On Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:30:45 -0800, Jesse Lackey wrote:
:: Yes... even a basic 1st article check would have caught this

I used to work for a manufacturer of some well heard of medical devices.=20
Whilst each production run required the checking off of components against=
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the customers' BOM (the customer normally supplied the parts), if=20
components had been mixed up or the production was under time pressure,=20
then the production manager would insist everything went ahead, knowing=20
that authorisation for substitution or procedure would add days to=20
production start and of course cost money, so it would go ahead. Two weeks=
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later the customer having performed compliance checks on delivery would=20
send all boards back to be scrapped and to be started again. Things were=20
only done correctly when the supplier made an audit visit which of course=20
was known about a week in advance.

My point being, this sort if things happen in non Asian countries and=20
oversight at a distance (this case NSW to Queensland) by a stockmarket=20
listed medical equipment company.

Now how many Pi's does it take to suffer indigestion? Answer 10,000

Colin


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