Inspection in manufacturing is conducting
inspection
An inspection is, most generally, an organized examination or formal evaluation exercise. In engineering activities inspection involves the measurements, tests, and gauges applied to certain characteristics in regard to an object or activity. ...
during the
production process
Industrial processes are procedures involving chemistry, chemical, physics, physical, electronics, electrical, or mechanization, mechanical steps to aid in the manufacturing of an item or items, usually carried out on a very large scale. Industr ...
. This approach of inspection helps to control the quality of products by helping to fix the sources of defects immediately after they are detected, and it is useful for any factory that wants to improve
productivity
Productivity is the efficiency of production of goods or services expressed by some measure. Measurements of productivity are often expressed as a ratio of an aggregate output to a single input or an aggregate input used in a production proce ...
, reduce
defect
Defect or defects may refer to:
Related to failure
* Angular defect, in geometry
* Birth defect, an abnormal condition present at birth
* Crystallographic defect, in the crystal lattice of solid materials
* Latent defect, in the law of the sale o ...
rates, and reduce re-work and waste.
Positive impact
*Reduces end-line defects
*Saves time and efforts of final inspection
*Helps to fix the problems at the outset, and prevents common mistakes being made repeatedly
*Helps to ensure quality of the products of a
production line
A production line is a set of sequential operations established in a factory where components are assembled to make a finished article or where materials are put through a refining process to produce an end-product that is suitable for onward ...
See also
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Quality control
Quality control (QC) is a process by which entities review the quality of all factors involved in production. ISO 9000 defines quality control as "a part of quality management focused on fulfilling quality requirements".
This approach plac ...
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Good manufacturing practice
Current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) are those conforming to the guidelines recommended by relevant agencies. Those agencies control the authorization and licensing of the manufacture and sale of food and beverages, cosmetics, pharmaceutic ...
References
Daizhong Su, Qingbin Zhang and Shifan Zhu. (2009). ''In-line inspection''.
Industrial engineering