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Demo 6.2: Review GBI work centers

PRODUCT ROUTINGS
In our discussion of work centers we defi ned a product routing as a list of
operations that a company must perform to produce a material (Figure 6-10).
In addition, the product routing specifi es the sequence in which these opera-
tions must be carried out, the work center where they are to be performed,
and the time needed to complete them. It can also list additional resources,
known as production resource tools, which the company needs to complete the
operations.

Figure 6-10: Structure of a routing

The left side of Figure 6-10 illustrates the general structure of a routing.
Like a BOM, a routing includes a header that contains data applicable to the
entire routing, such as status and validity. The routing shows two sequences,
each of which identifi es the required operations and the order in which they
are performed. All operations in a routing must be performed in some type of

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