Quality
AQL
Acceptable Quality Level
TL;DR
Statistical sampling plan used at incoming and finished-goods inspection — defined by ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 (or ISO 2859). The AQL is the worst-acceptable defect rate the plan will routinely pass.
An AQL sampling plan defines sample size and accept/reject numbers based on lot size and the AQL level (e.g. 0.65% for critical, 1.0% major, 2.5% minor). It is the standard receiving-inspection language between manufacturers and suppliers. Buyers should specify AQL per defect class on every PO.
V5 ships ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 tables built-in: pick lot size + AQL, V5 generates the sample size, prompts the inspector, and renders the disposition (accept / reject / 100% inspect) into the receiving record.
How V5 handles it
Receiving — material lands, V5 already knows it’s coming.
Operators scan a pallet at the dock; V5 matches it to the open purchase order, attaches the vendor CoA, opens a quarantine record, and prints a GS1-128 license-plate label that drives every downstream scan.
QC release — your reviewer sees only what failed.
By the time a batch reaches QC, every signed step has already rolled up. Your reviewer reviews-by-exception, signs, and releases — with the deviations and CAPAs already linked.