The first  step for  improving  pellet quality is to  design a quality testing programme  that is meaningful and reflects the actual conditions that product is manufactured under. To accomplish this goal, plant management staffs need to understand the methods of describing pellet quality and then apply these methods to the products they manufacture. Once these tests are in place, a well defined monitoring programme, using data analysis techniques that can improve the process, needs to be established. Once these steps are undertaken, plant management and staff can isolate process problems and correct them, while  continually improving pellet quality.