BookFor small job shops and machine shops
Job shop questions, answered
Each page takes one question a job shop owner asks and answers it first, then explains. Sources are linked right in the text, so you can check them yourself.
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- How fast should a job shop answer an RFQ? By the day the buyer needs it, which depends on the part and what the number is for, so ask your customers and track your own turnaround.
- First article inspection paperwork: a checklist for small shops It's the record that the first production part matches the drawing. Under AS9102 that's three forms tied to a ballooned drawing, and you need a new one when the part, process or source changes.
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