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chapter seven
Problems in the manufacturing
inspection system and
their solutions
The factors that managers generally consider most important are pro-
duction quantity and production speed. This does not mean that other
tasks are unimportant, but attaining the quantity target generally tops
the list of a manager’s priorities. However, if CEOs are overly concerned
about production gures, quality will begin to decline. There is a trade-
off between the quantity and the quality of products. If line inspections
are skipped or out-of-tolerance items slip through, production quantity
could of course increase, but the price would be h