1. The Certified Quality Engineer Handbook Ch. 23: Acceptance Sampling
Dr. Joan Burtner
Certified Quality Engineer
Associate Professor of
Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management

2. Acceptance Sampling Vocabulary Operating Characteristics (OC) Curve
Chapter 23
Sampling Concepts
Acceptance Sampling Vocabulary
Operating Characteristics (OC) Curve
Sampling Plan Designs
Single Sampling
Double Sampling
Multiple Sampling
ANSI/ASQ Z
Defect Classification
Levels of Inspection
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3. Acceptance Sampling Handout Review
Purpose of acceptance sampling
Mathematical basis for acceptance sampling
Single sampling plan variables: p1, p2, alpha, beta, n, c
Specify four variables, deduce the other two (typically n and c)
Sampling plan designs using a nomogram
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4. Industry-standard Prescription for Sampling Methods
ANSI/ASQ Standards
Industry-standard Prescription for Sampling Methods
Defect Classification (page 211)
Critical
Major
Minor
Levels of Inspection (page 211)
Normal
Tightened
Reduced
Special
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5. ANSI/ASQ Switching Rules
Figure (page 212)
Normal to tightened
Tightened to normal
Normal to reduced
Discontinuation of Inspection
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6. Example 23.3 (page 205-206) Example 23.6 (page 214-215)
CQE Textbook Examples
Example (page )
Design of double sampling plan
Decisions for accept or reject or continue
Example (page )
Refers to CD-ROM tables
Shows results for single, double, and multiple sampling
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