A Better Plan than Incoming Inspection

Abstract

Tim and Fred discuss the pros and cons of incoming inspection and propose some lower cost alternatives that are more effective.

Key Points

Join Tim and Fred as they discuss the alternatives to incoming inspection as a way of assuring quality and reliability, and holding suppliers accountable.

Why prevention, process control, and monitoring is better than inspection
How to design an appropriate incoming audit program
Stress testing and destructive analysis as an alternative to inspection
The value of first article inspection

Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability, where you can join friends as they discuss reliability topics.

Join us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches.

SOR 032 A Better Plan than Incoming InspectionTim Rodgers

Download Audio RSS

About Tim Rodgers

I'm a director-level global operations manager experienced in leading hardware engineering and new product development teams, project & program management (PMP certification), quality engineering (Six Sigma Black Belt), and international manufacturing and supply chain management for consumer electronics and industrial markets.

I graduated from the University of California (Santa Cruz) with a Ph.D. in chemistry, and later received an MBA from the University of Oregon. I've been employed by large aerospace and consumer electronics companies, and spent two years in China while working for the world's largest contract manufacturer. I'm currently teaching supply chain management and operations management at the University of Colorado (Boulder) and Colorado State University.

A Better Plan than Incoming Inspection

Abstract

Key Points

About Tim Rodgers

Leave a Reply Cancel reply