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Efficiency versus Effectiveness

15 June, 2022 by James Lawther Leave a Comment

Is the cybertruck efficient or effective?

Quality Problems How do you define efficiency versus effectiveness? If you google “Tesla build quality“, you will uncover a mountain of complaints and dissatisfaction. [There] are problems with the rear-view mirrors, trim pieces, uneven panel gaps, sun visors, top halves, and rubber seals. ~ autoevolution.com Tesla has long been known to have issues with quality control, especially when […]

Filed Under: Blog, Wild Cards Tagged With: continuous improvement, cost of poor quality, efficiency versus effectiveness, Peter Drucker, Russel L. Ackoff

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