FIELD NOTES / FUSION

A manufacturing project checklist

Clarify the scope and source material before quotation and fabrication.

Purpose and delivery form

Describe the use and whether the expected output is a sample, assembled part or complete unit.

Drawings and revisions

List names and revisions of drawings, bills of materials, software files or reference samples. List unconfirmed changes separately.

Operations and materials

Record required operations, supplied materials, shortages and the process for approving substitutions.

Quantity and timing

Separate sample quantity, target batch and desired milestones. Unconfirmed dates are not commitments.

Checks and handover

Agree sample approval, inspection items, packaging and the handover record.