Under § 7106(b)(2), the procedures observed by management in exercising its reserved rights are negotiable To qualify as a negotiable (b)(2) procedure, the proposed "procedure" must not require the use of standards that, by themselves, directly interfere with management`s reserved rights or otherwise have the effect of limiting management`s reserved discretion See, in this connection, Department of Defense, Army-Air Force Exchange Service v Federal Labor Relations Authority, 659 F 2d 1140 (D C Cir 1981) The Authority has given indications that it wants to reexamine this doctrine See, e g , 54 FLRA No 81, footnote 8 and 56 FLRA No 185, footnote 3
Each is a series of steps followed in a regular definite order, in response to a highly specific situation, to fulfill a given objective No reasoning is required, so that this form of knowledge s very efficient of execution, and so is often used in safety-critical scenarios Typically represented in procedural languages, or graphical means such as Petri Nets
The mode or proceeding by which a legal right is enforced As distinguished from the substantive law which gives or defines the right and which by means of the proceeding the Court is to administrate The machinery is distinguished from its product