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Engineering excellence is costly, but so is mediocrity.
“The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.” Benjamin Franklin
First, let the engineers identify the best solution, then let the money people into the room.
Whether you’re an automaker considering a recall, a shipyard designing a modernization, or a city planning a transit scheme, the principle holds.
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According to the U.S. Supreme Court: both.
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