On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Spehro Pefhany wrote= : > At 10:58 AM 19/12/2011, you wrote: > >In a dark dusty corner of my mind I seem to recall reading some > Engineering > >Ethics code that had language to the effect of requiring an engineer to > >gain as much value as possible from a prototype or testing or something = to > >that effect. Anybody able to help me cite the source material for that? > > > >Thanks > >-Denny > > As much as possible? Really? > Sounds awfully specific for an ethics code. I suspect whoever stated > this was pulling it out of somewhere dark and dank. > > Entirely possible, also possible that I'm confusing it with something else I read 10+ years ago. Long story short we had a major cluster F in production - 1. Incoming inspection missed a majorly obvious problem. Several steps into the assembly it was finally noticed - undo the assembly and send it back to supplier. 2. Incoming inspection missed a second majorly obvious problem that they should have seen in the first inspection. Several plus one steps into the assembly the second problem was noticed - undo the assembly and send it back to supplier again. 3. Incoming inspection missed a third majorly obvious problem caused by the first "fix". Several plus two steps into the assembly the third problem was noticed - this is where I get involved. The people involved are not professional engineers, there won't be a "tribunal" or other such formal proceedings. But I'm sitting them all down and doing the "after action review" tomorrow and was looking for some sticks to beat them with. -Denny --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .