Add Routing Operations
Explanation
Use this activity to add (internal) operations to a routing alternate. Routing operations are the work steps
required to manufacture, repair, prototype, disassemble, assemble, or disposition a part.
To add a routing operation, select the routing alternate to which the operation should be added, create a new
line on the Operations tab and enter relevant operation attributes.
- Enter a suitable operation number and description for the operation. The operation number represents the
sequence in which the operations are performed.
- An operation must always be connected to a Work Center. This is the production area where the
operation is performed. It can represent a machine, a group of machines, or an assembly area.
- Optionally, you can specify the most suitable resource within the work center in the Preferred
Resource field. This value will be inherited by the shop order operation, and during scheduling, the
system will prioritize assigning the operation to this resource.
- The Machine Setup Time and Machine Run Factor are used to schedule the operation and to book
machine load against the work center. It is recommended to always include machine setup and/or run time, even for
pure labor operations as assembly. Note: If you want to schedule operations using IFS/Advanced Planning
Board, the operation must be defined with a Machine Run Factor.
- Fixed Resource Share is by default 1, meaning that the full resource capacity is utilized for the
duration of the operation. If the operation utilizes part of the resource capacity, define the share in Fixed
Resource Share field or specify how much of the total capacity one unit will utilize in the Resource Share
per Unit field.
- Enter the unit of measure for the manufacturing time in the Factor Unit column.
- If personnel is required to setup the operation, specify the Labor Setup Time and enter Setup Labor
Class and Setup Crew Size. You can also enter the required qualification profile in the Emp
Setup Qual Profile field.
- If personnel is required to run the operation, specify the Labor Run Factor and enter Labor
Class and Crew Size. You can also enter the required qualification profile in the Emp Qual
Profile field.
- If it should be possible to manually update the operation quantity on the shop order, enable Manual
Operation Qty. This can be useful for a rework or repair operation when the full quantity is not
expected to pass through the operation. If Manual Operation Qty is enabled you can also specify
how much of the full quantity that is expected to pass through the operation as a percentage in the
Operation Qty Factor field. Then the operation quantity is set to that percentage of the shop
order lot size by default.
- If specifying overlap, enter the required value in the Overlap field and select the applicable unit in
the Overlap Unit field. Enable the Setup Inside Overlap option 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.
Once an operation has been added, you can also use the Routing Operations page to edit it.
To be able to plan or use the routing, the alternate status must be changed from Tentative to
Plannable or Buildable.
Prerequisites
- An internal work center must have been defined on the Work Center page.
- A routing alternate must exist.
- To enable Manual Operation Qty, the Routing Type must be set to
Repair, Disassembly or Remanufacturing.
- If Structure/Routing Update on the Site/Manufacturing page is set
to Restricted or Enhanced, the status of the alternate must not be
Buildable.
- If you work with labor operations, labor classes must be defined on Manufacturing Labor
Class page.
System Effects
As a result of this activity, operations are added to the routing alternate.