Water & air filtration
Screening for repeatability, not for one good sample
Sample results were excellent and production lots were not. The problem was the aggregation model, which no sample could have revealed.
- Buyer
- An activated carbon producer
- Region
- South Asia
- Product
- Coconut Shell Charcoal
- Basis
- Illustrative scenario
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The problem
What the buyer was facing
The buyer had received strong fixed-carbon results on samples from three separate suppliers, then variable results on the first production containers from each.
Carbonisation was carried out by many small kilns and aggregated by a collector, so a sample reflected one kiln's output rather than the blend.
Fixed carbon below the floor reduced activation yield, which the buyer only discovered after processing.
Comparative lot sampling
Approach
What was done, and in what order
- 01
Screening on aggregation method
How the collector blends, segregates and rejects kiln output — not just what the aggregate sample shows.
- 02
Sampling from the offered lot
Representative increments across the prepared lot rather than a submitted sample of unknown provenance.
- 03
Repeat testing across lots
Three consecutive lots tested before a schedule was agreed, to establish variance rather than a single point.
- 04
Destination controls confirmed early
Charcoal import requirements checked with the buyer's broker during qualification.
Outcome
What the buyer ended up with
- Variance between lots became a measured, contractible number instead of an unpleasant surprise.
- The tolerance band was set from observed variance rather than from the best sample.
- The buyer could model activation yield with a realistic input range.
What was tracked
- 3 consecutive
- Lots tested pre-contract
- Aggregation method
- Screening focus
- Offered lot
- Sampling basis
- Observed variance
- Tolerance set from
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