Job Shop Routing

To support multi-site production, routings are now linked to product per site.

Note: If multisite is implemented, you must be authorized to define and maintain routings for the selected site.

Routing Master Data

To be able to define a routing, these must already be defined:

  1. Define reference operations

    Prerequisite:

    • The work centers for site are defined in the Sites (tcemm0150m000) and the Work Centers (tirou0101m000) session.

      For more information, refer to Activating sites and Defining entities for sites.

    • Machine type (s) is defined in the Machine Types (tirou4160m000) session.

    • The Machine capacity group(s) is defined in the Machine Capacity Groups (tirou4161m000) session.

  2. Link skills and tools.

    Prerequisite:

    • Skills are defined in the Skills (tcppl0110m000) session.
    • Tools defined in the Tools (titrp0101m000) session.

  3. Link process variables

    Prerequisite:

    • Process variable defined in the Process Variables (tirou0105m000) session.

New Routing

Note: A routing is always site specific and quantity dependent.

To define a routing for a product:

  1. Use the Job Shop Routing (tirou4600m000) session to generate a new routing revision.

    The revision is assigned the status New on generation.

  2. Specify the site to which the routing will apply in the Site field.

  3. Specify the product for which the routing will be used in the Product field.

    Once the product is selected, the routing ID number and revision will automatically be generated. If a previous routing for this product and site combination exists, the revision number will be upped by one.

    The new routing revision automatically receives the status New.

  4. Edit the routing header as necessary.

  5. Add operations to the routing

    Note: Prerequisite to adding operations that reference operations have been defined int he Reference Operations (tirou4150m000) session.

  6. Once all operations are added use the Validate command to check for consistency.

  7. After validation use the Approve Revision command to change the revision status to Approved.

Standard Routing by Site

A standard routing is a routing that can be coupled to multiple products. Using a standard routing can reduce maintenance.

Use the Standard Job Shop Routings (tirou4100m100)or Standard Job Shop Routing (tirou4600m100) sessions to define standard routings that can be used either globally or for a specific site.

When you have a standard routing defined, you can define a job shop routing in the Job Shop Routings (tirou4100m000) orJob Shop Routing (tirou4600m000) sessions for a specific item.

Later on, you can link the standard routing to one or multiple items in the Item - Routings (tirou1101m000) session by selecting a manufactured item and site when you record a new item routing code. First, select the Standard checkbox in the Item - Routings (tirou1101m000) details session. Next, select a standard routing to which the new routing can be linked. The operation data is adopted from the standard routing during the input of a production order.

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