Example: Overlapping Using Flow Manufacturing

Graphic 1 shows the operations in your routing or production order with the execution times that have been calculated from the standard values and formulas in the work center.

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Graphic 1: Overlapping (no flow manufacturing)

Operations 10, 40 and 50 for which you set the Flow manufacturing indicator, are shown in graphic 2 with "F". There are two groups of consecutive operations that overlap using flow manufacturing, namely

Here operation 10 has the longest execution time (according to standard values, see graphic 1). It is adopted for operation 20 (see graphic 2).

Here operation 50 has the longest execution time (according to standard values, see graphic 1). It is adopted for operations 40 and 60 (see graphic 2).

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Graphic 2: Overlapping Using Flow Manufacturing