“But we already *have* CNC machining centers, and these parts should be well within their capabilities!” Denial, blamestorming, more denial, relaxation of standards, quality circles, QC gets the word to let “close enough” parts through, more blame, ship product anyway and hope for the best, the kind of hope expects the bank to credit the mortgage company even though you’re overdrawn. I’ve been in similar environments on the production side. Sometimes, if they’re not able to hold dimensions to reasonable figures, it’s not just bad quality control, it’s because the machinery they’re trying to make the parts with is worn out.
But reading descriptions of the insides of the 2000 reminds me a lot about reports of the Remington R51. Looking at the disassemblies and exploded views, there doesn’t seem to be anything inherently wrong with the design.įrom a corporate aspect… internal politics can be a huge factor in how products come to market.
