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Manufacturing decisions

Decision logs from manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), newest first.

Automate, assist or retain manual visual inspection on a finishing line

A vehicle component manufacturer decides whether machine vision should replace, support or leave alone the inspectors who check every part before despatch. The log shows why a single accuracy figure i...

Sourcing strategy for a critical moulded component

A mid-sized European manufacturer decides how to source a component fitted to every unit it builds, weighing a sole-source renewal, two sole-source alternatives and a dual-source split. The log shows ...