You had inspectors at the end of the line who reported to the quality department. They were the quality cops. Now, we have a very small quality function, and they mainly work on reporting tools. The real process control is embedded in the folks who are doing the work. They gather the information, distribute it and drive corrective action, without anybody riding herd.
Folks are a lot happier being in control of their own quality.
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