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Check that the defined SOP is followed.

Use the SOP in your company PDF to check a visible factory step. Text the operator when the camera shows it has not been followed.

The task

“Check the defined SOP step from the company PDF at Part 4120's staging position, Line 1 · Bay A. If the SOP is not followed, alert the operator by sending them a text.”

From the camera to the next action.

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Vision · Camera context

Factory view of Part 4120's staging position at Line 1 · Bay A.

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Language · Task and condition

Check whether the visible activity follows the selected SOP step from the company PDF.

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Evidence

SOP document version and step, Part 4120, Line 1 · Bay A, observation time, linked clip, and event reference.

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Action · Software update

Text the operator when the selected SOP step is not followed.

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Manufacturing workflow · Setup

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When an SOP deviation needs the operator's attention.

Define the step from the company PDF

Select the document version and SOP step relevant to Part 4120's staging position at Line 1 · Bay A. Define the visible behavior that demonstrates the step is being followed and the condition that confirms a deviation.

Distinguish a deviation from an unclear view

A correctly followed step sends no alert. An obscured view, unavailable document reference, or step that cannot be verified visually goes to review rather than being treated as a violation. The interactive walkthrough uses an illustrative confirmed deviation, not a live PDF analysis.

Text the configured operator

When the defined step is not followed, send a text to the configured operator. Keep the document version, step reference, location, observation time, and camera evidence with the event. Retain the messaging receipt; a sent alert does not mean the physical deviation has been corrected.

Order materials when staging runs empty.

When Part 4120 is missing from staging for two minutes, create a purchase order for replacement materials and attach the part, staging location, and camera evidence.

Check gloves and helmets before work begins.

Check that workers wear the required gloves and helmets in the configured work area. If required equipment is missing, record the observation and notify the safety supervisor with camera evidence.

Manufacturing workflow

Request a restock when staging runs empty.

Watch one part's staging position beside the line, mark it out of stock when the position runs empty, and ask the materials handler to restock it.

“When Part 4120 is missing from staging for two minutes, mark it out of stock and ask the materials handler to restock it.”

Observe

The position empties.

Watch Bay A for the configured part and wait for the empty position to hold.

Correct

The record catches up.

Mark the part out of stock only after the position stays empty for two minutes.

When the inventory record changes.

Configure the part and its position

Link Part 4120, a folded bracket, to its inventory record and staging position at Line 1 · Bay A. An empty bay alone is not the trigger: the workflow needs the configured part, its linked position, and a confirmation duration.

Wait for the position to hold empty

The position must stay empty for the full two-minute confirmation duration. A brief obstruction, a passing worker, or a view that clears before that duration ends does not change the record. The walkthrough offers one to five minutes; its two-minute observation matches thresholds up to two minutes and takes no action at higher settings.

Keep unclear observations in review

If the position is occluded, leaves camera view, or has no available part reference, preserve the observation for review and change no count. The same applies when the inventory record cannot be matched confidently to the marked position.

Correct this position’s inventory

The example record says 12 parts are available at Bay A. After the position stays empty for two minutes, mark Part 4120 out of stock at that position and retain the 10:41:20 observation. This does not describe stock elsewhere.

Send the request with its evidence

Send the materials handler Part 4120, Line 1 · Bay A, the corrected count, observation time, staging clip, and event EV-MFG-0114. Keep the returned request reference connected to the correction. The walkthrough also offers inventory review instead of a restock request. A sent request records the software action; the position stays empty until the part is physically brought back.

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