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Fix the cost unit first A cost estimate is only comparable if it is expressed per unit of work: per ca

Write the product family down before you write the process Handover problems start with an undocumente

Start with the line, not with the machine list A custom production line is not a set of machines with

What steam is actually doing in a back-of-house kitchen In a restaurant kitchen the soil is grease, an

Define commissioning for this equipment, and who signs it A semiconductor or display line contains mac

Define commissioning for this equipment, and who signs it A semiconductor or display line contains mac

Small batches change the question you ask the supplier High-volume lines are bought on cycle time. Sma

Start with where the machine has to travel The fixed-versus-mobile decision is decided before you comp

Start with the surface, not the machine An industrial surface is not one thing. A gearbox housing, a m

Clean the floor around the equipment, not the equipment itself In a kitchen washdown area, floor clean

Decide what "working" means before the equipment arrives Commissioning fails when acceptance

Hotel kitchen equipment is cleaned from the outside in. The visible panels, the appliance feet, the pipe runs behind and under the line, and the wall behind them e

A project brief is the document you send to a testing partner before any prototype is built or booked into a lab. For an automation or equipment manufacturer, it d

When a fleet turns around on a tight timetable — shuttle vans, delivery vans, taxis, rental c

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