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Acceptance sampling plans are a decision-making process on the basis of a randomly selected sampling from a party, where it is not possible to completely scan the products for…
Abstract
Purpose
Acceptance sampling plans are a decision-making process on the basis of a randomly selected sampling from a party, where it is not possible to completely scan the products for reasons such as time and cost being limited or the formation of damaged products during the inspection. For some products, the life span (time from beginning to failure) may be an important quality characteristic. In this case, the quality control adequacy of the products can be checked with an acceptance sampling plan based on the truncated life test with a censored scheme for the lifetime of the products. In this study, group acceptance sampling plans (GASPs) based on life tests are studied under the Type-I censored scheme for the compound Weibull-exponential (CWE) distribution.
Design/methodology/approach
GASPs based on life tests under the Type-I censored scheme for the CWE distribution are developed by using both the producer's risk and the consumer's risk.
Findings
In this study, optimum sample size, optimum number of groups and acceptance number are obtained under the Type-I censored scheme for the CWE distribution. Real data set illustration is given to show GASPs how to be used for the industry applications.
Originality/value
Different from acceptance sampling plans with just considering the producer's risk, GASPs are constructed by using two-point approach included both the producer's risk and the consumer's risk for CWE distribution.
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Amer Al-Omari, Amjad Al-Nasser and Enrico Ciavolino
Lifetime data are used in many different applied sciences, like biomedicine, engineering, insurance and finance and others. The purpose of this paper is to develop a new…
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Purpose
Lifetime data are used in many different applied sciences, like biomedicine, engineering, insurance and finance and others. The purpose of this paper is to develop a new acceptance sampling plans for Rama distribution when the mean lifetime test is truncated at a pre-determined time. The minimum sample sizes required to assert the specified life mean is obtained for a given customer’s risk. The operating characteristic function values of the sampling plans and producer’s risk are calculated.
Design/methodology/approach
The results are illustrated using numerical examples and a real data set is considered to illustrate the performance of the suggested acceptance sampling plans and how it can be used for the industry applications.
Findings
This paper shows a new acceptance sampling plans based on Rama distribution in the particular case when the mean life time test is truncated.
Originality/value
The results calculated in this paper demonstrate the differences between OC values for different distributions taken into account. In particular, OC values of Rama distribution are found to be less than the proposed distribution counterparts.
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Yefim H. Michlin, Vladimir Kaplunov and Dov Ingman
This paper aims to propose a methodology for planning of a truncated sequential probability ratio test (SPRT) in which two systems with exponentially distributed times between…
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Purpose
This paper aims to propose a methodology for planning of a truncated sequential probability ratio test (SPRT) in which two systems with exponentially distributed times between failures (TBFs) are compared. The study is concerned with tests with arbitrary probabilities of I‐ and II‐type errors.
Design/methodology/approach
The study methodology, based on the proposed optimality criteria for these tests, permitted comparison of different modes of truncation and obviated the drawbacks of discreteness and multidimensionality of their characteristics.
Findings
The solution permits planning of a heavily‐truncated test with an average sample number exceeding its counterpart for the optimal (non‐truncated) test by at most a specified percentage. Relationships are outlined for optimal selection of the truncated test boundaries. So are optimality estimation criteria for the constructed test. The superiority of the SPRTs, truncated by the proposed methodology, over their counterparts, processed according to current practices, is demonstrated.
Research limitations/implications
The solution refers to the case where the compared systems have exponentially distributed TBFs (or times to failure (TTFs) for non‐repairable cases).
Practical implications
The proposed algorithm and relationships for planning the tests in question can be used by developers of tests for reliability. A planning example from the semiconductor industry is given.
Originality/value
This paper presents a novel approach to planning of truncated SPRTs with arbitrary probabilities of I‐ and II‐type errors. The methodology is also applicable for truncated binomial SPRTs.
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Mahendra Saha, Pratibha Pareek, Harsh Tripathi and Anju Devi
First is to develop the time truncated median control chart for the Rayleigh distribution (RD) and generalized RD (GRD), respectively. Second is to evaluate the performance of…
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Purpose
First is to develop the time truncated median control chart for the Rayleigh distribution (RD) and generalized RD (GRD), respectively. Second is to evaluate the performance of the proposed attribute control chart which depends on the average run length (ARL) and third is to include real life examples for application purpose of the proposed attribute control chart.
Design/methodology/approach
(1) Select a random sample of size n from each subgroup from the production process and put them on a test for specified time t, where t = ? × µe. Then, count the numbers of failed items in each subgroup up to time t. (2) Step 2: Using np chart, define D = np, the number of failures, which also a random variable follows the Binomial distribution. It is better to use D = np chart rather than p chart because the authors are using number of failure rather than proportion of failure p. When the process is in control, then the parameters of the binomial distribution are n and p0, respectively. (3) Step 3: The process is said to be in control if LCL = D = UCL; otherwise, the process is said to be out of control. Hence, LCL and UCL for the proposed control chart.
