1. Describe an example you witnessed where an initially small conformance quality problem led to a very high failure cost. Describe how the problem could have been detected at a different production step, and how they should have been dealt with if they had been detected.
2. Analyze the system in your home country for licensing automobile drivers, both initially and over time. How does this system maintain driver quality? If you were redesigning the system to improve driver quality without raising total system cost, what would you change?
3. Discuss the cost of quality in the supply chain for a food that is eaten raw. Be sure to discuss prevention cost.