection error.
The rejection of entire lots are opposed to the sample return of
defectives often provides a stronger motivation to the vendor for
quality improvements.
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Disadvantages 19
There are risk of accepting “bad” lots and rejecting “good” lots.
Less information is usually generated about the product or about
the process that manufactured the product.
Acceptance sampling requires planning and documentation of the
acceptance sampling procedure whereas 100% inspection does
not.
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Conclusion 20
Acceptance sampling is a statistical procedure used to determine
whether to accept or reject a production lot of material.
A wide variety of sampling plans are available. Plans have an accepted
AQL & a rejected LTPD & an AOQL.
Acceptance sampling tables are there to supply a set of accepted
procedures with known properties &verified results.
Sampling provides rational means of verification that a production lot
confirms with requirements of technical specifications.
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