Re: Quality of HP calcs. made in different countries Message #6 Posted by John Kono (WA-US) on 4 Dec 2001, 2:51 a.m., in response to message #1 by Iqbal
Heh! Now you know why I bought two of them from you. :^)
It's also a good example of what happens when the bean-counters become the top-level decision makers in a company. The script looks something like this:
Bean-Counter 1: Our margins are slipping! We need to cut production costs. Ideas?
Bean-Counter 2: Well, reducing part count to streamline manufacturing and relaxing the tolerances on materials will also lower unit cost, driving up margins--
B-C 1: --And our bottom line! I love it!
Engineer: Won't that reduce quality? People buy our products because they last forever and--
B-C 2: You're right! It will also generate repeat business! And moving production overseas -- and away from the engineering staff -- will reduce the number of manufacturing changes we will need to make--
E: But, we need to issue engineering changes to fix problems and--
B-C 1: (ignoring E. and completing B-C 2's thought) --Further lowering costs! Double win!
B-C 1 and B-C 2 grin and high-five.
E: (pounding head on desk) Just . . . shoot . . . me . . .
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