dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ɐ dˈɑːlɚ tˈuː mˈɪliən ɹᵻdˈʌkʃən ɪn ɹᵻwˈɜːk ænd skɹˈæp kˈɔsts, ˌɑːɹsˌiːˈeɪ ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv pɚsˈɛnt ʌv ɪts dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənts ɪn wˈʌn dᵻvˈɪʒən wɜːɹ ɐtʃˈiːvɪŋ zˈiəɹoʊ dˈiːfɛkts, ænd spˈɛɹi kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ɐ fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ pɚsˈɛnt dˈiːfɛkt ɹᵻdˈʌkʃən ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl jˈɪɹ.
General Electric reported a $2 million reduction in rework and scrap costs, RCA reported 75% of its departments in one division were achieving Zero Defects, and Sperry Corporation reported a 54% defect reduction over a single year.