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We would add a color suffix to the base number. 54987IP9099 would be safety yellow, 54987IP5081 would be same part but flat black

R and D parts are tricky in that the usual rules for revision control for form fit function are not applied. This means that you need to be explicit in how to handle previous revision parts - remove and replace from existing builds, rework part or use new going forward, scrap existing and use...

I've had success with either emails summarizing the content of the conversation with a statement of the outcome course of action unless otherwise advised (cc:project file) -or- submit deviation or change request to get the detail into the contract.

My favourite thing to do with an org chart is to mark it up showing the real lines of reporting and power structures....

It has been a wake up call around here. The first death was a shock but easy to write off as 'bad luck'. The second death so soon after of a 'fit' individual has people setting up physicals

The second time in as many months a coworker of mine has passed away unexpectedly for health related issues; one in his early 60s, the other in his early 50s This stuff sneaks up on you - you always see yours self as the healthy, work hard play hard 20-something Please make time for medical...

my mantra has always been 'just because I work with you does not mean I like you' but out-and-out hatred? That is pretty rough.

I find the culture to be a product of the company and not the region per se. I do notice that a company culture can change when a new top dog comes in and brings their cronies with them - almost always to the detriment of the company - so a 'nice' company can go down the sewer quickly

I understand the OP's frustration - trying to do actual work while dealing with 'the latest fad from upper managment'

I think you need to understand the capabilities of your engineers and your suppliers. My previous company could do in 12 months what my current company takes 36 months to do. I did the estimating in my previous company and I 'knew' certain jobs took 1000 man-hours, others took 7000, and the...

Another element to consider is how well the purchasing group manages notification to suppliers of required revision level of parts (my current company POs do not specify revision and there is no formal process for notifying them of a rev change - insanity)as well as how material handling...

the strict definition of meeting form fit and function for part revision versus new part number sometimes needs to be tempered with common sense and practical use of resources One of the better takes on this discussion can be found using Jorg Eisentrager's interchangeability rules (if you...

We would add a a suffix to the part number for finish (12345P would be prime only, 12345 would be unfinished, 12345A would be green, 12345B would be blue...)and maintained in a tabulation on the 12345 drawing

we've had to come up with a confusing system of initials for the 'drawn by' to include the modeler as well as the detailer since, especially when using offshore resources, the two are not the same. We keep track of it by having a source engineering document defining how to fill out a title block

I don't know if you are US based or not - my advice is based on experience in the US I am also not familiar with your condition and it's treatment but I have worked with a few people with debilitating medical conditions 1) If a treatment exists but requires a long convalescence period that...

If production deliveries are late, you may need to assign a supplier quality engineer to camp out at the supplier to babysit the production and delivery of your parts. Often the SQE will be able to see where the bottlenecks are that may be alleviated by design changes, or they may be able to...

I did a bit of reading over the holidays about the careers of some of the early (ancient) engineers and while mainly civil engineers there were usually periods of time in their careers when they acted as military engineers either building fortifications or weapons. I can understand designing...

Seems to me like none of the old 'established' rules about staying for X years, time gaps between positions, etc don't matter any more. do what you think will make you happy I would caution against quitting before you have a new position

standard policy where I work now is to lie about when you need the parts. Personally, I can't stand the practice, particularly when a supplier does meet the delivery requirement and we sit on the parts and they call daily asking how the testing is going

Somebody was doing the grunt work before you got there and if it wasn't a recently departed junior engineer it was one of the other senior engineers. When I started my career I told my boss I was too busy to pull prints for a supplier. 20 Minutes later I see my boss pulling the prints on the...