Can anyone help please?
I read lots of threads here about Sampling plans and I'm still not sure what do I need to do. In my case, we make fixtures and each fixture has to be checked before sent to the customer. So we do 100% inspection, no sampling plan, and we are ISO 17025 accredited and ISO 9001:2008 certified.
Now recently we started making parts for different customers as Tier 2 and 3. Small orders, the biggest order was 200. We will be shipping 20 to 50 parts per lot.
To comply with ISO:
1. Do we need to have process or procedure for first part approval? If we do, would that be full dimensional Layout or Critical Characteristics? And if CC are not specified can I pick what characteristics to be checked, does it matter if they are attribute or variable checks?
2. In-process inspection. Is this a requirement by ISO? If it is, how do I know how often should we check, what characteristics, how often and how many? If not requested by customer can I pick the one I think are critical?
3. Right now we don’t have sampling plan. We check 100% on final inspection, characteristics that I think are critical. No request by the customer. Same question as #2
4. Does the Sampling plan apply only to check the finished product or in-process also?
5. In the near future, I think we need to implement Sampling Plan and I don't know where to start.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!!!
I read lots of threads here about Sampling plans and I'm still not sure what do I need to do. In my case, we make fixtures and each fixture has to be checked before sent to the customer. So we do 100% inspection, no sampling plan, and we are ISO 17025 accredited and ISO 9001:2008 certified.
Now recently we started making parts for different customers as Tier 2 and 3. Small orders, the biggest order was 200. We will be shipping 20 to 50 parts per lot.
To comply with ISO:
1. Do we need to have process or procedure for first part approval? If we do, would that be full dimensional Layout or Critical Characteristics? And if CC are not specified can I pick what characteristics to be checked, does it matter if they are attribute or variable checks?
2. In-process inspection. Is this a requirement by ISO? If it is, how do I know how often should we check, what characteristics, how often and how many? If not requested by customer can I pick the one I think are critical?
3. Right now we don’t have sampling plan. We check 100% on final inspection, characteristics that I think are critical. No request by the customer. Same question as #2
4. Does the Sampling plan apply only to check the finished product or in-process also?
5. In the near future, I think we need to implement Sampling Plan and I don't know where to start.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!!!
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