                OTHER THAN FLOW II

Some of the reasons for closeness are: SHARING EQUIPMENT,
SHARING PERSONNEL, TIMELINESS, COMMUNICATIONS, SUPERVISION,
SHARING UTILITIES, SHARING ENVIRONMENT, etc..   Some of the
reasons for separation are: NOISE, SAFETY, DUST, DIRT,
CONTAMINATION, etc..   You should develop a list of reasons
for guidance of your managers; a list that makes sense in
your organization.   Each manager that you ask to give other
than flow input should be given a list of operation pairs,
that has room for ratings, along with the list of other than
flow reasons.   The manager should be encouraged to work
independently of other managers.   Indicate that you value
his judgement, and are not after a committee judgement.   In
this way you can average the viewpoints from all aspects of
the total operation, and not receive just the viewpoints of
the most persuasive in your organization.   It is wise to get
input from second level managers also.   Their viewpoints
tend to be broader in scope than the first level managers.
Each manager should be encouraged to make two passes through

