Funny thing about Cash decision is that it's like a concept called TPM - total preventative maintenance - maintaining things before they break.
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Preventive maintenance can include measuring and checking components as well as the replacement of various components just as you would replace the timing belt on your car. The reason for this is that everything wears over time and the costs of replacing some items prior to actual failure are far less than the potential consequences of failure whilst in service. Many car engines would suffer significant damage if the timing belt broke, and you would incur far greater expense than if you had just replaced the belt prior to failure.
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This planned preventive maintenance program can often be a bone of contention between the different departments with “busy” production departments often refusing to release machines due to the need to meet customer demands; however, often the reason for being busy is because of having to work around delays and quality problems caused by unreliable machines that are desperate for a service.
But baseball decision needs more factors considered - I'm totally against taking out Snell - he seemed crushed in his interview.