MIL-STD-1916 DOD Preferred Methods for Acceptance of ProductThe purpose of this standard is to encourage defense contractors and other commercial organizations supplying goods and services to the U.S. Government to submit efficient and effective process control prevention procedures in place of prescribed sampling requirements.

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MIL-STD-1916

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4.1.3	Submission and incorporatio.n.............................................................................	9
4.1.3.1	Submission..........................................................................................................	9
4.1.3.2	Incorporation......................................................................................................	9
4.1.4	Withdrawal of approval of alternate.s..................................................................	9
4.2	Acceptance by tables...........................................................................................	9
4.2.1	Preferred sampling plan.s.....................................................................................	9
4.2.2	Formation and identification of lots or batche..s...................................................	9
4.2.3	Determination of sampling plan...........................................................................	10
4.2.4	Sampling of lots or batche.s.................................................................................	10
4.2.4.1	Selection of units.................................................................................................	10
4.2.4.2	Representative (stratified) samplin.g....................................................................	10
4.2.4.3	Process of sampling.............................................................................................	10
4.2.4.4	Non-conforming produc.t....................................................................................	10
4.3	Disposition ofnonconforming product................................................................	11
4.4	Critical characteristics.........................................................................................	11
4.5	Special reservations for critical nonconforman.c.e................................................	11
5.	DETAILED REQUIREMENTS............................................................................	12
5.1	Acceptance by contractor proposed-provisions...................................................	12
5.1.1	Quality system plan.............................................................................................	12
5.1.2	Prevention-based quality system..........................................................................	12
5.1.3	Process focus of quality system...........................................................................	12
5.1.4	Objective evidence of quality system implementation and effectiven.e..s.s............	13
5.1.4.1	Examples of evidence regarding process improveme.n..t......................................	13
5.1.4.2	Examples of evidence regarding process contro..l................................................	13
5.1.4.3	Examples of evidence regarding product conforman.c.e.......................................	14
5.2	Acceptance by tables...........................................................................................	14
5.2.1	Sampling inspection............................................................................................	14
5.2.1.1	Verification level specificatio.n............................................................................	14
5.2.1.2	Sampling procedures...........................................................................................	15
5.2.1.3	Switching procedures..........................................................................................	15
5.2.1.3.1	Normal to tightened............................................................................................	15
5.2.1.3.2	Tightened to normal............................................................................................	16
5.2.1.3.3	Normal to reduced..............................................................................................	16
5.2.1.3.4	Reduced to normal..............................................................................................	16
5.2.1.4	Discontinuation of acceptance.............................................................................	16
5.2.2	Preferred sampling inspection table.s...................................................................	17
5.2.2.1	Attributes sampling plans for lot or batch inspectio..n..........................................	17
5.2.2.1.1	Acceptability criterion.........................................................................................	17