Apply alternative routing

This tool is designed to help you efficiently transfer production orders from the standby resource to a dedicated machine center, while simultaneously seeking the best alternatives to achieve the earliest completion.

The function "Apply AlternativeRouting" is accessible viathe bar's context menu:

By selecting this option, the operations of a production order are added to the schedule starting no earlier than the current work date, or later if required by a linked predecessor, without altering the existing schedule. The system will ensure the order is completed as early as possible by utilizing the alternative routing you have defined.

The core principles behind the "Apply Alternative Routing" function

• Changes the assigned machine center of the triggering operation and all successors (move from standby to a concrete machine center).
• Changes the timing (start date, hence: end date) of all successors.
• Adds this production order with the lowest priority applying an ASAP strategy
• Will not change the sequence on any machine.
• Will not violate the routing structure.