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Is there a possibiltiy to trigger the production line due to order control?

I am planning a Production line which is should be triggered by an order, that comes from the client.

So, as soon as the client orders, let's say a car, the operators start to put each subassemblies together, depending on what Car the client wants.
Let's say, the client can choose between SUV, Cabrio and family car.
Each differ from one another in the landing gear and the tires. The car-building process usually starts with the tires and landing gear, which then are combined with a motor and that's it.

Now, depending on what Car the client orders, the operator has to pick a different pair of tires and a different landing gear and put it then into the process-line.

How can I do this?

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I would build two interacting processes in a 3D model. A process line that separates a job list existing of a pallet with items on it. I call this a data management line. A second process line assembles a car.

You can build the first data management line in process flow. But I recommend to do it in a 3D model, because there you can easily visualize the progress of each task. For example you can change the size and/or color of the data item at station.

I answered a question for a body shop to do an opposite approach.

How to start a process on a multiprocessor before the previous one finishes?

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