ENGINEERING ADVANTAGE
THE INCENTIVE IS TO GUIDE CONTRACTORS TOWARD ACCEPTANCE BASED UPON PROCESS
CONTROL, THEREBY PREVENTING DEFECTS FROM OCCURRING, RATHER THAN SAMPLING AND NOT IMPROVING THEIR PROCESSES.
The sampling plan selection follows a four-step process:
1. Determine VL (contract). 2. Decide on sampling type (lot attributes, lot variables, or continuous attributes).
3. Determine CL based on lot or produc- tion size.
4. Determine switching state (normal, tightened, or reduced) based on pro- duction history.
Examples are provided in the appendix to MIL-STD-1916.
SUMMARY MIL-STD-1916 is a keystone in achiev- ing higher-quality processes and products by reinforcing concepts of prevention, continuous
improvement, acceptance
based on process control, and collabora- tion between customer and supplier.
MIL-STD-1916 does not specify AQLs. However, it does provide sampling plans as secondary options that are based upon an “Accept on Zero” philosophy, with an expectation of total compliance with con- tract requirements.
There are still some misconceptions about MIL-STD-1916, as well as difficulties
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in its implementation. However, work- ing collaboratively with the contractor regarding these matters through cus- tomer/supplier integrated product teams will lead to a mutually rewarding and assertive “win-win” relationship that will result in improved products and services for the Soldier.
JORGE A. MUÑOZ is Lead
for Small Quality from the Technical Caliber Munitions
within the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development, (ARDEC) System
and Engineering Engineering ate. He
Assurance holds
engineering a B.S.
(QE&SA) in
the New
Center and
Director-
mechanical Jersey
Institute of Technology and an M.S. in management from the Florida Institute of Technology. Muñoz is Level II cer- tified in test and evaluation and Level III certified in quality engineering and in systems engineering. He is a U.S. Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) member.
CHAD A.
ability Engineer Competency
Office
BAREITHER is a Reli- in the Lean Six within
Sigma
QE&SA Directorate. He holds a B.S. mechanical
engineering
ARDEC’s in
from Michigan Technological University, and an Army AL&T Magazine M.S. neering III in quality and an certified
and reliability engi- M.S.
in in quality statistics
from Rutgers University. Bareither is Level I certified in systems engineering and Level
He is an AAC member.
DAVID M. DREIFUS is the Quality Engi- neering Technical Lead for
the Grenades,
Demolitions, Shoulder Launched Munitions, and Non-Lethal Ammunition Acquisition Branch within ARDEC’s QE&SA Direc- torate. He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering Dreifus
from is Level III Rutgers University. certified in produc-
tion, quality, and manufacturing and is an AAC member.
SANKET PATEL is Commanders
Group,
the Joint Ordnance Quality Assurance
Subgroup Principal for Program Manager Ammunition, Marine
Corps Systems
Command and Quality Management Sec- tion Manager, Naval
Surface Warfare
Center Crane, Detachment Fallbrook, Expeditionary sion. He
Systems Evaluation Divi- holds a B.S. in mechanical
engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an M.Eng. in mechanical
engineering from Cornell
University. Patel is Level III certified in systems engineering.
engineering.
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