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Subject:Re: Parts lists in maintenance manuals From:Roger Mallett <roger -at- CSICAL -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 11 May 1998 09:11:57 -0700
<snip from L. H. Garlinghouse>
>The result was lots and lots of parts orders for a
>long period of time. More spare parts than could have been consumed
>if the equipment had been poorly designed and really really abused.
>. . . . the spare parts puchased were the ones that were easiest to
>spec. out and order, which fortunately for us, were the ones from
>our documentation.
<snip>
Boy, this is really cool.
What you have done is provided evidence that Technical Writers can
measurably contribute to a company's bottom line profits.
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Roger Mallett
Control Systems
(714) 458-5040 x 239
