Effects of process learning and product lifecycle on risk-based quality control plans

This paper studies the effects of process learning and product lifecycle phenomena on risk-based quality control plans (RBQCP) in the context of job shop manufacturing systems. The risk-based approach is tested and evaluated through several configurations representative of the dynamics of the aforementioned phenomena. The results confirm the robustness of the risk-based approach and underline the importance of managing products' lifecycles in accordance with the available inspection resources and a threshold of risk exposure judiciously predefined.