What is Routing in Manufacturing?
Routing defines the exact sequence of operations that a product or Work-in-Progress (WIP) item must go through during production — from the first stage to the final finished product.
In simpler terms, it is the roadmap for manufacturing a product, showing which processes happen, in what order, and at which work centers or machines.
For example, a typical fabrication route might look like this:
1. Cutting → 2. Bending → 3. Welding → 4. Painting → 5. Final Inspection (FG)
Each of these steps forms part of a defined Route in ManufApp, helping ensure every item follows the correct process sequence.
Related Articles
What are the Benefits of Routing?
Routing provides multiple advantages in production management, including: Improved Process Planning: Ensures all manufacturing steps happen in the right sequence. Accurate Scheduling: Enables better job allocation across work centers to avoid idle ...How to Create a New Route in ManufApp
🎯 Objective To define the sequence of processes that a product or WIP item must follow during production. Routing helps in ensuring proper process planning, accurate scheduling, and better traceability in manufacturing. 🔎 For a quick overview, see: ...Why is creating a BOM important in the manufacturing workflow?
Creating a BOM is critical because it forms the backbone of: Material planning: Knowing what and how much to procure or issue Production control: Ensuring every FG is made from accurate and consistent components Job card creation: Automatically pulls ...How to Finalize BOM of an Item
Objective To confirm and lock the Bill of Materials (BOM) of an item so that it remains fixed for all future Sales Orders and Production Planning. Finalizing also ensures that the routing structure (process flow) is properly created in the system, so ...What are the key benefits of using the BOM structure in ManufApp?
✅ Multi-level linkage: Automatically pulls RM from WIP BOMs ✅ Scalability: Supports nested assemblies and reusable components ✅ Accuracy: Eliminates manual quantity errors with BOM Divisor logic ✅ Traceability: Maintains clear visibility of which ...