In single sampling, a random sample of n items is selected from a lot of size N. If the number d of nonconforming (defective) items found in the sample is less than or equal to an acceptance number c, ...

Acceptance sampling plans and reliability testing constitute fundamental tools for ensuring product quality and performance. These methodologies allow manufacturers and researchers to assess a lot’s ...

Originating in the 1920s as a sampling scheme for agricultural regulatory inspectors, the square root (Sqrt) of the lot size (N) + 1 was semiformalized in an unpublished report by the Association of ...

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is continuing its sampling plan and has published updates for the 2025 fiscal year. The plan is designed to leverage technological and sampling advances ...

This article discusses reduced sampling and testing of starting materials or components. Different strategies are presented to reduce the workload at the steps from sampling to release. Viewpoints ...

In its efforts to streamline and rationalise the sampling procedure and maintain a centralised monthly database the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has released the final version ...