Question

Routing is essential in the following type of industry:

• A. Assembly industry
• B. Process industry
• C. Job order industry
• D. Mass production industry

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Assembly industry

Routing is the process of deciding the path and sequence of operations to be performed on a job. It is essential in the assembly industry as it determines what work is to be done and how it will be done. Production planning and controlsystem has four steps: routing, scheduling, dispatching, and expedition or follow-up. These steps help to keep track of work efforts, delays, and bottlenecks. Such records can be used in the future to control production.