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It is usually assumed that a quality characteristic in an item obeys a normal distribution in the case that the quality of items is evaluated based on the variable property. Then, the concept of Taguchi’s quality loss has been accepted as the evaluation measure of quality instead of the traditional attribute property such as the proportion of nonconforming items. From this viewpoint, some variable sampling plans indexed by the quality loss have been investigated before now. As a study earliest among them, the variable single sampling plan based on operating characteristics (OC) indexed by the quality loss was considered. On the other hand, the attribute repetitive group sampling plan on OC was proposed for reducing the sampling number in the inspection. Recently, the variable repetitive group sampling (VRGS) plan on OC indexed by the quality loss has been considered. By the way, the rectifying inspection is known as one of the schemes of acceptance sampling inspection. Then, Dodge-Romig single sampling plans are known as the traditional rectifying inspection based on attribute sampling plans. Dodge-Romig rectifying attribute sampling plans provide the lot tolerance percent defective (LTPD) scheme on each lot and the average outgoing quality limit (AOQL) scheme for many lots. Furthermore, the rectifying variable single sampling (RVSS) plan indexed by the quality loss was investigated. In conformity with the traditional rectifying attribute sampling plans for the LTPD and AOQL schemes, the acceptance quality loss limit (AQLL) and specified permissible average outgoing surplus quality loss limit (PAOSQLL) schemes are respectively proposed in the RVSS plans indexed by the quality loss. In this article, we suppose that the quality characteristic in an item obeys a normal distribution. Under this condition, the rectifying variable repetitive group sampling (RVRGS) plan for AQLL is considered for the purpose of reducing the average total inspection (ATI). Specifically, the design procedure for finding out the required sample size and inspection criteria for satisfying the constraint of the quality assurance is derived. Lastly, it is shown that ATI of the RVRGS plan is reduced in comparison with that of the RVSS plan under the same condition.
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Arizono, I., Okada, Y., Tomohiro, R. et al. Rectifying inspection for acceptable quality loss limit based on variable repetitive group sampling plan. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 85, 2413–2423 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-015-8090-2
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