Definition:
In any phase of Engineering or management Work, the human effort needed to correct Work already carried out, due to the Defects injected.
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Concept Number: *390
English Master: Rework
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Type: Metric.
Domain: Quality-Assurance.
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Usage: Rework is as much as 40%-60% of all Systems-Engineering Work, but it can be reduced to under 5% over several years by training, motivation and Process-Improvement; for example, Raytheon [DION95].
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This Concept entered by Adore Shuko.
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