{"id":869,"date":"2014-02-24T22:21:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T22:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/?p=869"},"modified":"2022-07-14T10:53:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T10:53:14","slug":"3-ways-to-use-defect-data-to-drive-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/3-ways-to-use-defect-data-to-drive-improvement\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Use Defect Data to Drive Improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our quality engineers collect data from supplier locations all over the world, and we encourage our clients to get as much value as possible from our reporting to drive overall improvements and support successful supplier partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>Consider the simplified example of conducting weekly pre-shipment inspections of one product at a single supplier site. \u00a0The information provided in the product specification determines the defects and whether they are major, minor or critical, which the quality engineer checks for on-site when evaluating the random samples. \u00a0An accept, reject or on-hold determination is made for each inspection based on the AQLs and other factors, but defect data can be tracked over time to add value over just the individual shipment result alone.<\/p>\n<p>Here are three ways to get more from defect data:<\/p>\n<p>1) Evaluate a check sheet or other data chart over a period of time such as the basic information below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CheckSheetExample_Defects.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-871\" src=\"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CheckSheetExample_Defects.jpg\" alt=\"CheckSheetExample_Defects\" width=\"726\" height=\"347\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DefectPercents.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-879 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DefectPercents.jpg\" alt=\"DefectPercents\" width=\"438\" height=\"331\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2) Visualize the information to observe and compare trends over any determined period of time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Monthly_DefectData.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-874 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Monthly_DefectData.jpg\" alt=\"Monthly_DefectData\" width=\"533\" height=\"362\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3) Incorporate multiple suppliers to target improvement efforts at each location. \u00a0For example, is one supplier exceeding at meeting expectations in one or more areas where others are not? \u00a0Why? 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