[Healeys] Moss brake recall

[Don Newman]

You got it on both counts.

Den

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From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Bob Spidell
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 7:59 PM
To: Jack Feldman
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Moss brake recall

re: "Who was it that said "Trust, but verify."

Ronald Reagan, I believe (stakes were higher, too).

Bob


On 9/15/2011 4:45 PM, Jack Feldman wrote:
> Seems Moss misses something. I can understand the cost of  "incoming 
> inspection," but any supplier, especially one that sells parts 
> critical to safety, should be testing samples from lots before they go 
> on sale. The factory should be testing as they manufacture, Who was it 
> that said "Trust, but verify." That goes double in manufacturing.
>
> My first High School summer job was at Motorola in their incoming 
> inspection department. We tested a statistical sample of incoming 
> components used in their products. As a Product Manger of terminals 
> for Teletype Corp., a sample of all our products underwent inspection 
> before being shipped. We knew that zero defects was a myth, but still 
> had a reputation to uphold so we increased the statistical sample of 
> our product beyond industry standards..
>
> Someone is not doing their job.
>
> Jack
>
>


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