Business A-Level
prevention versus detection
What prevention versus detection means in Business A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of prevention versus detection
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The real choice is where in the process a fault gets caught, with prevention pushing responsibility onto the person doing the job and detection inspecting finished goods.
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