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O*NET detailed work activityDetermine operational methods
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Part of Determine operational methods or procedures, under the O*NET work activity group Making Decisions and Solving Problems. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 13 AI-assist, 2 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Apply continuous improvement methods, such as lean manufacturing, to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness.
- Plan and establish sequence of operations to fabricate and assemble parts or products and to promote efficient utilization.
- Determine means of integrating radio frequency identification device (RFID) into other applications.
- Determine appropriate methods for fabricating and joining materials.
- Select or develop mineral location, extraction, and production methods, based on factors such as safety, cost, and deposit characteristics.
- Develop standard operation procedures and quality or safety standards for solar installation work.
- Determine most effective arrangement of operations such as mixing, crushing, heat transfer, distillation, and drying.
- Determine procedures and instructions to be followed, according to design specifications and quantity of required materials.
- Develop or implement programs related to the environmental impact of engineering activities.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Specify and supervise well modification and stimulation programs to maximize oil and gas recovery.
- Select material quantities or processing methods needed to achieve efficient production.
- Select locations and plan underground or surface mining operations, specifying processes, labor usage, and equipment that will result in safe, economical, and environmentally sound extraction of minerals and ores.
- Select aerial photographic and remote sensing techniques and plotting equipment needed to meet required standards of accuracy.
- Establish or coordinate the maintenance or safety procedures, service schedule, or supply of materials required to maintain machines or equipment in the prescribed condition.
- Select or devise materials-handling methods and equipment to transport ore, waste materials, and mineral products efficiently and economically.