Draconian quality measures

March 3, 2008

And how they lead to unintended consequences.



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1 Ian Furst March 3, 2008 at 11:38 am

agreed — just went through quality control over the use of the flash sterilizer. Changed our turnover from 30minutes to 5 hours. Found out about it inbetween 2 cases! Take a look at the whole process not just one little part of it. http://www.waittimes.blogspot.com

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