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Pete S Pete S is offline
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Default Work Instructions by another name?

Thanks for you thought, but, no, not "plans".
These are the step by step instructions that tell a person exactly how to
perform a process.
Example for my current project:
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2 Process: Saw Slats to length Material: 6
foot long Slats, 15/16" X 1 1/2" Tools: Radial
Arm Saw Setup: Set
up saw stops at 24" and at 43 1/2", with 1/32" accuracy2.1 Select 43 1/2" stop
2.2 Trim 1/4" from one end of a slat to square it up, or more, up to about
4", if needed, to remove any end splitting2.3 Saw
one 43 1/2" slat and place it in a 5 gallon pail, about 40 per pail. Place
short end of board in another pail.2.4 Repeat
2.2 and 2.3 until all 43 1/2" slats have been cut.2.5 Select 24" stop
2.6 Retrieve temporary pail of "short end" slats.2.7 Place
recently cut end against stop and saw a 24" slat. Place finish cut slat in
a 5 gallon pail, about 40 per pail2.8 Repeat
2.7 until all 24" slats have been cut---------------------------------------------------------------
It was our methods engineering department that usually had the job writing
these things.
If you are into ISO-9000, etc. this is the first place that auditors (used
to) go to find things wrong with your "Total Quality" process.

Pete Stanaitis
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http://www.instructables.com/

Plans?

Although "plan" is really a drawing that views an object from above, as in
Floor Plan, and "elevation" one that views from the side.

jsw