Proofreading Procedure Monitoring - Frequency of Finding Errors in Each Check Process and Optimum Number Proofread Repetitions

OKADA Takeshi

doi:10.11413/nig.48.410

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文字校正工程のモニタリング ─チェック段階毎の誤植発見頻度と適切な校正回数─
文字校正工程のモニタリング : チェック段階毎の誤植発見頻度と適切な校正回数
モジコウセイコウテイノモニタリング : チェックダンカイゴトノゴショクハッケンヒンドトテキセツナコウセイカイスウ

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A proofreading error in medical equipment manuals could pose a serious threat to a patient's life. A bank's reputation and people's confidence in a back could be shattered due to a proofreading error in the amount of money on bank documents. Proofreading errors can also result in accidents in the industrial world. Therefore, proofreading is a very important process. However, it is difficult to ensure perfect, error-free proofreading. If the number of proofreading repetitions can be decreased, printing companies and their clients can save in terms of both time and cost. This study aims to develop a proofreading process that is effective in terms of both time and cost while maintain a high level of output quality. In this study, we used data obtained by monitoring the proofreading procedure in a certain life insurance company. This paper states the frequency of finding errors in each proofreading repetition, and the optimum number of proofreading repetitions.

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Journal of Printing Science and Technology

Journal of Printing Science and Technology 48 (6), 410-416, 2011

The Japanese Society of Printing Science and Technology