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Defective Chips

In this narrative, Shane, a production line engineer, faces a dilemma where approximately 1 out of 150 chips produced is defective. The manager, Rob, deems it costly to repair or discard defective chips and argues for letting all chips pass through despite the issue. The narrative explores the financial implications and ethical considerations surrounding this decision.

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Defective Chips

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  1. Defective Chips • Narrative: • Shane, a production line engineer, is checking every chip for Quality Control. There are approximately 1 defective chip every 150 chips. The defective chips are either repaired or thrown away. The Manager, Rob, states that it is too expensive to repair the defective chips and it is too expensive to discard them. Rob states that it would be more beneficial to let all the chips go out the door. • Facts: • The line produces 100,000 chips per year. • Every chip is purchased • Chips cost about $9.00 to produce. • Chip testing costs about $4.00 per chip • Chip repair is about $2.00 • Profit per chip is $0.25 after testing • There are 15 full-time employees under Shane • Rob has been with the company for over 7 years. • Shane has been working for Rob for about 5 years • Taken from NSF Case Study by Jeremy Hanzlik

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