A.S.A.P. or URGENT
A.S.A.P. or URGENT
(OP)
Sometimes I receive requests with ASAP and sometimes with URGENT. This most probably is because ASAP has lost its efectivness and people are using something else to get you to process their request before any other.
What do you use?
What do you use?
Joe Borg
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RE: A.S.A.P. or URGENT
I'm sure there are other suggested phrases that may be workable.
RE: A.S.A.P. or URGENT
As Soon As Possible would come after "Urgent"...as soon as I can possibly get to it after my other pressing "Urgent" requirements.
In Aerospace we have "AOG" (heaven help us).
Originally "AOG" was used as "Aircraft On Ground"...waiting on this part to taxi out and fly.
However, here in the Repair Station Business, everything comes in "AOG". Purchasing departments of Airlines abuse the "AOG" catagory of required expediancy regularly.
Almost everything we receive is tagged "AOG". Well, the Aircraft is really On the Ground, but it couldn't fly on a billion dollar bet!
Sometimes they even follow up with a phone call saying that this one really is "AOG", because the Aircraft comes out of rework in 2 weeks and we will be waiting for this part for the check flight. Their "AOG" comes from scheduling, and all of the parts not actually on the shelf ready for installation become "AOG".
What they really mean is, we have spent so much time looking for the lowest price that 3 of the 4 weeks required for turnaround are gone and we have to get it back in a week so we don't look incompetent. So, "AOG" it is!
RE: A.S.A.P. or URGENT
rerig, at my company when work orders for parts are made, sometimes a "Hot" sticker is tacked onto the work order to set it as priority. Over the years everything now gets a "Hot" sticker, and sometimes you'll see 2, 3 or more stickers plastered on a single work order, meaning we need it now.
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RE: A.S.A.P. or URGENT
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In situations where I can get away with it, I use ASAFP. Or "last week sometime". I can't say it's helped me any--by the time I'm that desperate, it's because I'm dealing with cruel and heartless people who have ignored all my prior pleas.
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RE: A.S.A.P. or URGENT
When they call to find out why they haven't gotten a reply yet, is simply tell them "I'm sorry, it hasn't been possible for me to get to that yet."
If I have a specific due date I make a reasonable effort to get it done by that date.
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RE: A.S.A.P. or URGENT
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Urgent and asap mean much the same to me unless someone actually phones or emails to discuss the problem.
Jeff
RE: A.S.A.P. or URGENT
I agree w/ MintJulep - if you need it by the 12th, tell us!
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