Why The Epidemic In Quality Failures And What MedTechs Can Learn
Forbes November 8, 2024
Erez Kaminski is the founder and CEO of Ketryx.
It seems every time you refresh your newsfeed, there’s another company grappling with quality issues. These incidents aren’t just appliances breaking down or smartphones malfunctioning; they’re failures in safety-critical industries where mistakes can have severe consequences, even costing lives. Many prominent companies, once considered benchmarks of reliability, are now in the spotlight for the wrong reasons.
Tesla continues to face many complaints, while Boeing, a former symbol of engineering excellence, is enduring blow after blow. Boeing’s annus horribilis started with the infamous door panel flying off mid-flight in January and continued with the malfunctioning thrusters, which is part of the reason two astronauts are stuck in space until February 2025.
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