Queue time is the time that a job waits at a work center before or after the job is processed1. You can use queue time to account for paint drying time before assembly operations can begin. You can specify queue time in minutes, hours, or days on the route operations that are attached to the production order2.
To set up the operation to encompass queue times, you should do the following:
Enter a value in the queue time after field for the painting operation. This value indicates how long the painted bicycle frames must wait at the painting work center before they can be moved to the next operation2. For example, if the paint drying time is 24 hours, you can enter 24 in the queue time after field and select Hours as the unit.
Enter a value in the queue time before field for the assembly operation. This value indicates how long the painted bicycle frames must wait at the assembly work center before they can be processed2. For example, if there is a delay between the arrival of the frames and the start of the assembly, you can enter a value that reflects this delay in the queue time before field and select the appropriate unit.
The other options are not correct, because they do not involve queue times. Building capabilities for each resource related to color would allow you to assign resources based on their color proficiency, but it would not account for paint drying time. Entering a value in the transit time on the painting operation would indicate how long it takes to move the painted bicycle frames from one work center to another, but it would not include the waiting time before or after the movement. Making a resource group for each size and color and assigning that group to the operation would allow you to group resources that have similar characteristics and can be used interchangeably in production, but it would not affect the queue times.
1: Queue times 2: Set up operations scheduling