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of the hole are transfer and transformation steps that are performed as distinct steps, separate in time. The boring of the hole involves both fragmentation (transformation) of the rock and movement (transfer) of the broken rock out of the hole, however these two steps cannot practically be separated in time and therefore are not distinct. A flowchart would show both positioning, and boring as distinct steps.

The flowchart shall indicate the sequence of steps and the dependencies between steps.

Time

The Production Strategy shall be specified during establishment of a process.

Review and validation of Production Strategy shall be based on either a change of targets driven by changing business expectations or the benefit ranking of improvement opportunities identified through analysis of performance.

Resources

Specification of Production Strategy is the accountability of the role identified in the configured flowchart.

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Operational Planning: Set Production Strategy

Updated: August 2018

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