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Big first time request follows. Here goes…….
I am looking for a sampling plan that has a valid statistical basis that can be used to make a decision about the acceptability of batches of personal body armor plates where high user confidence is required by testing a very small sample due to the high cost of destructive testing.
As the customer I will expect the manufacturer to prove that their manufacturing process is controlled and repeatable and all plates meet all of the non destructive requirements for the plates before being sent for destructive testing to prove they meet the ballistic performance requirements.
I would prefer that no matter what quantity makes up a homogenous batch size for the manufacturer that the Acceptance number for the sample size always remains at zero. The only way I can find to achieve this is to reduce the AQL as the batch size increases as shown below.
Batch size 1-150, AQL 2.5%, Sample size 5, ACC 0 REJ 1
Batch size 151-500, AQL 1.5%, Sample size 8, ACC 0 REJ 1
Batch size 501-1200, AQL 1.0%, Sample size 13, ACC 0 REJ 1
Based on Special Inspection Level S-4 in AS1199.1:2003 Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes Part 1: Sampling schemes indexed by AQL for lot-by-lot inspection (identical to ISO 2859-1:1999).
Can anybody tell me if the above plan is reasonable and if so how I can figure out what confidence level will be achieved by using the sampling plan above? If not, any other suggestions for sampling to achieve a confidence level of say, 90%, 95% or 97.5% that the quality of the batch will be no worse than the AQL?
That’s all I ask...... Any assistance will be sincerely appreciated.
I am looking for a sampling plan that has a valid statistical basis that can be used to make a decision about the acceptability of batches of personal body armor plates where high user confidence is required by testing a very small sample due to the high cost of destructive testing.
As the customer I will expect the manufacturer to prove that their manufacturing process is controlled and repeatable and all plates meet all of the non destructive requirements for the plates before being sent for destructive testing to prove they meet the ballistic performance requirements.
I would prefer that no matter what quantity makes up a homogenous batch size for the manufacturer that the Acceptance number for the sample size always remains at zero. The only way I can find to achieve this is to reduce the AQL as the batch size increases as shown below.
Batch size 1-150, AQL 2.5%, Sample size 5, ACC 0 REJ 1
Batch size 151-500, AQL 1.5%, Sample size 8, ACC 0 REJ 1
Batch size 501-1200, AQL 1.0%, Sample size 13, ACC 0 REJ 1
Based on Special Inspection Level S-4 in AS1199.1:2003 Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes Part 1: Sampling schemes indexed by AQL for lot-by-lot inspection (identical to ISO 2859-1:1999).
Can anybody tell me if the above plan is reasonable and if so how I can figure out what confidence level will be achieved by using the sampling plan above? If not, any other suggestions for sampling to achieve a confidence level of say, 90%, 95% or 97.5% that the quality of the batch will be no worse than the AQL?
That’s all I ask...... Any assistance will be sincerely appreciated.