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The office has a schedule in a system. The workshop has a whiteboard or a screen. Within a day, the two drift apart.
You know what happens next. The office promises a delivery the shop floor cannot make, or the shop floor finishes something nobody is waiting for any more.
Shop Floor Sync keeps both pictures the same and reports it as soon as they differ.
What it does, step by step
- Read the scheduleWhat is planned, in what order and with what lead time.
- Collect progressWhat has actually been finished, started or stopped on the shop floor.
- Work out the gapWhere reality is ahead of or behind the schedule.
- Inform both sidesThe planner hears about the delay, the shop floor hears about the change.
- Calculate the knock-on effectsWhich orders get squeezed if things carry on like this.
Works with these systems
- APIs
Teams
WhatsApp
- Monday
Asana
Jira
Is your system not listed? We can connect any system, even if there is no standard integration. View all integrations.
What runs automatically and what does not
You stay in control.
Not every decision should be made automatically. For each workflow, we set out:
- What can happen automatically.
- What is put forward for approval first.
- When a person is brought in.
- What information is stored.
- How actions are logged.
Is this a fit for your organisation?
A good fit if
- Manufacturers and workshops that do their own scheduling.
- Organisations where the office and the shop floor see different pictures.
- Situations with short lead times and lots of changes.
Less of a fit if
- Fully automated production lines with their own control systems.
- Organisations without digital progress tracking.
What it can deliver
- One picture of the schedule instead of two.
- Earlier warning of which orders are getting squeezed.
- Less walking back and forth between the office and the shop floor.
Directions, not promises. As soon as there is evidence from a client project, it will appear here as a substantiated result.
Frequently asked questions
How does the AI know what is happening on the shop floor?
From the tracking that is already there: scans, a terminal, a tablet or a message from a supervisor. If that tracking does not exist, that comes first, because without a signal from the shop floor there is nothing to sync.
Does it change the schedule itself?
It makes proposals. Rescheduling affects delivery times and commitments to customers, so that decision stays with the planner. What it does do is calculate what happens if nothing changes.
Does this work with our ERP?
Yes, through the API or directly on the database. In practice the ERP is the office side. The gain is in connecting the shop floor side, which usually sits apart from it.
Is this the same as an MES?
No. An MES controls production. This is lighter: it keeps two existing pictures in line and flags the difference. For many mid-sized workshops, that is exactly enough.
How to put this to work
- 1A short callTogether we look at your process and your systems, and whether this task is the best place to start.
- 2Set up on your rulesIntegrations with your own systems, and agreeing what may run automatically and what a person approves.
- 3Measure and adjustFirst alongside your team, only then on its own. We look at what it delivers and adjust.