Obtained Value Through Quality Inspection

The design of quality-inspection procedures may be critical for short-run productions. In this paper, a probabilistic model representing the process propensity to produce defects is adopted together with two indicators related to the effectiveness and cost of inspections. The combined use of the indicators allows to support, in a practical way, the selection of the more appropriate inspection procedures. A case study concerning the production of front fenders of a luxury car is extensively dealt with