The flowchart illustrates the manufacturing procedure of plastic paper clips in three different colors at a small manufacturing facility.
Overall, molten plastic is moulded into red, blue, and yellow clips, which then undergo two stages of quality control and manual sorting. While only clips that pass both inspections are packaged and dispatched, defective ones are discarded.
At the beginning of the process, molten plastic is poured into three moulds to produce red, blue, and yellow paper clips. These are subjected to the first quality control stage, in which their strength is tested automatically using specific machinery. Any items that do not fulfill the requirement are rejected.
In the subsequent step, the clips are sorted manually into two groups, which consist of single and mixed colors. Following this, products are inspected for the second time so that they are divided into the right categories. Having passed the quality assurance, paper clips are packed and prepared for distribution.