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    Accounting for Rework in Production Schedule

    Agreed. Just checking to see if I might be missing an option. I'm constrained on Period of Performance and trained resources so it's a real challenge to fit into the box on this one. Worst case cycle times put me outside my PoP and I have limited opportunities for schedule improvement without...
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    Do we need to notice the failed contractors

    If I were the contractor that was not selected, I would ask for candid feedback on why not so that I might be more competitive in the future. Was it labor rates, overhead, quoted hours, material, timeliness, or maybe proposal quality? I'm not sure how large of a job you're talking about or the...
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    Accounting for Rework in Production Schedule

    No. The contract is only for a specific number of units. There's no potential to sell extras on this contract. There is a possibility of pushing partials/extras to a follow-on contract if one is awarded, but they may not meet the revision/pedigree requirements for the next contract. There...
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    Accounting for Rework in Production Schedule

    I have a very small volume, high complexity, long cycle time product. A typical build takes roughly 6 months. There are test points in the build process with low yields and long rework cycles. I'm trying to account for those failures/reworks in my production plan. Here is my current approach...

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