The $5 Mistake That Cost a Company Millions
Most people imagine disasters beginning with huge mistakes. A catastrophic decision. A major failure. A serious accident. But reality is often very different. Sometimes a disaster begins with something so small that nobody notices it. A missing screw. A forgotten checkbox. A single line in a report. A five-dollar part. And that's exactly what happened in one manufacturing company. photo: www.viatainbazar.ro Everything Was Running Smoothly The factory was one of the most efficient in the region. Thousands of products left the production line every day. Machines operated almost continuously. Customers were satisfied. Profits were growing. The company had spent years optimizing every process. Every movement. Every second. Every expense. Management was proud of their efficiency. And they had every reason to be. Until one morning, things started going wrong. The First Sign It began with a customer complaint. One product had malfunctioned. Then another. Then several more. At first, nobod...