用小批试做验证省料方案
How should we test the new layout? Explain your plan.
布袋厂准备尝试新的裁剪排布。经理想直接全线采用，你建议先做二十个袋子，记录用布量、合格数和包装等待情况。
1 · 先听见真实对话
Colleague: How should we test the new layout?
You: We should test a small batch before changing the whole process.
Colleague: What will the trial help us check?
You: This lets us check whether less waste still means good quality.
Colleague: What output should we use to calculate unit cost?
You: We should calculate unit cost using the number of good bags.
2 · 理解表达在这里做了什么
material waste
materials we throw away
We need to reduce material waste.
这里指材料损耗；时间浪费可以用 wasted time，不能直接套 material。bottleneck
the slow step that holds up the rest
Packing is the production bottleneck.
不是所有慢任务都是瓶颈；它必须限制整体流程的产出。unit cost
the cost of making one item
Our unit cost is six pounds.
单位成本与总支出不同；比较时要一致地计算成本和产量。3 · 跟读后，换成自己的信息
We should test a small batch before changing the whole process.
行动：先小批试做，再决定全线改变。
This lets us check whether less waste still means good quality.
检验：省料的同时，成品必须合格。
We should calculate unit cost using the number of good bags.
计算口径：用合格袋子数量，不能把次品也当产出。
We should also check whether packing remains a bottleneck.
衔接：裁剪改善后，仍要检查包装限制。
保留沟通意图，换掉人物、文件或时间。简单而准确的句子同样有效。
4 · 接住对方的话
How should we test the new layout?
行动：先小批试做，再决定全线改变。
查看一种可行回答
We should test a small batch before changing the whole process.
What will the trial help us check?
检验：省料的同时，成品必须合格。
查看一种可行回答
This lets us check whether less waste still means good quality.
What output should we use to calculate unit cost?
计算口径：用合格袋子数量，不能把次品也当产出。
查看一种可行回答
We should calculate unit cost using the number of good bags.
5 · 换一个情境，再试一次
What if the bags fail the quality check?
What if the bags fail the quality check?
Address the changed condition. Choose a practical next step and explain why it helps.
- My response addresses the changed condition.
- I explain one practical action and its likely effect.
- I make the next step clear.
6 · 明天不看答案，再想一次
How many bags should we make first?