John was asked to review a new computer part that is going to be manufactured in five different locations around the world. He is asked to try to figure out how to save some money as the part is just a little bit too expensive to make at this time. However, research of their customers indicates there is a strong market for the product.  Two of the plant managers get together and figure out a way to replace part of the product with a much cheaper material, making the product more affordable to manufacture.

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John was asked to review a new computer part that is going to be manufactured in five
different locations around the world. He is asked to try to figure out how to save some
money as the part is just a little bit too expensive to make at this time. However, research
of their customers indicates there is a strong market for the product.
 Two of the plant managers get together and figure out a way to replace part of the
product with a much cheaper material, making the product more affordable to
manufacture.
 Quality significantly goes down with the cheaper part. It is more likely to break on the
consumer in the first year of use. John reports this to his boss.
 We need this product and we have insurance to cover us if we need to do a major recall.
Sign it tomorrow, John. We need to go into production by the end of next month. We
really need to go forward with this to keep two plants open.
 John’s boss asks him to ‘sign off’ on the modifications because company protocol
requires a corporate quality engineer to approve all new products before it can go into
manufacturing.

describe the ethical issue from the perspectives of each of the following: 

- NSPE code of ethics
- Respect-for-Persons Test

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