Quality control
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- Created on: 28-04-14 21:13
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- Quality control
- Critical control points
- Quality insurance is planned into the design of a product
- Quality control checks ensure that raw materials are fit for purpose, use and produced according to specifications and the final product is safe and conforms to prescribed standards
- 1) Raw materials check
- Raw materials are checked to make sure they are in good condition, the correct order has been delivered from the supplier and the fabric specification has been met
- Fabric should be clean and of the correct type, width, colour, weight and fibre content
- Components are similarly checked; fastenings should fit together securely
- 2)Prototype testing
- The sample maker considers the design and making details of the product as they make a prototype
- They trial the design and try to troubleshoot any potential cutting and sewing problems that could arise in production and pass that information back to the production manager
- The prototype is tested against the design specification to see how successful the fabrics and components are and whether the product is safe and fit for purpose
- At this stage the costing can also be checked
- 3) Production sampling
- During quality control inspections, a sample product is taken from the bath to check that it meets the manufacturing specification
- If a fault is detected further products will be checked to see if there is a problem in the production line
- A minor fault in an individual product can be put right to reduce the number of substandard products
- Critical control points
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