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Solving a Quality Problem Seldom Necessitates High-Tech Engineering

October 11, 2016

In many companies, and in particular in many Chinese companies, the response to problems is often "let's invest in technology". Unfortunately, spending a lot of resources on engineering is seldom the best solution. I just read a great story that illustrates this. A toothpaste manufacturer had a regular quality issue that was generating bad publicity: some boxes didn't contain a tube of toothpaste. It was due to the way the production lines were set up. They spent 8 million dollars on a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Process Improvement Tagged With: mistake-proofing, poka yoke, product quality, qa, QC, solving quality issues


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