Dynamic routing during runtime

It is important to understand how dynamic routing works from the standpoint of manufacturing operations—what happens, in response to what actions, in what order, and (most importantly) why—that is, its runtime behavior.

Dynamic routing is initiated by the reporting of production using a reason code that has been identified as a dynamic routing reason.

If reasons that have been identified as being used to generate dynamic routing jobs apply to the current job, then the Dynamic Routing Quantity option is included in the Enter Production dialog box.

When a user selects the Dynamic Routing Quantity option, the Select Dynamic Routing Reason dialog box appears. Only reasons that have been identified as being used to generate dynamic routing jobs and that apply to the current job are listed.

When the user selects a reason, then enters a value in the Dynamic Routing Quantity box and clicks Save, this production is entered into the database, just as it is for good or reject reasons. Other than this dialog, there may be no other direct indication to an operator that one or more rework jobs have just been initiated.

As with reject reasons, the Select Dynamic Routing Reason dialog box can be opened again either by reselecting the Dynamic Routing Quantity option or by clicking the button to the right of the title of the field on the dialog that displays the currently-selected item reason.