Arouting diagram orroute diagram in the field ofmanagement engineering is a type ofdiagram, that shows a route through an accessible physical space.[1] Routing diagrams are used inplant layout study, and manufacturing plant design.
A routing diagrams shows a route through a physical space. They are often considered a type of flow diagram, but they differ from flowcharts, that a routing is pictured in a physical layout. There is a similarity with design ofElectrical equipment, where routing diagrams also in show "the physical layout of the facility and equipment and how the circuit how the circuit to the various equipment is run."[2]
A picture with a routing in geographical space is often called a route map. While theroad map andtransit map (such as the railway map, metro map, bus map, etc.) show all the roads or lines, the route map regularly shows one rad for a particular occasion. Likewise a ground plan or site map show all the space, buildings and/or rooms, the routing map shows one specific route on site.
Routing diagrams are used inplant layout study. The routing diagram can consist of afloor plan with a trace attached, or a 3dcross section of a building with a trace. The routing diagram transforms into aflow diagram when the physical dimensions are taken out of the equation.[3]
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