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When safety requirements conflict with cost constraints in product design

The new safety regulations require us to add redundant systems that will triple the cost of our product and I am the one who has to figure out how to make it work within the existing budget.

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You're told to meet new safety rules that triple the cost, but the budget hasn't changed.

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