Digging Up Bones - Inspector Retrieving Very Old Inspection Data

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We have an experienced and very competent inspector who has a habit of retrieving old inspection data for comparison to data acquired from fresh machined parts. When we say old data we mean anywhere from 1 to 5 years. We are trying to convince him that this is a bad practice that can lead to increased time that is not value added. We are a Swiss screw maching shop that produces precision parts in mass quantities. We have over 30 screw machines. Each machine set up for a particular part creates a new family of data that contains machine, operator, tooling and set up variables. We should be focusing on the current part and its compliance to the drawing requirements. Is there anybody who has dealt with the same problem? It's creating unnecessary bottlenecks.

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We have an experienced and very competent inspector ........

... We are trying to convince him that this is a bad practice that can lead to increased time that is not value added.....

..... It's creating unnecessary bottlenecks.
If he is so competent and experienced, I think my first order of business would be to rub your first statement together with the second and third and make sure that he is the one who needs to change.

What is his take on whether the bottlenecks are "unnecessary"?

Why does he view this as a good practice when you think it is a bad one?

I'm a pretty young guy (~45), and I think I'm right all the time {else I would change my mind!}...but I still have a lot to learn from the "experienced and very competent" folks I interact with.

Some of that learning comes in the form of thinking they are bloody idiots...and then finding out that I'm the one with that title.

What value does he see in his actions? If he saw none, he likely would not be doing those things.
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