Qualitative Reception sampling

based on AQL Tables

(MIL-STD 105 E, ISO 2859-1, ANSI/ASQ Z1.4)
THE 3 “GENERAL” INSPECTION LEVELS
Level I
Has this supplier passed most previous inspections? Do you feel confident in their products
quality? Instead of doing no quality control, buyers can check fewer samples by opting for a level-I
inspection.
However, settling on this level by default, in order to spend less time/money on inspections, is very
risky. The likelihood of finding quality problems is lower than generally recommended.
Level II
It is the most widely used inspection level, to be used by default.
Level III
If a supplier recently had quality problems, this level is the most appropriate. More samples are
inspected, and a batch of products will (most probably) be rejected if it is below the quality criteria
defined by the buyer.
Some buyers opt for level-III inspections for high-value products. It can also be interesting for
small quantities, where the inspection would take only one day whatever level is chosen.
THE 4 “SPECIAL” INSPECTION LEVELS
These special levels can be applied in cases where only very few samples can be checked.
“Four additional special levels, S-1, S-2, S-3 and S-4 […] may be used where relatively small
sample sizes are necessary and larger sampling risks can be tolerated” (ISO 2859-1 standard).
Under S-3 level, the number of samples to check is lower than under S-4, and so on.

In practice: for consumer goods, quality control is usually performed under the general levels.

The special levels are used only for certain tests that either take lots of time or destroy the
samples. Another situation where special levels are appropriate is a container-loading
supervision–to have an idea of what is inside the cartons, without spending too much time at
that checking.
Considering a batch of 36 products

And given the facts that:

• The supplier had quality issues;
• The batch is small;
• The products are very expensive.
Considering a batch of 36 products
Considering a batch of 5 products (APCs) at UMB

And given the facts that:

• The supplier had quality issues;
• The batch is very small;
• The products are very expensive.
Considering a batch of 5 products (APCs) at UMB
Considering a batch of 24 products (APCs) in CH

And given the facts that:

• The supplier had quality issues;
• The batch is very small;
• The products are very expensive.
Considering a batch of 24 products (APCs) in CH
Considering a batch of 6 products (MCPs)

And given the facts that:

• The batch is very small;
• The products are very expensive.
Considering a batch of 6 products (MCPs)
Conclusion

For Qualitative Reception, at least the following quantities of products shall

be in depth verified (Level III):
• 8 APCs from CH;
• 3 APCs from UMB (the ones from the Parade);
• 3 MCPs.

 And NO defective sample will be accepted!

 If any defective sample will be discovered, the entire batch of 36

products shall be in depth verified!

For more details and AQL Calculator, please consult:

https://qualityinspection.org/what-is-the-aql/