In: Operations Management
Completely and thoroughly explain how any type of Acceptance Sampling Plan was used by any company that makes any type of Breakfast Cereal to monitor and improve the quality of the purchased raw materials that are used to make their Breakfast Cereal
Acceptance sampling plan uses statistical models to determine whether to accept or reject the production package of a material. This is a common quality control technique used in the industry. This is usually done when the product leaves the factory and in some cases even in the factory. Most manufacturers return certain items to customers, and the decision to accept or reject them is made by determining the number of defective items in the sample. Plots will be accepted if the amount of the deficiency is below the acceptance threshold or more is denied.
Sampling is generally used when one or more of the following is
present:
Testing is destructive;
The cost of monitoring 100% is very high. And
100% control takes a long time.
Many sample plans are available for acceptance. For example,
multiple sample plans use more than two samples to reach a
conclusion. The shorter study period and smaller sample size are
characteristic of this type of plan. Even if the sample is taken at
random, the sampling procedure remains reliable.