Change Management for Automated Cells
What to manage
| Area | Practical action |
|---|---|
| Involvement | Include operators in design reviews and trials |
| Expectations | Be honest about what the cell will and will not do |
| Roles | Explain how tasks change, not just what is removed |
| Feedback | Provide a route to raise problems in the first months |
| Visible wins | Share early quality and safety improvements |
Why it matters
- Unmanaged change shows up as subtle resistance and workarounds.
- Operators often identify design problems that engineers miss.
- Early feedback is cheaper than late modification.
Change management is a management task. It cannot be delegated entirely to the project engineer.