Quality control of software applications or computer related system to me:
[1] Training is mandatory to keep staff aware of products and verify its specification. Training also helps to improve or add features or new products faster, easier, and better.
[2] Quality control is to make sure it meets specifications. If you wanted to include many features or functionality in your products [increase develop + test time] --> higher end of product lines --> higher price. Otherwise fewer features --> less development and testing time --> lower price.
[3] We must deliver what are included in the product specifications. It must work forever or as long as customers keep ours. If they wanted more features, which may require system [hardware/software/OS] upgrade, then we would advise them. Additional cost will be presented.
[4] Features comparison such as, thermometer specification supported at - 20 C. We must test to ensure that it worked at - 20C probably lower sale price. Higher end thermometers worked at - 30C may involve better components and more tests at lower temperatures than - 20C --> cost more or higher sale price.
* Lower price does not mean the product will malfunction after a short period of time.
[5] Discipline is understood or exercised in all western companies. They do fire under qualified or careless staff in private sectors. Public sectors in Canada? --> I have to wait and see.
[6] Client's budget is considered to offer suitable or enough-features products. Unless you can mass produce of your products --> high end products would be affordable to many customers. Look at Microsoft products, there are home/student edition, pro edition, server edition, etc. --> sold at different prices.
--> Speaking of profit margin: many investors are looking for companies with profit margin higher than 30%. One of CEO mentioned that he loves profit margin of other companies.
--> High profit margin would draw investors in to beat up share prices. That helps to raise capital by issuing shares.
[7] Carefully written specifications and tests to cover the specifications. That is how previous [western] companies, which I worked for, operated.
[8] Client budget: offer products that they can afford. Unless they wrote down on the outside package that it would fail after 6 months, 1 year or 2 years, I would expect it lasts more than 10 years or until I changed it for a modern one with more features that I like.
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Speaking
of thermometers, I am very disappointed with Canadian retailers.
[1] Sudbury outdoor temperature could pass +40 C in the summer and lower than - 40 C in the winter. That's why I needed an outdoor thermometer for winter days. Canadian Tires and WalMart sold thermometers.
* Outdoor thermometer's [outside of the package - no one was supposed to open a package to read instructions before paying] packaging does not specify operating temperature ranges. It sold at Canadian Tire, i.e. it was supposed to work in Sudbury at all conditions. However it was stuck at -30C during winter days or could not lower than that value.
* Electronic outdoor timer with digital display, which was used to start a car's block heater, went nuts at temperatures below - 20C. Actually I need the block heater working at temperature below - 20C [be safe - car mechanics/service is expensive in Canada]. I exchanged for a [less expensive] mechanical timer and it worked fine. I used the timer to start the block heater 2 hours before starting the engine --> I hate the electricity bills. Actually my car sounded a little trouble in starting at temperature around -40C.
[2] Retailers don't even know the outdoor environment or quality of products in their stores.
[1] Sudbury outdoor temperature could pass +40 C in the summer and lower than - 40 C in the winter. That's why I needed an outdoor thermometer for winter days. Canadian Tires and WalMart sold thermometers.
* Outdoor thermometer's [outside of the package - no one was supposed to open a package to read instructions before paying] packaging does not specify operating temperature ranges. It sold at Canadian Tire, i.e. it was supposed to work in Sudbury at all conditions. However it was stuck at -30C during winter days or could not lower than that value.
* Electronic outdoor timer with digital display, which was used to start a car's block heater, went nuts at temperatures below - 20C. Actually I need the block heater working at temperature below - 20C [be safe - car mechanics/service is expensive in Canada]. I exchanged for a [less expensive] mechanical timer and it worked fine. I used the timer to start the block heater 2 hours before starting the engine --> I hate the electricity bills. Actually my car sounded a little trouble in starting at temperature around -40C.
[2] Retailers don't even know the outdoor environment or quality of products in their stores.
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Do they want to frustrate us, get our money multiple times, waste our time in exchanging, repair our stuff, etc.?
* Actually if they're required to print similar notes below in large fonts on the surface of package/box "This product will malfunction or break down after ... [6] ... weeks. Users must be handled it with great care." --> I will check -> if I bought it, I'd accept its poor quality and its price tag.
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