Ok, thank you very much for your feedback.
--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Kerry_Muntz" <kerry_muntz@...> wrote:
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> Hi – yes we have faced that issue here.
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> There are two possible undesirable outcomes we saw:
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> 1) That the ability to track later issues down (eg warranty) would be a little more difficult (as it doesn't become immediately apparent in Job Tracker).
> 2) The precedent that it sets – and the possible downwards spiral of creating a culture where it's ok to substitute without leaving a trail of information.
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> Therefore we decided we would not do it.
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> Instead we would replace the original part on the job with a placeholder part number, with a custom description briefly explaining what's happened, and add the new material to the job.
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> I can definitely see how our solution would not be appropriate for every manufacturing circumstance – but I guess the lesson is really that you need to develop business rules that don't compromise themselves.
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> I hope that helps.
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> K.
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> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Mike" <mikeyto_96@> wrote:
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> > Has anyone posted material for a part that is different from the material required by the method? If so, did you run into any issues with this? I appreciate your assistance.
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