Complaining about the quality assurance and management in any company and considering it as a burden that can be waived, means complaining about being globally competitive and a customer long-term satisfaction.
Within these days where medical devices companies are growing very fast, it may be very risky to abandon the important role of Quality management in any organization. Without QA/QC/QM, a company would require engineers, scientist, and researchers to take that responsibility in achieving customer needs and meets FDA regulations & requirements. Demanding that extra work from engineers and other employers who are not really specialists in Quality would be a waste of their time and energy, which would delay the workflow of products, which would for sure lower the company outcomes and revenue. Thus, it would be risky to expect engineers instead of quality specialized employers to conduct quality functions. It would also mean being prepared for any accident failure, that may cost the company millions of dollars in addition to human lives. The cost correlating with products prevention and detection related to quality issues is usually lower than the company failure cost.