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Is Zero Defect achievable ? This is launched as a debate question now. The question carries 2500 points and is open for a week. You need to take a stand and respond to other’s views while supporting your own viewpoint by commenting on posts (use quote option to comment on other's responses) You may respond as YES or NO and provide your justification. Feel free to comment on others responses and provide your point of view.

Hi All, If you ask zero defect is achievable or not? my answer would be "Yes". As rightly said by Reena and Vastupal, with high quality assurance at the time of project start and effective planning makes the zero defect possible. Again, if you ask me zero defect at the very normal or affordable price is achievable, then answer is no. It is achievable only with high cost involving technology & tools like Mistake proofing, standard work,etc, will helps us detect defects, correct it and send it to customer. Zero defect is again possible, if Perfection is achieved through constant practice. For eg, In surgical set up, a senior most doctors out of practice, he is able to achieve perfection in surgeries that they do. Zero defect is achievable in a way we perceive things. Zero defect is something that doing the things first time right. Hence, in a practical situations and theoretically zero defect is not possible. and if high cost is involved in detecting and correcting defects then, zero defect is possible. simply to say, it depends on the situation we want to explore.

Looks impractical yet I would support 'Zero defect is achievable'...as Mr.Vashisth rightly said, "it is the way we perceive zero defects". With effective planning and quality control measures in the beginning of the process till the final delivery, defects can be effectively mitigated. If whatever planned is delivered with satisfactory results within given time frame, we assume it is done with zero defects. The debatable point here is whether it is desirable...the kind of stringent measures n stress it involves, should it be practically realized?