Findings
From the findings, it is concluded that the GRD has smaller ARL values than the RD for specified values of parameters, which indicate that GRD performing well for out of control signal as compared to the RD.
Research limitations/implications
This developed control chart is applicable when real life situation coincide with RD and GRD.
Social implications
Researcher can directly use presented study and save consumers from accepting bad lot and also encourage producers to make good quality products so that society can take benefit from their products.
Originality/value
This article dealt with time truncated attribute median control chart for non-normal distributions, namely, the RD and GRD, respectively. The structure of the proposed control chart is developed based on median lifetime of the RD and GRD, respectively.
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Rosaiah K., Srinivasa Rao Gadde, Kalyani K. and Sivakumar D.C.U.
The purpose of this paper is to develop a group acceptance sampling plan (GASP) for a resubmitted lot when the lifetime of a product follows odds exponential log logistic…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop a group acceptance sampling plan (GASP) for a resubmitted lot when the lifetime of a product follows odds exponential log logistic distribution introduced by Rao and Rao (2014). The parameters of the proposed plan such as minimum group size and acceptance number are determined for a pre-specified consumer’s risk, number of testers and the test termination time. The authors compare the proposed plan with the ordinary GASP, and the results are illustrated with live data example.
Design/methodology/approach
The parameters of the proposed plan such as minimum group size and acceptance number are determined for a pre-specified consumer’s risk, number of testers and the test termination time.
Findings
The authors determined the group size and acceptance number.
Research limitations/implications
No specific limitations.
Practical implications
This methodology can be applicable in industry to study quality control.
Social implications
This methodology can be applicable in health study.
Originality/value
The parameters of the proposed plan such as minimum group size and acceptance number are determined for a pre-specified consumer’s risk, number of testers and the test termination time.
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Jeyadurga P., Usha Mahalingam and Saminathan Balamurali
The purpose of this paper is to design a modified chain sampling plan for assuring the product percentile life where the lifetime follows Weibull or generalized exponential…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to design a modified chain sampling plan for assuring the product percentile life where the lifetime follows Weibull or generalized exponential distributions (GEDs). In order to reduce the cost of inspection when implementing the proposed modified chain sampling plan, it is also considered the economic aspect of designing of proposed plan in this paper.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors have designed the proposed plan on the basis of two points on the operating characteristic (OC) curve approach. The optimization problem is used to determine the plan parameters of the proposed plan so that the specified values of producer’s risk and consumer’s risk are satisfied simultaneously.
Findings
The results we have obtained, confirm that the proposed plan will be very effective in reducing the sample size rather than other existing sampling plans. The OC curves of proposed plan, chain sampling plan and zero acceptance number single sampling plan show that the performance of proposed plan in discriminating the good and poor quality lots is better than other two plans. In this paper, it is proved that the value of number of preceding lots required for current lot disposition plays an important role.
Originality/value
The proposed modified chain sampling plan for assuring the percentile lifetime of the products under Weibull or GEDs is not available in the literature. The proposed plan can be used in all the manufacturing industries to assure the product percentile lifetime with minimum sample size as well as minimum cost.
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M. Sankara Narayanan, P. Jeyadurga and S. Balamurali
The purpose of this paper is to design a modified version of the double sampling plan to handle the inspection processes requiring a minimum sample size to assure the median life…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to design a modified version of the double sampling plan to handle the inspection processes requiring a minimum sample size to assure the median life for the products under the new Weibull–Pareto distribution. The economic design of the proposed plan is also considered to assure the product's lifetime with minimum cost.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors have developed an optimization model for obtaining the required plan parameters by solving simultaneously two non-linear inequalities and such inequalities have been formed based on the two points on the operating characteristic curve approach.
Findings
The results show that the average sample number, average total inspection and total inspection cost under the proposed plan are smaller than the same of a single sampling plan. This means that the proposed plan will be more efficient than a single sampling plan in reducing inspection effort and cost while providing the desired protection.
Originality/value
The proposed modified double sampling plan designed to assure the median life of the products under the new Weibull–Pareto distribution is not available in the literature. The proposed plan will be very useful in assuring the product median lifetime with minimum sample size as well as minimum cost in all the manufacturing industries.
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Muhammad Aslam, Abdur Razzaque Mughal and Munir Ahmad
The purpose of this paper is to propose the group acceptance sampling plans for when the lifetime of the submitted product follows the Pareto distribution.
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to propose the group acceptance sampling plans for when the lifetime of the submitted product follows the Pareto distribution.
