A working method
describes a special working process. In contrast to the term process,
which only describes what actually happens, the working method has a more normative
implication: It declares, which system elements are combined, and in which steps
they are concatenated. The most important information is: what kind of tool or machine
is used, what are the inputs and for which outputs do we aim?
When we
look mostly on the worker: how he must behave, what he has to do, when and in
which sequence should he go on, we call it operational method. But
sometimes the worker does not exactly what he is asked to do. Maybe he invents
his own sequence of steps or he works in a way that conflicts with any safety
rules – then we call it the manner of working.
