Add Routing Outside Operations
Explanation
Use this activity to add outside operations to a routing alternate. An outside operation represents a work step
to be performed by a supplier.
To add an outside 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 operations, and during scheduling, the system
will prioritize assigning the operation to this resource.
- Enter an outside operation item in the Outside Op Item field. This part must be
defined as a non-inventory purchased part. The outside operation item should 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 purchased part.
- Specify how much of the outside operation reporting process should be handled automatically and the default
supply type in the Outside Op Supply Type and Outside Op Rpt
Level drop-downs.
- If the supplier ships the part directly to the next supplier, enable the Send to Next
Supplier option. Note: When this option is enabled, 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
- 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 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 outside work center must have been defined on the Work Center page.
- An outside operation item (non-inventory purchased part) must exist.
- A routing alternate must exist.
- 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 the Manufacturing Labor
Class page.
System Effects
As a result of this activity, outside operations are added to the routing alternate.