Design/methodology/approach
The single‐point approach (only consumer's risk) is used to find the plan parameter of the proposed plan for specified values of consumer's risk, producer's risk, acceptance number, number of testers and experiment time.
Findings
Tables are constructed using the Poisson and the weighted Poisson distribution. Extensive tables are provided for practical use.
Research limitations/implications
The tables in this paper can be used only when the lifetime of a product follows the Pareto distribution of 2nd kind.
Practical implications
The result can be used to test the product to save cost and time of the experiment. The use of the weighted Poisson distribution provides the less group size (sample size) as than the plans in the literature.
Social implications
By implementing the proposed plan, the experiment cost can be minimized.
Originality/value
The novelty of this paper is that Poisson and the weighted Poisson distributions are used to find the plan parameter of the proposed plan instead of the binomial distribution when the lifetime of submitted product follows the Pareto distribution of 2nd kind.
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Mohd Azri Pawan Teh, Nazrina Aziz and Zakiyah Zain
This paper introduces group chain acceptance sampling plans (GChSP) for a truncated life test at preassumed time by using the minimum angle method. The proposed method is an…
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Purpose
This paper introduces group chain acceptance sampling plans (GChSP) for a truncated life test at preassumed time by using the minimum angle method. The proposed method is an approach, where both risks associated with acceptance sampling, namely consumers’ and producer’s risks, are considered. Currently, the GChSP only considers the consumer's risk (CR), which means the current plan only protects the consumer not the producer since it does not take into account the producer's risk (PR) at all.
Design/methodology/approach
There are six phases involved when designing the GChSP, which are (1) identifying the design parameters, (2) implementing the operating procedures, (3) deriving the probability of lot acceptance, (4) deriving the probability of zero or one defective, (5) deriving the proportion defective and (6) measuring the performance.
Findings
The findings show that the optimal number of groups obtained satisfies both parties, i.e. consumer and producer, compared to the established GChSP, where the number of group calculated only satisfies the consumer not the producer.
Research limitations/implications
There are three limitations identified for this paper. The first limitation is the distribution, in which this paper only proposes the GChSP for generalized exponential distribution. It can be extended to different distribution available in the literature. The second limitation is that the paper uses binomial distribution when deriving the probability of lot acceptance. Also, it can be derived by using different distributions such as weighted binomial distribution, Poisson distribution and weighted Poisson distribution. The final limitation is that the paper adopts the mean as a quality parameter. For the quality parameter, researchers have other options such as the median and the percentile.
Practical implications
The proposed GChSP should provide an alternative for the industrial practitioners and for the inspection activity, as they have more options of the sampling plans before they finally decide to select one.
Originality/value
This is the first paper to propose the minimum angle method for the GChSP, where both risks, CR and PR, are considered. The GChSP has been developed since 2015, but all the researchers only considered the CR in their papers.
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Jimut Bahan Chakrabarty, Shovan Chowdhury and Soumya Roy
The purpose of this paper is to design an optimal reliability acceptance sampling plan (RASP) using the Type-I generalized hybrid censoring scheme (GHCS) for non-repairable…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to design an optimal reliability acceptance sampling plan (RASP) using the Type-I generalized hybrid censoring scheme (GHCS) for non-repairable products sold under the general rebate warranty. A cost function approach is proposed for products having Weibull distributed lifetimes incorporating relevant costs.
Design/methodology/approach
For Weibull distributed product lifetimes, acceptance criterion introduced by Lieberman and Resnikoff (1955) is derived for Type-I GHCS. A cost function is formulated using expected warranty cost and other relevant cost components incorporating the acceptance criterion. The cost function is optimized following a constrained optimization approach to arrive at the optimum RASP. The constraint ensures that the producer's and the consumer's risks are maintained at agreed-upon levels.
Findings
Optimal solution using the above approach is obtained for Type-I GHCS. As a special case of Type-I GHCS, the proposed approach is also used to arrive at the optimal design for Type-I hybrid censoring scheme as shown in Chakrabarty et al. (2019). Observations regarding the change in optimal design and computational times between the two censoring schemes are noted. An extensive simulation study is performed to validate the model for finite sample sizes and the results obtained are found to be in strong agreement. In order to analyze the sensitivity of the optimal solution due to misspecification of parameter values and cost components, a well-designed sensitivity analysis is carried out using a real-life failure data set from Lawless (2003). Interesting observations are made regarding the change in optimal cost due to change in parameter values, the impact of warranty cost in optimal design and change in optimal design due to change in lot sizes.
Originality/value
The research presents an approach for designing optimal RASPs using Type-I generalized hybrid censoring. The study formulates optimum life test sampling plans by minimizing the average aggregate costs involved, which makes it valuable in dealing with real-life problems pertaining to product quality management.
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