Automation kills product quality

Wow!! Did I get generate some conversation from my first automation blog,  or what? I was especially glad to see a K-Stater (Go Wildcats!!!) launch into the fray! Continuing along the vein of automation, I intentionally challenged the value proposition that automation brings. However, my challenge was not aimed at the technology of automation, but was more specifically aimed at the steady decline in product quality that has been a direct result of the industry assumption that automation de