Create Routing Manually

Explanation

Use this activity to create a routing with the operations needed to manufacture the part. When you enter operations, you specify the work center that will perform each operation, enter their manufacturing factors (how long manufacturing is expected to take), and define the unit of measure (in which you specify the manufacturing lead time by changing the factor unit). You can also enter routing serial ranges and connect tool IDs to operations. These procedures are described in separate activities.

For outside work center operations, you can specify how much of the outside operation reporting process will be handled automatically as well as the default supply type.

Prerequisites

This activity has the following prerequisites:

• A work center must have been defined in Work Center.
• The part must be defined in Inventory Part with the part type set as manufactured or manufactured recipe. This automatically creates a routing record for the part.
• If you work with labor operations, labor classes must be defined in Manufacturing Labor Class.

System Effects

As a result of this activity:

• The system creates a routing with operations for a part.
• All time information you enter for operations, such as setup time, move time, and efficiency, affect both the operation scheduling and the setup and unit times of the part.

Window

Routing

Related Window Descriptions

Routing/Routings
Routing/Routing Serials
Routing/Routing Tools
Routing
Create Outside Operation Item

Procedure

1. Open the Routing  window.
2. Select New to create a new routing record.
3. With the cursor in the Part No field, either create a selective query, or use the List of Values to select the part for which you want to enter operations. 
4. In the Routings tab, enter a description of the alternative.
5. Select a line in the table area of the Routings tab. Select New to create a routing record for the part.
6. Enter a suitable sequence number for the operation.
7. Enter a description of the operation.
8. Select a work center where the operation will be performed. Use the List of Values to select from available work centers.
9. Specify machine time and/or labor time.
10. Enter the unit of measure for the manufacturing time in the Factor Unit column.
11. If you are specifying labor setup time, select Setup Labor Class and Setup Crew Size. Use List of Values to select from available labor classes. You can also enter an employee setup competency profile in the Emp Setup Comp Profile field.
12. If you are specifying labor run time, select Labor Class and Crew Size. Use the List of Values to select from available labor classes. You can also enter an employee competency profile in the Emp Comp Profile field.
13. If specifying overlap, enter the required value in the Overlap field and select the applicable unit in the Overlap Unit field.
14. Select the Setup Inside Overlap check box if you want the setup time to be included in the overlap.
    Note: The meaning of operation overlap is how early a succeeding operation is allowed to start in relation to its latest scheduled preceding operation start time. (For more details refer to Operation Overlap topic about description).
15. If you are specifying an outside operation, select an outside operation item. Use the List of Values to select from available parts. This part must be defined as a non-inventory purchase part. The outside operation item shall have the same supplier as the outside work center, or if the outside work center is not connected to a supplier, a valid supplier can be any active supplier connected to the purchase part.
16. If the operation is for an outside work center, select the Outside Op Backflush type and Outside Op Supply Type from the respective list boxes.
17. If you are specifying an outside operation, you have to the option to select the Send to Next Supplier check box.
    Note: When this check box is selected it indicates that the outside operation items should be sent directly from the supplier connected to the outside operation to the supplier connected to the consecutive operation, assuming that the consecutive operation is also defined as an outside operation. (For more details refer to the Subcontracting topic description).
18. Repeat steps 4-17 for each operation.
19. To be able to plan or to use the routing, the alternative status must be changed from Tentative to Plannable or Buildable. Do this by using the appropriate right mouse button option in the Routings tab.
20. Save the record.
21. If no outside operation item has been entered for an outside operation, the Create Outside Operation Item and Connect to Supplier dialog box will open. Enter part number, description and unit of measure in Purchase Part No, Part Description and UoM fields respectively. If you know the supplier and price information, enter the Supplier ID, Price and UoM fields respectively.
    Note : Currency will get the default value from the supplier. The UoM field will get the default value from unit of measure of the routing part. If supplier is related to the outside work center, it will also get the default value from the work center