Monday, 17 June 2013

This too shall pass.

Over a period of time, we become over confident and trust equipments and processes more.
To illustrate this point, we have to move to another process building and so be it.

It was a fine morning and after the usual coffee break, a team of personnel accompanied the Head in his customary round (tour) of the process area under his control. A recently transferred person and a bright-eye (happened to be the friend of the new entrant) were in the crowd. The Head said to the new entrant” This equipment is so efficient that there will be no change in the measured sample parameter no matter from which corner the sample is drawn”

All nodded in agreement but the new entrant thought differently. Experienced in the Magic Show episode, he politely explained about right angles in the air flow path and the number of volume changes needed to give constant value for the measured parameter.

Annoyed, the Head asked a staff member to assist the new entrant to draw a sample for analysis from whatever place he selects.

Many samples were drawn from random locations and sent for analysis.

 After going through the values the Head said aloud “this equipment has become old”

[The narrative though set in a specific environment, could have taken place in an organic chemical industry. This setting helps the reader spin their own yarn :) ]

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