As CEOs chase infinite growth, Hidetaka Miyazaki says FromSoftware gets "better games and better decisions" from a "conservative forecast" with "room to fail"
In some cases but in others the efficient method also makes the highest quality product. Like spinning pizza doh over pushing it out with your hand. Often times you here about german or japan efficiency but its really about high quality done efficiently. The US tends to be way more efficient but at a loss of quality. When we do quality though it tends to also be efficient. We just definately prioritize efficiency over quality and generally economic effiency.
The first paragraph remineds me of motto of EDC community "two is one, one is none"; and while you can't have a backup for each individual employees, having some redundancy is just more efficient in the long run.