Objective evaluation of shopfloor and workflow bottlenecks before prescribing software.
Overall Efficiency Score
Measured Weekly Waste
Estimated Weekly Waste
Annualized Labor Drag
Evaluates manual re-keying, CAD/file review delays, and quote turnaround latency.
Evaluates margin leakage, stale vendor pricing, and lack of historical job costing.
Evaluates paper traveler loss, physical status clipboards, and lack of real-time operator progress.
Evaluates unrecorded shopfloor friction, bottlenecks, and idle machine time.
Evaluates stockouts, manual physical counts, inventory shrinkage, and missing lot traceability.
Evaluates paper inspection logs, uncalibrated tooling, and reactive downtime.
Evaluates packaging errors, bill-of-lading discrepancies, and billing lag after completion.
Eliminate paper traveler loss and manual WIP status checks.
ShopFloor Module (Digital Traveler)
Immediate real-time work center tracking and station accountability.
Prevent material stockouts and unrecorded inventory shrinkage.
Inventory & Material Module
Automated lot tracking and accurate job packet allocations.
Accelerate RFQ response time and eliminate margin calculation leakage.
QuoteFlow & Pricing Module
Standardized estimate-to-job conversion with audit trail.
⚠️ Engineering Transparency & Baseline Guardrail:
In accordance with docs/METRICS.md, all reported hours are segregated into verified measured facts versus operator estimates. Benefit realizations and projected returns remain illustrative until baselined during actual pilot execution.