1. A computer implemented method for automatically adjusting manufacturing instructions during production activity in a manufacturing environment, the computer implemented method comprising: responsive to receiving an order for a product, identifying an authorization level assigned to an operator performing a particular manufacturing activity on a part in the product; assigning a default level of instructions to the operator based on the authorization level; collecting characteristics about the manufacturing environment, performance history of the operator, and knowledge decay of the operator; modeling the characteristics about the manufacturing environment, performance history of the operator, and knowledge decay of the operator to determine an appropriate level of instructions to provide to the operator performing the particular manufacturing activity; and providing manufacturing instructions associated with the appropriate level of instructions to the operator.