A pickup is used to process an item on which can be readily reworked to engineering and planning requirements in the immediate shop.

• A. True
• B. Not Applicable
• C. False
• D. Unknown

Answer: (A)

The idea being tested is that a pickup should be used when an item can be quickly reworked in the current shop to meet engineering and planning requirements. When the item can be readily reworked right there, using a pickup lets you pull it into the shop’s immediate workflow and bring it into conformance without sending it elsewhere or delaying the process. This keeps cycle time short, takes advantage of existing tools, documentation, and approvals on the floor, and aligns the item with the required specifications without additional handoffs. If the item couldn’t be reworked locally, or if the situation required other routing, this approach wouldn’t apply. Because the scenario fits the condition of local, rapid rework to meet requirements, true is the best answer.