Choose the best product evaluation process for you.

Explain and site an example.

When we talk about product evaluation, we’re referring to a type

of assessment in which the evaluator looks at and rates the finished
product rather than the process of creating it. It is more concerned in
the learner’s final prototype. Product evaluation focuses on evaluating
the result or outcome of a process. Process is a procedure, something
you perform to attain a specific outcome. A set of operations or steps
taken to achieve a specific goal.

For me, the best product evaluation process is the laboratory

test section. To ensure quality and reliability of a product, required
testing should be set in place. Through laboratory testing,
manufacturers are able to set technical standards for their products
in order to produce high-quality materials that are safe for customer
use. Laboratory testing ensure that a product has met the mandatory
criteria or requirements of the country into which it will be imported.
It should be remembered that passing mandatory tests does not
guarantee or even signify the quality of the goods. For example,
children’s jewelry destined for the Philippines must conform to
mandatory regulations regarding the amount of lead contained in the
piece. However, the presence or absence of lead does not ensure that
the jewelry will conform to the buyers quality requirements: for
example, whether a clasp functions properly, or a decorative coating is
evenly applied. Laboratory tests are carried out in a lab’s controlled
environment. The regulatory specification or standard that applies to
each test specifies the exact conditions under which it is conducted.
For example, the standard may specify that the test is properly
conducted using specific equipment, temperatures, chemicals,
procedures, timing, and etc. In order for the test findings to be used
to certify the product, all of these conditions must be strictly
followed.

Product inspections assess the quality of the product at the

production facility, to ensure that it is up to the manufacturer’s and
buyer’s requirements. For example, in the case of children’s jewelry, a
product inspection can check for the correct alignment and color of
the gems in the piece.