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How to get shop order operation in a shop order to use one resource only

  • June 3, 2026
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The use case is like this.

In a factory the customer has an area for assembly. The area is a Work Center and have 10 separate places wher assembly of a product can be executed. Each place is defined as a Resource in the Work Center. 

The Routing is set-up with multiple Opearation but use that same Work Center. 
The Product to be assemble, is in reality started and completed in one of the places inside the Work Center, all Opeartions are done in the place and should use one Resource only for all Opeartions done in the Work Center. The standard logic shedule the Operations to use different Resources.   

How can you use the standard logic to pick available Resource for first Operation+Work Center and use same Resource for all Operations in that Shop Order per Work Center?
 

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Björn Hultgren
Hero (Employee)
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From 25R2 you can set the preferred resource on the routing. However, I guess that doesn’t help your scenario. Why can’t you have just one operation for all work on the work center and use subtasks for the different work steps?

Else maybe a CRIM that updates the Preferred Resource for the operations so they align with the resource on which the first operation performed on that work center is scheduled?


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  • Sidekick (Customer)
  • June 3, 2026

I cannot have one operation, each operation has different labor classes due to skills needed and different cost for labor. Secondly, the operation time (clockings) is comparred with planned and quoted hours for production.

I guess the a CRIM is needed, untill R&D add a parameter in work center that include that logic in core :)

At the moment it’s done as part of the shop order planning. 

@Björn Hultgren, in 25R2 the Operations are scheduled in DOP Orders, du you have the option to manually set the preferred Resource in DOP Order operations?


Björn Hultgren
Hero (Employee)
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@MUNAJANSE Yes you can set Preferred Resource also in DOP now :)


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  • Sidekick (Customer)
  • June 3, 2026

In Machine Operation Scheduling in Visual Capacity Requirements Planning, one op at the time only or for multiple op in lines somewhere?
I gave you false information, the customer run 25R1, still possible?

  


Björn Hultgren
Hero (Employee)
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@MUNAJANSE I think it’s only possible to set it operation by operation. 

It’s not possible to set Preferred Resource in the routing or DOP in 25R1.