Operation Sequences
Setup, Run, Inspect, Transfer
Sequential, parallel, and alternate operations. Setup time, run time per piece, and queue time configured per operation and per work center.
Routings & Operations
Operation Sequences with Standard Times and Embedded Quality Gates
How You Make It — Operation by Operation
Synesis MES Routings define how products are made. Each routing is a sequence of operations — setup, run, inspect, transfer, pack — assigned to specific work centers and machines, with standard setup time, run time per piece, and inspection requirements. The routing drives production scheduling, labor capture, capacity planning, costing, and quality.
Operations can be sequential, parallel, or alternate. Quality inspection points are embedded directly in the routing — a routing operation can require pass/fail or measured-value verification before the work order advances. Routings are revision-controlled and tied to BOM revisions through the engineering change workflow.
Routing Capabilities
Work Center Assignment
Capacity-Based Scheduling
Operations assigned to work centers (machines, cells, lines). Capacity planning rolls up by work center. Schedule constraints respected.
Standard Times
Earned-Hours Reporting
Setup, run, and teardown standard times per operation. Earned hours computed automatically from production posting. Variance to standard surfaced in real time.
Quality Gates
Inspection Embedded
First-piece, in-process, and final inspection points embedded in the routing. Pass/fail or measured-value verification required to advance the work order.
Routing Revisions
Effective Dating
Routing revisions with effective-from and effective-to dates. In-process work orders complete on their original revision. New work orders pick up the new revision.
Alternate Operations
Capacity Flexibility
Alternate operations for the same step (e.g., CNC mill A or CNC mill B). System picks based on availability, setup commonality, and load.
Shop-Floor Display
Operator-Friendly
At the workstation, operators see the routing operation, work instruction, drawing, and inspection plan for the active step. No paper, no rekeying.
Engineering Change Integration
QMS Change Control
Routing revisions flow through Synesis QMS change control with impact assessment, multi-stage approval, and training updates before they release to production.
Routings Drive the Plant
Scheduling
Capacity planning rolls up by work center. Routing standard times power finite scheduling and order release.
Costing
Standard cost = sum of operations × standard times × labor rates. Actual cost from production posting. Variance is the difference.
Labor & Earned Hours
Earned hours computed from production posting against routing standard times. Operator and shift productivity measured objectively.
Quality
Routing-embedded inspection points create a closed loop. Failed inspection stops the work order until QMS disposition.
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