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MFG/PRO 9.0 User Guide Volume 3: Manufacturing - QAD.com

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Some of these capabilities are especially important when there is a<br />

<strong>com</strong>bination of medium to long operation lead times, a significant labor<br />

<strong>com</strong>ponent of cost, many operations, and bottleneck operations.<br />

Routing operations may not be necessary when:<br />

• Item lead times are very short.<br />

• Total item costs consist mostly of material and overhead and the labor<br />

<strong>com</strong>ponent is relatively small.<br />

• Capacity can be easily managed.<br />

• Repetitive module is not used.<br />

Figure 3.1 summarizes the steps required to set up routings.<br />

Set<br />

Set<br />

up<br />

up<br />

shop<br />

shop<br />

calendar.<br />

calendar.<br />

Define<br />

Define<br />

departments.<br />

departments.<br />

Define<br />

Define<br />

work<br />

work<br />

centers.<br />

centers.<br />

Define<br />

Define<br />

standard<br />

standard<br />

operations.<br />

operations.<br />

Set<br />

Set<br />

up<br />

up<br />

routings.<br />

routings.<br />

Important Work centers and operations work in conjunction with the<br />

shop calendar, which determines the work days and hours for the plant.<br />

Use Calendar Maintenance (36.3.5) to add work center-specific calendars.<br />

Before you begin defining the elements needed to create routings, make<br />

sure you set up the shop calendar.<br />

ROUTINGS/WORK CENTERS 27<br />

Fig. 3.1<br />

Routing Setup<br />

Work Flow<br />

Ï See <strong>User</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

<strong>Volume</strong> 11:<br />

Manager<br />

Functions for<br />

more information<br />

on calendars.

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