In most factories a product does not follow a straight line all the way through the manufacturing process. There can be several occurrences during production where a part or assembly heads down a specific path to have an option added or to be painted a different color. All of these different paths are called routes.
Routes:
Link one or more regions.
Direct the flow of parts and assemblies in production.
There can be multiple routes from one region to another.
Example
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Device at region 1's entry point. |
2 |
Device at a region 1's exit point and region 2's entry point. |
3 |
The path linking the two regions is a route. |
4 |
Device at region 2's exit point. |
Routes: guidelines. |
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Production Tracking System definitions and guidelines. |