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Why final inspection alone misses problems, what stage-wise inspection and PDI each catch, and how to connect quality checks to the production flow.
How outdated drawings, SOPs and work instructions cause manufacturing errors, how revision control works, and how to connect controlled documents to production.
What manufacturing quality management covers in practice: process control, stage inspection, records, document control, nonconformance, PDI and dispatch.
How stage-level production tracking works, what to record at each stage from pressing to dispatch, and why it gives planners and supervisors real visibility.
The difference between production orders and work orders, how one production order breaks into several work orders, and why a manufacturing system needs both.
What work in progress (WIP) means on the shop floor, how to see it by stage and by order, why too much of it hurts lead times, and how to track it reliably.
Pre-dispatch inspection (PDI) explained: what it checks, how sampling works, how it differs from stage inspection, how to record it, and common mistakes.
