[SIZE="5"]Zero Defect: A Myth or a Milestone
A Prologue:
I write this to create awareness on the much-talked-about topic 'Zero Defect,' for which the world is striving. This write-up is not an attempt to judge or criticize any specific person or industry.
My General Observations:
Whenever we have any service encounters, we instantly feel like starting a service firm of our own that meets our service expectations.
Let the products be automobiles, televisions, or any other household or office gadgets. The front-end 'service-process' generally goes like this...
We send or give the products for servicing with a list of complaints. The service personnel take two, three, or even more days to fix the problem. When we get back our product, we realize that one of our complaints has been overlooked, and to add to that, a new problem is noticed. We take it back again for service to find the inefficiency of the service personnel or the back-end process.
Without even visiting the Himalayas on a penance, we realize that such encounters inject a saintly tolerance in us.
Of course, through soft skills, our minds can be repaired or satisfied. But we are deprived of the situation of 'fixing it the first time.' Any escalation to higher-ups by e-mail or written complaint does not guarantee 'Zero Defect' even after a service. More often, we find embarrassment by service personnel as we generally blame 'Service' for all types of product failures.
Moral: Such encounters remind us of the word 'Zero Defect,' which is the need of the hour. The thirst for in-depth knowledge is dying even in the minds of established product developers and service providers. In almost all fields, we do not have enough experts who are expert enough.
Should we satisfy ourselves by assuming that Zero Defect is not applicable where a human element is involved?
I wish our members to share their experiences if they have faced such encounters in the past.
Your feedback will be appreciated.
AVS
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457A Prologue:
I write this to create awareness on the much-talked-about topic 'Zero Defect,' for which the world is striving. This write-up is not an attempt to judge or criticize any specific person or industry.
My General Observations:
Whenever we have any service encounters, we instantly feel like starting a service firm of our own that meets our service expectations.
Let the products be automobiles, televisions, or any other household or office gadgets. The front-end 'service-process' generally goes like this...
We send or give the products for servicing with a list of complaints. The service personnel take two, three, or even more days to fix the problem. When we get back our product, we realize that one of our complaints has been overlooked, and to add to that, a new problem is noticed. We take it back again for service to find the inefficiency of the service personnel or the back-end process.
Without even visiting the Himalayas on a penance, we realize that such encounters inject a saintly tolerance in us.
Of course, through soft skills, our minds can be repaired or satisfied. But we are deprived of the situation of 'fixing it the first time.' Any escalation to higher-ups by e-mail or written complaint does not guarantee 'Zero Defect' even after a service. More often, we find embarrassment by service personnel as we generally blame 'Service' for all types of product failures.
Moral: Such encounters remind us of the word 'Zero Defect,' which is the need of the hour. The thirst for in-depth knowledge is dying even in the minds of established product developers and service providers. In almost all fields, we do not have enough experts who are expert enough.
Should we satisfy ourselves by assuming that Zero Defect is not applicable where a human element is involved?
I wish our members to share their experiences if they have faced such encounters in the past.
Your feedback will be appreciated.
AVS
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From India, Madras
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Gentle reminder I am sure many would have missed this article. Please read and send your feedback Regards AVS
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I am facing the same problem. Every day, we discuss safety, quality, and production issues, but when it comes to action, only 10% is implemented. The rest is ignored; no one cares, not even top management cares to look back into it. Unless the top management changes, nothing happens.
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Congratulations Ajit Munde on your first post in the forum. Thank you for your response to my post. I have posted the realities we are facing, and I do agree with your feedback. Unless the top management has an attitude towards a better culture and discipline, things will not move in the perceived direction. Whether East or West, the tendency of humans is the same. Of course, I have seen a few exceptions in India.
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AVS
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Zero defect is just theoretical but not practical. For Diwali, I had my pants stitched by a local tailor, and this time he made the back pocket too small, so my purse won't fit fully. Today, I am going to him to complain and see his response. I've been stitching for so many years; "Your purse is big," he will tell me. But this purse fits in all the other pants I have. So, from his point of view, he is clear, but what about my problem? The same goes for stitching pants, making cars, repairing ACs, mixers, etc. The technician isn't too qualified either. What to do? But there are some companies that set an example of excellent service, but at a premium cost.
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