Cost of Design Improvement
Educational ResourceAuthor:Pritchard, Michael
Abstract:
WPI begins production and ships the first portion of the order to GFI on time. GFI, at this point, is very happy with the component and wants WPI to ship the final three quarters of the order as soon as feasible. As Philip is working on the component he thinks of an apparent solution to the 'nagging problem' that bothered him in the design. It would involve a small change in the production process, while increasing the cost to three dollars more per component. Philip is convinced that, had they known about this improvement earlier, GFI would have wanted it.
Keywords:
Corporate Social Responsibility, Engineer/Client Relationships, Ethics and Society, Research and Practice, Social Responsibility, Workplace Ethics
Corporate Social Responsibility, Engineer/Client Relationships, Ethics and Society, Research and Practice, Social Responsibility, Workplace Ethics
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Contributor:Pritchard, Michael
Language:
English
English
Publisher:
Online Ethics Center
Online Ethics Center
Published Date:
2006
2006
Related Links:
https://onlineethics.org/cases/cases-teaching-engineering-ethics/cost-design-improvement
Notes:
Case Study / Scenario|Hypothetical / Fictional Case
