Mirror a Lean Throughput Activity as a Discrete Route in Dynamics 365 SCM

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Configure resources, routes, and calendars

Short answer

B Create a route with runtime 6, process quantity 1, and operation hours/time 0.0167 (1 hour/60 minutes) to mirror the Lean activity.

Question

You are a process engineer evaluating Lean vs. Discrete processing. You want to convert a Kanban item. This item has the following Lean setup: The setup uses a Lean schedule group with a throughput ratio = 2. The process activity tied to production flow has the following runtime activity times: time = 3 min, per quantity = 1. The work cell capacity has a model type of Throughput and an average throughput quantity of 60 per a capacity period of standard workday (8 hour day). The throughput is 10 per hour. You need to set up a Discrete operation to mirror the item’s production flow activity. What should you do?
  1. Create a route with a runtime = 6, a process quantity = 1, and the operation’s hours/time = 1.
  2. Create a route with a runtime = 6, a process quantity = 1, and the operation’s hours/time = 0.0167 (e.g. 1 hour/60 minutes). Correct Answer
  3. Create a route with a runtime = 1, a process quantity = 6, and the operation’s hours/time = 0.0167 (e.g. 1 hour/60 minutes).
  4. Create a route with a runtime = 1, a process quantity = 1, and the operation’s hours/time = 0.0167 (e.g. 1 hour/60 minutes).

Key Takeaways

A throughput ratio of 2 doubles the runtime per produced quantity (3 min x 2 = 6 min for process quantity 1). Because runtime is expressed in minutes, the operation hours/time must be converted to hours (1/60 = 0.0167).

To convert a Kanban item's Lean production flow activity (throughput ratio 2, 3 min runtime per quantity) into a Discrete route, create a route with runtime 6, process quantity 1, and operation hours/time 0.0167 (1 hour/60 minutes).

Common mistake: Do not keep hours/time at 1 (that treats runtime as hours, not minutes), and do not invert the runtime/process-quantity pairing. The runtime must reflect the throughput-ratio-adjusted minutes.

Expert Analysis

Why the Answer Is Correct

The Lean activity has a throughput ratio of 2 and a runtime of 3 minutes per quantity. Mirroring it as a Discrete route means runtime = 3 x 2 = 6 minutes for process quantity 1. Since route runtime is entered in minutes but the operation hours/time field is in hours, 1 minute = 1/60 hour = 0.0167, so hours/time must be 0.0167.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

  • Option A keeps hours/time at 1, treating the 6-minute runtime as 6 hours.
  • Option C and Option D swap the runtime and process-quantity values, producing an incorrect route.

Community Comment Notes

Community consensus is B; the throughput ratio doubles the per-quantity runtime and the minutes-to-hours conversion gives 0.0167.

Official Reference

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/production-control/routes-operations

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Community Votes

B
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Discussion 3 contributions

Compiled from public community threads and reader submissions, lightly edited for clarity. Handles and vote tallies are shown as recorded, and comments reflect the views of individual contributors.

From public community threads 3

  1. Deetss 👍 1 Answered B
    I believe the answer is "B." Throughput ratio of 2 indicates product consumes two resources, in other words runtime 3min*2=6min for process quantity of 1. Since our runtime is in minutes, the operation hours/time must be 0.0167. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/set-up-use-discrete-manufacturing-routes/create-operations-relations +throughput ratio link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/production-control/tasks/define-lean-schedule-groups#associate-product
  2. juan1603 👍 1
    Same Question than Question #86 of Topic 1 with other answer.
  3. CCexamn 👍 1
    Also similar to #138

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