Quality control issues-curiosity
I have traded motorhomes more times the most would think wise. For the most part I have remained with Winnebago. I have not had major quality control issues. That is not to say I have had zero issue...
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One of the few things I found encouraging from my tour of Winnebago was that inspection for QC was independent of manufacturing. While a lot of the assembly work was rushed (it is essentially a moving assembly line operation) and had potential to get sloppy, the people doing the work were not the people who signed off on each operation being completed OK.
At some of the other plants I've visited, with more of a craftsman or staged assembly team operation, the craftsman or team leader signed off on the work stage being completed. While this lets management know who is responsible when something goes wrong, it is not the same as a third party inspection.
This difference in mass production and QC procedures helped me decide what brand to buy, when I finally decided that my budget allowed only for mass production, rather than custom-built luxury work. Without an independent QC inspection operation, it is too easy for something to get signed off as OK when it has in fact been overlooked or forgotten.
At some of the other plants I've visited, with more of a craftsman or staged assembly team operation, the craftsman or team leader signed off on the work stage being completed. While this lets management know who is responsible when something goes wrong, it is not the same as a third party inspection.
This difference in mass production and QC procedures helped me decide what brand to buy, when I finally decided that my budget allowed only for mass production, rather than custom-built luxury work. Without an independent QC inspection operation, it is too easy for something to get signed off as OK when it has in fact been overlooked or forgotten.
