Questions concerning Quality Control Procedures and Policies
- What should be produced?
- What materials are needed to do the job?
- Why should it be done at all? Why in that exact way? Isn’t there perhaps a better way?
- Who should do the job? (List everyone involved)
- Who should receive the end result?
- Where should it be done?
- When should it be done?
With the help of the above questions, production planning can be done properly. These thoughts thus form the basis for operational procedures and policies.
Quality Control and the development of Procedures and Policies
Quality Control should be carried out as close as possible to where the activity takes place. This is done to ensure that poor quality is spotted and rectified before progressing too far down the system. It should be noted that a final inspection be done after the product is completed.
A system should be set up that is able to record variations in length, colour, or weight. Such a system is then able to monitor deviations and when they occur. Error detection is thus simplified through the use of particular machines or operators. This basically allows you to take much faster remedial action.
It is of great importance to take record of all rejects together with the reason for its failure. In addition, it is also a good idea to occasionally perform spot checks at different points in the production or assembly process.
