CPP Quality Assurance & Improvement 4

Question 1

In a packaging supplier qualification program, which document typically defines the quality requirements a supplier must meet before being approved?

Accepted Answer

Supplier Quality Agreement (SQA)

Answer

A Supplier Quality Agreement formally establishes the quality standards, testing requirements, and responsibilities between the packaging buyer and supplier.

Question 2

The PDCA cycle used in quality improvement stands for:

Accepted Answer

Plan, Do, Check, Act

Answer

The PDCA (Deming) cycle is a four-stage iterative method for continuous quality improvement: Plan the change, Do it on a small scale, Check results, and Act to standardize or repeat.

Question 3

A packaging manufacturer receives a batch of corrugated boxes where 3% are found to have crush damage. According to AQL 2.5 sampling, this lot would typically be:

Accepted Answer

Rejected, as 3% exceeds the AQL threshold

Answer

When sample results indicate the defect rate exceeds the AQL, the standard sampling protocol results in lot rejection.

Question 4

Which packaging quality metric measures the ratio of defective units produced per one million opportunities?

Accepted Answer

DPMO (Defects Per Million Opportunities)

Answer

DPMO is the Six Sigma metric used to normalize defect rates across processes with different numbers of opportunities per unit.

Question 5

During a packaging process audit, an auditor discovers that operators are following an unofficial procedure instead of the documented SOP. This is best classified as:

Accepted Answer

A nonconformance requiring corrective action

Answer

Deviating from documented procedures is a nonconformance that undermines process control and must be addressed through the CAPA system.

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CPP Quality Assurance & Improvement 4