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Grow the Carrot, Chop the Tree

Medical-device product failure is a sequoia-sized problem in need of a quality management chain saw

Michael Causey
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Wed, 03/27/2013 - 09:57
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The giant sequoia trees on the Pacific Coast are breathtaking. Majestic and seemingly indestructible, they stand tall as a reminder that slow and steady sometimes does win the race. But what’s great in a forest isn’t always so great elsewhere.

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Submitted by umberto mario tunesi on Tue, 04/02/2013 - 01:59

What real Carrot?

The real carrot is not represented by a capital Q, that would stand for Quality, but by a capital USD acronym, that stands for money. Chop the money-tree and the quality carrot will grow to sequoia size. 

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