Change Order
Change Order
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I thought I should post this under the config management fora... but it's not very active. + I participate here some so here goes.
Does anyone know the technical difference between an Engineering Change Order (ECO) and Engineering Change Request (ECR). We seem to use them interchangeably in my office here. And all the previous places I've worked have just used ECO.
Does anyone know the technical difference between an Engineering Change Order (ECO) and Engineering Change Request (ECR). We seem to use them interchangeably in my office here. And all the previous places I've worked have just used ECO.
Wes C.





RE: Change Order
Some companies don't see a need for more paperwork and/or understand config mngmt of documentation, so they just write a ECO to describe changes and release it.
Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP3.1 / PDMWorks 05
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RE: Change Order
The engineering department should review the ECR, and if found acceptable, will issue an ECO (or ECN, engineering change notice) along with the revised drawings or specs. The ECO serves to document why the change was made.
Typically there is no ECR if the change originates in the engineering department.
RE: Change Order
RE: Change Order
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SW 2005 SP 4.0
RE: Change Order
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RE: Change Order
The lightbulb ((o)) goes on and I get it
Wes C.
RE: Change Order
There are various levels:
1. Problem report - many can be written against the same part
2. ECRequest - many problem reports can be combined into a single change request.
3. ECNotice - the end result of the ECR.
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