Cons of Avoidance of Regulation In Industry Regulation is the centerpiece of how products are to be manufactured, and made safe, while continuing to be efficient and user-friendly. These rules of regulation are set in place to keep people safe from themselves, and keep their environment safe. One small problem can lead to many failures in a franchise, causing it to crumble. Industrial jobs have a copious number of responsibilities and have to sole decision on how a product may be designed to function. When making a product, all rules, regulations, and past failures, should be taken into consideration so that aforementioned product will not hurt the environment or the user. Taking shortcuts in the workplace is a common trend today that occurs more often than not. This can be a result of the simple reasons of laziness or cutting corners to make extra money. For example, a flawed number in a calculation can cause a building, house or any product for that matter, to be slightly askew and can put people at risk of injury. This is primarily due to the lack of attention to detail that is so desperately important in the field of design and engineering. When products are not carefully inspected, the possibility of the consumer self-adapting the item emerges. An article written by Psychology professors, states “Adaptation to technology gives emotional stability” and also “can make a product more dangerous.” (Anne Beaudry and Alain Pinsonneault). In addition to this, they also stated “User behavior after production should be accounted for” and “...user adaptation could cause injury, and ultimately, lawsuits against a company.”(Anne Beaudry and Alain Pinsonneault). These statements provide evidence to the claim that people find satisfaction in repairing products with the rewards of self-accomplishment and even saving some money. However, from the company standpoint, the reputation of said product may become diminished and the company’s capital will be lost. There are multiple ways to solve this problem. The product can either be manufactured to be without variability and is made with special care or it can be purposely be given an outlet for customers to safely express themselves with the product. Once again, designers have to make sure that these people can count on a customizable product that still follows the rules of regulation. A real world problem that is an excellent example of failing to adhere to the simple rules of regulation would be the Volkswagen Diesel Scandal in late September of 2015. It was found that Volkswagen intentionally went against EPA policy. The EPA, or US Environmental Protection Agency, had the wool thrown over their eyes when Volkswagen sneaked their way through the inspection process. In a piece written on Wired.Com by Alex Davies, it had been revealed that Volkswagen “Illegally used software to cheat emmision standards.” (Davies “The EPA Opposes Rules”). This is parallel to that written by Patrick George on Jalopnik.com, in a publication entitled Your Guide to Deiselgate, in which he stated how the new Volkswagen cars were creating far too much pollution than that of what is accepted by the EPA(George). He also wrote, “They contribute to smog and particulate matter causing a wide range of health problems for certain people”(George). Since this is causing problems for people, Volkswagen is unable to sell their newest cars because of their poor fuel emissions. Furthermore, George goes on to say, “Dealers have been told by Volkswagen to not sell whatever 2015 TDI cars that are in the slots still. 2016 cars cannot be sold as well”(George ). The cars are not fully regulated but claim to be hybrid vehicles. In articles by Alex Davies and Patrick George, both discuss the situation of cars being recalled to Volkswagen to work on this problem. In the piece written by Hakim, Danny, and Hiroko Tabuchi it stated “Volkswagen was fined $120,000 after finding that the company had installed devices that intended to shut down a vehicle's pollution control system”(Hakim and Kiroko ). They together estimated over 482,000 cars recalled. The first company
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Everyone wants to be proud of the models they make and be happy to be able to use them and not have to be dependent on a company to repair their product. Consumers both want, and need a reliable product that follows the rules and regulations, that ensures a safe experience for the consumer and the
Everyone wants to be proud of the models they make and be happy to be able to use them and not have to be dependent on a company to repair their product. Consumers both want, and need a reliable product that follows the rules and regulations, that ensures a safe experience for the consumer and the