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Chapter 15

Chapter 15. Lot-by-Lot Acceptance Sampling for Attributes. The Acceptance-Sampling Problem. Acceptance sampling is concerned with inspection and decision making regarding products. Three aspects of sampling.

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Chapter 15

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  1. Chapter 15 Lot-by-Lot Acceptance Sampling for Attributes

  2. The Acceptance-Sampling Problem • Acceptance sampling is concerned with inspection and decision making regarding products.

  3. Three aspects of sampling • The purpose of acceptance sampling is to sentence lots, not to estimate the lot quality • Although, some plans do this • Acceptance sampling is not quality control • Reject or accept lots only • Even if lots are of the same quality, sampling will accept some lots and reject others

  4. Three aspects of sampling • Quality cannot be inspected into the product • Acceptance sampling is an audit tool that insures that the output of a process conforms to requirements

  5. The Acceptance-Sampling Problem • Three approaches to lot sentencing: • Accept with no inspection • 100% inspection • Acceptance sampling

  6. The Acceptance-Sampling Problem Why Acceptance Sampling and Not 100% Inspection? • Testing can be destructive • Cost of 100% inspection is high • 100% inspection is not feasible • Requires too much time • Can be inaccurate • If vendor has excellent quality history

  7. The Acceptance-Sampling Problem Advantages and Disadvantages of Sampling Advantages • Less expensive • Reduced damage • Reduces the amount of inspection error Disadvantages • Risk of accepting “bad” lots, rejecting “good” lots • Less information generated • Requires planning and documentation

  8. The Acceptance-Sampling Problem Types of Sampling Plans • There are variables sampling plans and attribute sampling plans (this chapter is about attributes) • Single sampling plan • Double-sampling plan • Multiple-sampling plan • Sequential-sampling

  9. The Acceptance-Sampling Problem Lot Formation • Considerations before inspection: • Lots should be homogeneous • Produced by the same machine, same operators, common raw materials, approximately the same time

  10. Lot Formation • Considerations before inspection: • Larger lots more preferable than smaller lots • More economical • Lots should be conformable to the materials-handling systems used in both the vendor and consumer facilities.

  11. The Acceptance-Sampling Problem Random Sampling • The units selected for inspection should be chosen at random. • If random samples are not used, bias can be introduced. • If any judgment methods are used to select the sample, the statistical basis of the acceptance-sampling procedure is lost.

  12. Guidelines for Using acceptance Sampling • It is a statement of the sample size to be used and the associated acceptance or rejection criteria. • Sampling scheme is defined as the set of procedures consists of acceptance sampling plans in which lot sizes, sample sizes, and acceptance criteria along with the 100% inspection and sampling are related.

  13. Acceptance sampling procedure depends upon the objectives and the history of the organization. • Application of methodology is not static. It keep on moving from one level to another. e.g, we might begin with attribute sampling, and as our experience with the supplier increase then move to much less inspection and variable sampling

  14. Single-Sampling Plans For Attributes Definition of a Single-Sampling Plan • A single sampling plan is defined by sample size, n, and the acceptance number c. Say there are N total items in a lot. Choose n of the items at random. If more than c of the items are unacceptable, reject the lot. • N = lot size • n = sample size • c = acceptance number • d = observed number of defectives • The acceptance or rejection of the lot is based on the results from a single sample - thus a single-sampling plan.

  15. Example • N = 10000, n = 89, c = 2 • From a lot of 10,000, take a sample of size 89 • Observe the number of defectives, d • If d < 2, accept • Otherwise, reject

  16. Single-Sampling Plans For Attributes The OC Curve • The operating-characteristic (OC) curve measures the performance of an acceptance-sampling plan. • The OC curve plots the probability of accepting the lot versus the lot fraction defective. • The OC curve shows the probability that a lot submitted with a certain fraction defective will be either accepted or rejected.

  17. Example • If p = .01, Pa = .9397 • If p = .02, Pa = .7366 means that 73.66% of lots will be expected to be accepted and 26.34% will be rejected

  18. Effect of n and c on OC curves • Fig. 15.3 is the ideal OC curve • Pa = 1.0 until a level of quality that is considered ‘bad’ is reached • But it can never be attained in practice.

