Station routing

Production Planner records which stations a product uses and the order in which they appear. Each route entry links a product to a station and carries a sequence value and target takt in seconds. The route gives the floor a consistent reference when the same assembly returns for another run.

Submit Station Route checks the selected route and its linked product and station before saving the routing values. Invalid or conflicting sequences are refused before writes. The action refreshes the linked station listing after a successful submission, so the planner can review the result where the station’s work is discussed.

• Product sequence. Production Planner sets the sequence for each station used by the product. The team reviews the whole product route when a station changes, because an individually plausible entry can still conflict with the intended order.
• Station identity. A route points to the resource that represents the actual assembly station or work center. Shared names and consistent references keep the route understandable when several benches perform similar work.
• Target takt. The target records the expected pace at the selected station in seconds. Production Planner agrees its meaning with the floor before comparing it with recorded station activity during improvement discussions.

Choose a sequence numbering convention that the planner and operators can read without interpretation. Agree how to introduce another operation between existing stations and who reviews the affected route. Use a product with a familiar assembly path for the first rehearsal so that the team can recognize an incorrect order immediately.

Agree what the target takt represents for each station. A manual fitting bench and a station that records a longer dwell may need different operating discussions. Use a consistent time basis when setting targets. At a shared station, identify the unit’s product with the operator and select that product’s route before comparing its target with the recorded passage duration. Ask the operator to explain waiting or rework that affected the interval.

Production Planner owns route preparation, while Production Operator can contribute floor corrections. Decide how that collaboration works before using the route for a live run. Keep product and resource identities stable when updating the operating plan.

Choose a product that moves from fitting to final assembly. Enter its route with a clear sequence and a target takt for each station. Submit the entries and ask Production Operator to walk through the displayed order using the actual station names. A mistaken station reference should be corrected while the route is still being prepared.

Next, attempt a conflicting sequence for that product. The submission should refuse the conflict and preserve the existing route. Correct the sequence, submit again and check the refreshed station listing. Finally, compare the accepted route with the station selected for the planned work order. That last discussion checks that the planning team and floor use the same meaning for the assigned resource.

• Route Sequence — Product routes ordered by sequence with station and target takt together.
• Station Availability — Resource status and daily capacity for the route planning discussion.

Start with Plan and release production, then use Capture station and production evidence to rehearse the route with a real serial movement.