1. Start production with the right level of quality and productivity

You're satisfied with the results obtained when a new production line is put into production, in terms of quality, quantity and cost. You don't want to carry out further development, either because it would waste time, especially as the quality achieved is suitable for market launch, or because it is only possible to obtain truly representative results in actual dimensions.

The three objectives summarized in the context represent what will enable you to protect yourself, as far as possible, from all but unfair price competition.

It's always a shame to realize, sometimes after several years of operating a process, that slight modifications to it could have made it possible to earn much more, or would have enabled you to achieve higher productivity, or even saved you from having to share a market with a competitor! All those things you "forgot"...