So little has really changed in 30 years even between completely different companies Dilbert strikes again
On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 9:57 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist < rich...@karlquist.com> wrote: > > > Bob Camp wrote: > >> Hi >> >> Tough to believe that HP worried a lot about SKU inflation back when they >> did the 5370 :).... >> >> I'm assuming that the 5370 was a Santa Clara design. That would put the >> counter designers down the hall from the oscillator factory. Unlikely that >> there was a communications gap about what could or could not be done. >> >> You may well be correct though. Setting up and managing another part is >> the >> most likely reason why not to add a couple more tests. >> >> Bob >> > > I was at Santa Clara Division in the 1980's. They worried about both > the paper work for extra part numbers and the inventory problem. Especially > the latter. There was always some manager whose stock > options depended on keeping inventory down (this was during the > Japanese "just in time" fad). > > Also, if you wanted a part number, you had to obtain one from the official > keeper of numbers, and she would usually give you a lecture > about the perils of "wasting numbers". > > The counter designers were in a different bldg than the oscillator factory, > which were at opposite ends of the 55 acre site. More > importantly, they reported to different managers. So > you shouldn't assume that communication was great. > > Rick Karlquist N6RK > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.