Fun about DEC bulbs

HOW MANY DEC EMPLOYEES DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHTBULB?

2 People	Preliminary discussion on concept of change.
1 Person	Devise and write formal bulb architecture.
2 People	Feasibility study and timetable of events.
2 People	Produce four utilities to reduce screw-in time (in addition to the electric utility).
1 Person	Maintain ISO and DEC Standards (sockets, voltage, AC/DC).
4 People	Commonality task force on bulb change.
15 People	Change bulb.
5 People	Perform bulb functional test.
2 People	Perform bulb load test.
3 People	Perform bulb regression test.
1 Person	Perform bulb performance analysis.
1 Person	Perform bulb bottleneck analysis.
1 Person	Follow-up study (bulb merge feasibility).
1 Person	Interface with utilities commission
1 Person	Interface with users (Did they want incandescent when we only supply non-tunable fluorescent point product?) BAX (Bulbs Are Expensive)!
5 People	Perform BOSE (Build Other Socket Enhancements) compatibility architecture/study.
3 People	Perform VIA (Voltage Increases Amps) phase 2 compatibility architecture/study.
2 People	Ensure form (round, square, clear, frosted) follows function (wattage, 120/240 volts, visible/ultra-violet, flashing, flood/spot).
3 People	Implement temporary alternative bulb socket for already existing, successful, and profitable socket (bulb-in-one).
5 People	Determine how to market/package/distribute temporary alternative bulb socket.
10 People	Determine how to perform bulb change product split (Control: switches, dimmers; versus implementation: screw-in torque, recovery strategies).
1 Person	Interface with utilities commission QA group.
1 Person	Submit to BDC (Bulb Distribution Center).
1 Person	Set up BPR (Bulb Problem Reports) system.
10 People	Answer customer BPRs.

(This was posted to INFO-VAX by Dan O'Reilly).

Comments to: Martin P.J. Zinser
Last modified: 20010401