Illustrative inspection checklist

Rim recovery

Height before and after the stated wash, because a rim is a wall

Quilt migration

Fill still where it was quilted, checked at the corners

Cover tension

Because a cover that relaxes sags and shows the cushion

Seam strength

Pull test on samples, where the cover is touched

Foot adhesion

Slide resistance on a stated surface, wet and dry

Tip angle

Measured, because a bowl either tips or it does not

Handle attachment

Because it is the first thing a chewer finds

Marking

Batch and wash instructions legible on the part or its label

An illustrative checklist for a fictional range. A real programme defines the tolerance, the sampling method, the inspection window and the remedy if a batch fails.

The four things a programme needs in writing.

The tolerance, the sampling method, the window in which inspection happens, and what happens if the batch fails. Without all four, a failed delivery becomes an argument rather than a process.

Why the wash comes before the measurement.

Because a pet good is washed from the day it arrives. A measurement taken before the first wash describes a product an animal never sees.