What is meant by Inspection severity?
The term "Variation of Inspection Severity" refers to the adjustment of intensity and accuracy of quality inspections in quality assurance. This adjustment allows companies to flexibly design their inspection processes and efficiently allocate resources for quality controls based on factors such as product risk, supplier performance, or process stability.
Typical software functions in the area of "Variation of Inspection Severity":
- Dynamic Sampling Planning: Automatic adjustment of sample size based on historical quality data.
- Risk Assessment Modules: Calculation and updating of risk factors for products or suppliers.
- Inspection Plan Optimization: Automatic adjustment of inspection plans based on current quality trends.
- Escalation Management: Automatic increase of inspection severity when defined quality thresholds are exceeded.
- Supplier Evaluation: Integration of supplier performance data to adjust inspection severity for incoming goods.
- Inspection Cost Analysis: Calculation and optimization of inspection costs in relation to inspection severity.
Examples of "Variation of Inspection Severity":
- Skip-Lot Inspection: Reduction of inspection frequency with consistently good quality.
- Tightened Incoming Inspection: Increase of inspection scope for new or critical suppliers.
- Attribute to Variable Inspection: Switch from good/bad inspections to measurements when approaching limit values.
- Process Capability-Based Inspection: Adjustment of inspection intervals based on statistical process controls.
- Batch-Based Inspection Severity: Variation of inspection intensity based on batch size or criticality.
- Customer-Specific Inspection Severity: Adjustment of inspection intensity based on customer requirements or contract conditions.