  19. Effect of n and c on OC curves OC curve for different values of n • By increasing the sample size, we get closer to the ideal OC curve

  20. Effect of n and c on OC curves OC curve for different values of c • As c is decreased, the OC curve shifts to the left • When c = 0, it is very hard on the vendor

  21. Type A or Type B OC curves • In the type B OC curve, it is assumed that the samples come from the large lot or from a stream of lots selected at random. • Binomial distribution is used as p is constant • In the Type A OC curve, isolated lot of finite size is used with size N • The exact probability distribution is ‘hypergeometric’ as p is not constant. • Type A OC curve will lie below Type B

  22. Rectifying inspection • Acceptance sampling require corrective action when lots are rejected • 100% screening of rejected lots • Defective items are removed, returned to the supplier, or replaced. • Such sampling programs are known as “rectifying inspection programs” • Affects the outgoing quality • Fraction defective =po, average fraction defective = p1

  23. Rectifying inspection Rejected lots Fraction defective 0 Incoming lots Inspection activity Outgoing lots Fraction defective p0 Fraction defective p1<p0 Fraction defective p0 Accepted lots

  24. Average outgoing quality • AOQ is the quality in the lot resulting from applying rectifying inspection • In a lot of size N, there will be • n items in the sample that, after inspection, contain no defectives (all of the defectives were replaced) • N-n items that, if the lot is rejected, also contain no defectives (the balance of the lot was inspected 100%) • N-n items that, if the lot is accepted, contain p(N-n) defectives

  25. Average outgoing quality • AOQ = [Pa p (N-n)]/N • Example • N = 10000, n = 89, c = 2, p = .01 • Previously determined that Pa = .9397 • AOQ [(.9397)(.01)(10000-89)]/10000 • AOQ = .0093 • Since (N-n)/N 1, AOQ ~ Pap

  26. AOQ curve for rectifying inspection for n = 89, c = 2 • When incoming quality is very good, average fraction defective of outgoing lots is low • When incoming quality is very poor, average fraction defective of outgoing lots is low

  27. Average outgoing quality limit • AOQL = .0155 • No matter how bad the incoming lots are, the outgoing quality level will never be worse than 1.55% fraction defective

  28. Military Standard 105E (ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 ISO 2859) Description of the Standard • Developed during World War II • MIL STD 105E is the most widely used acceptance-sampling system for attributes • Gone through four revisions since 1950. • MIL STD 105E is a collection of sampling schemes making it an acceptance-sampling system

  29. Military Standard 105E (ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 ISO 2859) Description of the Standard • Three types of sampling are provided for: • Single • Double • Multiple • Provisions for each type of sampling plan include • Normal inspection • Tightened inspection • Reduced inspection

  30. Military Standard 105E Description of the Standard • The acceptable quality level (AQL) is a primary focal point of the standard • The AQL is generally specified in the contract or by the authority responsible for sampling. • Different AQLs may be designated for different types of defects. • Defects include critical defects, major defects, and minor defects. • Tables for the standard provided are used to determine the appropriate sampling scheme.

  31. Military Standard 105E Description of the Standard • Switching Rules • Normal to tightened • Tightened to normal • Normal to reduced • Reduced to normal • Discontinuance of inspection

  32. Military Standard 105E Procedure • Choose the AQL • Choose the inspection level • Determine the lot size • Find the appropriate sample size code letter from Table 15-4 • Determine the appropriate type of sampling plan to use (single, double, multiple) • Enter the appropriate table to find the type of plan to be used. • Determine the corresponding normal and reduced inspection plans to be used when required.

  33. Military Standard 105E Example • Suppose a product is submitted in lots of size N = 2000. The AQL is 0.65%. Say we wanted to generate normal single-sampling plans. • For lots of size 2000, (and general inspection level II) Table 15-4 indicates that the appropriate sample size code letter is K. • From Table 15-5 for single-sampling plans under normal inspection, the normal inspection plan is n = 125, c = 2.

  34. Military Standard 105E Discussion • There are several points about the standard that should be emphasized: • MIL STD 105E is AQL-oriented • The sample sizes selected for use in MIL STD 105E are limited • The sample sizes are related to the lot sizes. • Switching rules from normal to tightened and from tightened to normal are subject to some criticism. • A common abuse of the standard is failure to use the switching rules at all.

  35. Switching rules Start “And” conditions OProduction steady O 10 consecutive lots accepted O Approved by responsible authority 2 out of 5 consecutive lots rejected Tightened Normal Reduced “Or” conditions O Lot rejected O Irregular production O Lot meets neither accept nor reject criteria OOther conditions warrant return to normal inspection 5 consecutive lots accepted 10 consecutive lots remain on tightened inspection Discontinue inspection

  36. Dodge-Romig Plans • For rectifying inspection • See Table 15-8 for an example for AOQL = 3% • Indexed by lot size (N) and process average (p)

  37. Example • N = 5000, p = .01 • Want a single sampling plan (w/rectifying inspection) with AOQL = 3% • Read n = 65, c = 3 from the table • These plans minimize ATI • Pa = .9957 at p = .01 (determined as previously) • ATI = 65 + (1 - .9957)(5000 – 65) = 86.22

  38. Example, cont. • Also, note that LTPD = 10.3% • This is the point on the OC curve for which Pa = .10 • That is, this plan provides that 90% of incoming lots that are as bad as 10.3% defective will be rejected

  39. LTPD plans • Can also develop a plan for a specified LTPD • Table 14-9 is for LTPD = 1%

  40. Example • N = 5000, p = .25% • We want a single sampling plan (w/rectifying inspection) with LTPD of 1% • Find n = 770, c = 4

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