Keep Production Moving Through Approval Delays
A delayed approval can leave a crew without its next assignment. Keep open requirements with each package and compare ready work against available capacity before changing the shop plan.
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Keep approval status with the package
Identify the drawings, decisions and checks needed before each package can start. Keep unresolved requirements with the work so the shop can distinguish a planned start from an assignment that is ready to build.
- The package scope and required delivery
- The approvals or inputs still preventing fabrication
- The ready work that could use the available crew
Give the crew ready work while approval is pending
Suppose a fabrication package is waiting on a required drawing approval. Its crew is due to start, but a separate package has approved information, available materials and an earlier delivery requirement.
The planner checks that the ready package fits the crew and station without displacing another commitment. The team assigns it and keeps the original package on hold. When approval arrives, the planner checks the held package against the updated bookings before setting its start.
The crew completes the ready assignment while the first package waits for approval. In this example, the remaining work then fits a later slot before its required delivery. Both commitments are retained, and the returned package is assigned to capacity that is actually available.
Carry the approval decision into the shop
When the responsible team clears a requirement, keep the current drawings and decision with the affected package. Review the remaining route against today's bookings before issuing the next assignment.
Bring a package waiting on approval
Bring a held package, its delivery requirement and the work your crew could take next. We can compare the assignments and the effect of returning the package to production.
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