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264262 galoot@l... 2017‑12‑16 Re: Venice Arsenal
Quoting Mike Rock :

> They just used an early version of PERT.....theirs based on 
> experience, just like ours.....  hundreds of years later.
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>      Program evaluation and review technique
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Can't find the reference but I have read about it in SCA mode.  In 
modern manufacturing terms the _final assembly_ was single piece flow 
(shove the frame down the line and add things as necessary, total time 
down the line pretty quick but each assembly (ship) can be unique).  
What you don't see is all the behind the scenes making the parts for 
the frames which given a standardised design does benefit from multiple 
bodies on the task, and prepping all the decking, masts, ropes, sails, 
and etc. to be ready to go when the hull comes down the line.  You 
don't need to be interchangeable standard parts to be "close enough" on 
a standard design.

Ie the sails are this size so the parts that hold them have to be 
minimum this size, mast diameter will be minimum this diameter so hole 
to hold it will be already minimum diameter, just have to increase a 
little for bigger..  Given matched sets of go-nogo gauges you could be 
pretty close with no actual measuring.

Esther
who after the car accident was amused to figure out that the hospital 
cafeteria was a pretty good single piece flow, order from a reasonably 
large menu and it arrived assembled and delivered just for you less 
than 45 minutes later in a large regional hospital.  No standard meal 
time, no batching by ward.  (would that my employer could do as well!)

Recent Bios FAQ