Each facet of the industry has its own unique concerns and demands. A common denominator for all finishing related businesses is the need to communicate the true needs of their respective customer. This degree of excellence is measurable - and is in most cases is negotiable. Let us look at the job shop finisher specifically for a moment.
Many demands are places on the shoulders of the job shop finishing professional.
A serious deficiency of many finishing specifications is there lack of guidance on acceptance sampling and defined quality issues. The rational choice of Acceptable Quality Level and the minor cost to establish it - is minor when compared to the cost of replacing defective items. This requirement is a must for the true finishing professional. The concept of AQL are not difficult to understand completely. The AQL is adopted as a realistic device in the face of manufacturing variability.