Engagement model
FAT and expediting campaign
For the last three months of a machinery or equipment order, when most delays and functional problems surface.
Typical engagement modelThis page describes how such a programme is usually structured. It is not a client case study and contains no client data.
01Situation
A special machine is in assembly with bought-out items still arriving, the FAT date is approaching and the buyer's engineers need to plan their trip.
02Scope of the programme
Assembly expediting
Bought-out items and assembly progress verified weekly.
Readiness check
Pre-FAT visit confirms the machine is complete and internally tested.
FAT
Test procedure reviewed; FAT witnessed with or without buyer engineers.
Punch list
Open items tracked and verified.
Shipment
Preservation, crating and loading supervised.
03Reporting and deliverables
- Weekly expediting reports
- Readiness confirmation
- FAT report
- Punch list closure report
- Loading report
04What the buyer gains
- No wasted FAT trips
- Functional problems fixed at the factory
- Shipment on the planned date
- Clear acceptance record