AQL inspection
Also called: Acceptable quality limit
A sampling inspection that checks a random sample from a production lot against an allowed number of defects, to accept or reject the lot.
AQL, short for acceptable quality limit, comes from the ISO 2859-1 sampling standard. The inspector picks a sample size from the lot size, counts major and minor defects, and passes or fails the lot against the agreed level, often 2.5 for major defects in apparel.
Inspections happen inline, during production, and at final, before shipment.
Where it goes wrong
Inline findings shared in a WhatsApp group often go unescalated, and a final inspection can be booked to a different AQL than the order specifies.
What Spurby does
Reads inspection reports against the order’s requirements, and tells QA and the merchandiser when a result needs a decision.
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