Imani is the quality assurance manager at a pharmaceutical manufacturing company. The company has recently experienced an increase in defects, leading to a higher rate of product recalls. Senior management has asked him to develop a strategy to reduce these defects and improve overall product quality. He needs to consider the allocation of resources, focusing on both appraisal costs and prevention costs to ensure a more effective quality control process.
Which of the following strategies should he propose to most effectively utilize the company’s resources in reducing defects and improving product quality?
A.)Increase the number of final inspections and hire additional quality control inspectors to identify defects before products are shipped.
B.)Focus on developing a detailed system for documenting and analyzing customer complaints to identify trends in defects.
C.)Allocate resources to marketing efforts to improve the company’s reputation and customer perception in response to product recalls.
D.)Invest in employee training programs and process improvements to prevent defects from occurring during the production process and to reduce the number of final inspections.
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