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MIL-STD-1916
1 April 1996
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
TEST METHOD STANDARD
DOD PREFERRED METHODS
FOR ACCEPTANCE OF PRODUCT
AMSC N/A AREA QCIC
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For Evaluation Only.
MIL-STD-1916
F O R E W O R D
1. This Military Standard is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the
Department of Defense (DoD).
2. ments (mendations, additions, deletions) and any pertinent data
which may be of use in improving this document should be addressed to: Commander, .
Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, ATTN: AMSTA-AR-EDE-S,
Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, by using the self-addressed Standardization Document
Improvement Proposal (DD Form 1426) appearing at the end of this document or by letter.
3. DoD procurement practices encourage industry innovation and provide flexibility to
achieve the benefits of continuous improvement.
4. There is an evolving industrial product quality philosophy that recognizes the need for
quality policy changes that will provide defense contractors with opportunities and incentives
toward improvement of product quality and cooperative relationships between the contractor and
the Government.
5. Process controls and statistical control methods are the preferable means of preventing
nonconformances, controlling quality, and generating information for improvement. An
effective process control system may also be used to provide information to assess the quality of
deliverables submitted for acceptance. Suppliers are encouraged to use process control and
statistical control procedures for their internal control and to submit effective process control
procedures in lieu of prescribed sampling requirements to the Government for