Production routing operations¶
An operation is one ordered step of a production routing. It connects the routing to the productive resource it consumes and specifies the rate used to convert produced quantity into resource occupation.
Use one operation for each resource whose capacity must be considered. The same routing can therefore consume a line, mold, and labor resource, each with its own productivity and availability.
Path in the platform¶
Data > Data Operations > Master Data > Production Master Data > Production Routing > Production Routing Operations
Grain and fields¶
The key is Routing Id + Operation Sequence.
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
Routing Id |
Routing that owns the operation. |
Operation Sequence (Integer number) |
Integer position of the operation in the routing. |
Production Resource Id |
Resource consumed by the operation. |
Operation Duration |
Time the resource needs to process the routing base quantity. |
Time Unit (S, M, H or D; default H) |
Unit of the duration: seconds, minutes, hours, or days; defaults to hours when omitted. |
The routing and the referenced resource must exist before an operation is loaded. Operations for a routing must have distinct, complete sequences and compatible units.
How the rate becomes capacity consumption¶
The routing header states the output Base Quantity
and its UOM. Operation Duration and Time Unit state how long this operation
uses its resource to process that base output. Planning scales this relationship
to calculate resource occupation for the planned production quantity.
The published file contains these five columns only. A sixth Delete column
may be accepted during import as an optional operation flag, but it is not part
of the downloaded header.
Operations are optional when capacity is not constrained
Do not create a fictitious operation for an unlimited resource. When production must remain possible without consuming capacity, keep only the routing header, with no operations. The routing still describes the production alternative but creates no occupation.
Continue with the production routing or return to the Production data overview.