6. Routes: Defined

In most factories a product does not follow a straight line all the way through the manufacturing process. There can be several occurrences during production where a part or assembly heads down a specific path to have an option added or to be painted a different color. All of these different paths are called routes.

Routes:

• Link one or more regions.
• Direct the flow of parts and assemblies in production.

There can be multiple routes from one region to another.

Example

1	Device at region 1's entry point.
2	Device at a region 1's exit point and region 2's entry point.
3	The path linking the two regions is a route.
4	Device at region 2's exit point.