R_W_B
Senior Member
Yep, but the way I figure it if the Japanese and BMW's folks can do it then the Harley guys need to get theirselves in gear too. Actually I have worked with quite a few engineers being employed as a Cad draftsman. And they told me that they do in fact (as part of their schooling) have to come up with creative models and actually build them theirselves. Of course a robot that runs around on the floor is not quite the same magnitude as finite engine logistics, but none the less that is their job.
Many years ago when I was promoted from a framing carpenter to a construction Superintendent. I got a front line insight into what the Builders had to deal with in design and permitting. (That's why they hire superintendents to run the field, to free them up for that facet).
Anyhow one Builder I worked for told me this joke about the Builder, the Engineer and the Architect. It goes like this.
The Engineer is someone who knows a whole lot about a little bit.
An Architect is someone who knows a little bit about a whole lot.
A Builder is someone that from working between the Engineer and the Architect is so confused he is lost.
