Measurement audit drill

Module quiz

8 questions on Measurement audit drill. Answer them all, then check your score before moving on. 6 correct or more is a pass. Your best score is saved on this device, and to your account when you are signed in. This is a self-check, not an accredited assessment.

1. 1. Tolerance on chest is ±1.0 cm. Five pieces read +0.4, +0.6, +0.5, +0.7 and +0.5 cm. What does the pattern of results tell you?

   All within tolerance, so nothing to doAll within tolerance but consistently above the specification — the process is off-centre and one fabric or method change will push it outThe measurements are wrongThe tolerance is too tight

2. 2. Two inspectors measure the same garment and differ by 1.2 cm on the sleeve length. What do you fix first?

   The sewing operationThe measurement method: landmark, garment lay, tape tension and whether the sleeve is smoothed the same wayThe patternThe tolerance

3. 3. Body length passes before wash and fails short after wash on every size. What is the likely cause?

   Sewing errorShrinkage not allowed for in the pattern, or a fabric shrinkage different from the approved test resultWrong measuring pointPressing

4. 4. Only the largest size fails on across-shoulder while the rest pass. Where do you look?

   The sewing line, because bigger pieces are harderThe graded pattern for that size, and the marker and cutting for that size's panelsThe tolerance tableThe fabric supplier

5. 5. Neck width is out on pieces from one bundle only, the rest of the day is clean. What does that suggest?

   A general process shiftAn assignable cause tied to that bundle: a cutting fault, a mis-matched ply or a single operator or attachment changeMeasurement error across the dayA shrinkage issue

6. 6. An auditor measures 20 pieces, finds two failures, and writes 'measurement 10 per cent fail'. What is missing from that report?

   Nothing, the figure is clearWhich points failed, in which sizes and colours, by how much and in which direction, plus when the pieces were madeThe auditor's gradeThe buyer's approval

7. 7. Why should a measurement audit sample across the production window?

   To use more piecesBecause drift, roll changes, shift changes and size mix only show up over the window, not in one hour's outputBecause the buyer requires 50 piecesTo keep the inspectors busy

8. 8. The specification's measuring point is ambiguous and your factory and the buyer measure differently. What is the correct action?

   Use the factory's method and note it in the reportAgree the measuring point with the buyer in writing before bulk, and record it in the control plan with a diagramUse the method that passesWiden the tolerance to cover both