The role of acceptance sampling in modern quality control

Acceptance sampling procedures can be employedina program of accept ance control to achievebetterqualityat lowercost. An overview of the application of moder nacceptance samplingplans, schemes, andsys tems is described with emphas is on the iruse in facilitating process control. Sampling procedures must continually bemade to matchexist in gconditions, and to self-destruct whennolonger warranted. In this way they can be usedinane voluti on ary manne rina continuing program of acceptance control for quality improvement. Implemen- tation of process control canbefacilitated by on-going application of acceptance control to achieve the full be nefits of statistical quality control.