Set up route groups and routes
Routes are the paths that the item takes from operation to operation. They start with the beginning of the production process and continue to the end. It's a set of sequential operations, or tasks that are required for producing an item. It includes the resources and the standard time that it takes to set up and run the operations. The operations on the route specify the tasks that are involved in manufacturing an item, and they include the necessary detail for efficiently scheduling production.
Each route includes:
Operations to be performed
Sequence of the operations
Resource requirements that are involved in completing the operations
Standard times for setting up and running the production
You can map a different route for each product, depending on the product and the process. You can create an entirely new route, or you can base a new route on existing route information and then adjust or update the information to match the new production process.
Set up route groups
The defined parameters on a route group pertain to all routes in that group. You need to set up route groups before creating production routes. You can set up route groups to define:
How costs are calculated.
How planning takes place.
The kind of feedback that you want for the group.
How the system handles various job types, such as setup, process, and queue, when it runs production scheduling.
How the system manages jobs.
How the system must apply the working time calendar and details regarding capacity reservation.
Set up routes
When you set up a customer's routing information, you need to determine how to manage the routes and operations with the following considerations:
If the customer's manufacturing consists of only a limited number of generic routes
Whether a simple set of routes satisfy the customer's needs
The necessity of using route networks or other complex routing
If multiple products share the routes by way of item groups
If the customer can benefit from using the route version concept
If the customer requires multiple routes for the same item
Controlling that the active route version based on the To date and From date works for the customer
The creation of route groups means that parameters are set up for the entire group rather than for each individual route. You can specify automatic feedback on calculations and other parameters in a route group. Or you can define job types that are related to scheduling, job management, operation time, and capacity.
You can specify on the route group that the following conditions must be met when a job schedule is run:
Job scheduling considers the current job type.
Job management uses the current job type.
Operation time is calculated based on the Gregorian calendar.
The job type reserves capacity in coordination with job scheduling.
You must define routing groups, cost categories, and operations as prerequisites to the creation of routes.
You should set up parameters before you use a complex network.
If a route contains different types of operations, the system can assign it to more than one routing group at the same time.