Manufacturing intelligence · Live

Your factory has hidden capacity.

Factory OS finds it. Connect production data, expose the losses behind missed output, and turn every shift into a measurable plan for more throughput, lower operating cost, and predictable manufacturing.

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See the loss · quantify the opportunity · fix what matters
Operations command center
Plant view · Example dataNorth Facility · Line 04
Shift A · 07:00–15:00

Operational OEE

78.4%▲ 6.2 pts

Plan attainment

92%On trajectory

Units / labour hr

41.8▲ 3.4
Production vs target 15-minute intervals
Capacity opportunity+11.6 hrs/wkCurrent line
Largest lossChangeover2.8 hrs this week
Constraint detected10:42

Line 04 changeover is 19 minutes above standard. Corrective action assigned.

One operating layer for
ThroughputCapacityLabourPlanningImprovement

The invisible factory

Small losses become expensive habits.

Downtime, slow cycles, waiting, weak schedules, excess changeovers, and incorrect staffing rarely arrive as one dramatic failure. They accumulate shift after shift until lost capacity feels normal.

Before you add another machine, shift, or person—know what your operation can already deliver.

Factory OS gives production leaders one shared view of what happened, why it happened, what it cost, and what the team should do next.

01 / TIMEUnplanned downtime
02 / SPEEDReduced run rates
03 / FLOWMaterials & waiting
04 / PEOPLELabour mismatch
05 / PLANReactive scheduling
06 / CONTROLWeak accountability

The operating system

From factory signal to daily action.

Factory OS connects diagnosis with execution. It helps teams move past reporting and build a repeatable management rhythm that improves every shift.

01

See the operation

Bring production, downtime, labour, schedule, quality, and constraint signals into one visual operating layer.

02

Diagnose the loss

Separate symptoms from root causes and expose where time, speed, flow, and labour are being lost.

03

Quantify the impact

Convert minutes into production hours, capacity, labour impact, and financial opportunity.

04

Execute the fix

Assign the right actions, standards, owners, and due dates to the people responsible for the work.

05

Sustain the gain

Use daily reviews, verified standards, KPI routines, and accountability to keep improvements from slipping.

Platform capabilities

One system. Every critical production decision.

Replace disconnected spreadsheets and retrospective reporting with a live, practical system built around the way manufacturing teams actually run.

Recover lost production time

Operational OEE that leads to action.

See where scheduled production time and performance are being lost—without burying the team in a percentage that does not explain the problem.

  • Availability and performance loss trees
  • Downtime reason capture and Pareto analysis
  • Minor stop, speed loss, and changeover visibility
  • Action ownership and recovery tracking
Recovered production capacity
11.6 hrs/wk
Current opportunity detected across the top three recurring losses
Availability84%
Performance93%
Op. OEE78%

Know what the plant can deliver

Model practical—not theoretical—capacity.

Connect demand, available time, product run rates, changeovers, downtime, labour, and constraints to understand true weekly output.

  • Capacity by line and product family
  • Demand vs. capacity scenarios
  • Constraint equipment identification
  • Future capacity and capital planning
Practical weekly capacity
84.2 k units
Modelled from demonstrated run rates, available time, and constraints
Utilization73%
ConstraintLine 04
Gap+9.8k

Output from every labour hour

Put the right people in the right place.

Understand the staffing model required for the planned output—without reducing labour productivity to a headcount exercise.

  • Units and labour hours by line or batch
  • Actual staffing vs. standard
  • Line balance and waiting time
  • Cross-training and overtime visibility
Output per labour hour
41.8 units
Up 3.4 units per labour hour against the prior four-week baseline
Plan38.4
Actual41.8
Variance+8.9%

A plan the factory can execute

Connect demand with operational reality.

Build capacity-constrained schedules using demonstrated rates, labour requirements, material readiness, changeovers, and available hours.

  • Weekly production and run-hour planning
  • Sequence and changeover optimization
  • Material and labour readiness
  • Schedule attainment and backorder visibility
Schedule attainment
92%
The current shift plan remains on trajectory with one constraint at risk
Orders24
At risk01
Changeovers06

Management rhythm

Turn manufacturing data into daily action.

Give operators, supervisors, and leaders a shared set of numbers, clear accountability, and the routines required to close the loop.

  • Tier meetings and live production boards
  • Action registers and escalation workflows
  • Supervisor standard work
  • Daily and weekly operating reviews
Open corrective actions
07 active
Five actions are on track. Two require leadership escalation today.
On track05
At risk02
Closed18

Stop solving the same problem

Make root cause part of the operating system.

Move the team from reaction and temporary fixes to verified corrective action, standardization, and sustained improvement.

  • 5 Why, Fishbone, Pareto, and PDCA workflows
  • Root cause and corrective-action tracking
  • Verification and standard work
  • Continuous-improvement opportunity pipeline
Recurring losses eliminated
06 / 90d
Verified corrective actions converted into updated operating standards
Ideas31
Active09
Verified06

Turn operating loss into business opportunity.

Factory OS does not stop at the KPI. It follows the impact from the moment a loss occurs to the capacity, labour, and financial opportunity created by fixing it.

Raw lossMinutes
Time impactHours
Output impactCapacity
Cost impactLabour
Business impactDollars

What changes

More control. Less firefighting. Better output.

Factory OS aligns the plant around a simple operational truth: every KPI should reveal what happened, why it happened, and what the team is doing about it.

01 / THROUGHPUT

Recover output before buying more equipment.

Expose available production hours hiding behind downtime, slow cycles, and changeovers.

02 / LABOUR

Reduce overtime pressure.

Align staffing and production requirements before the shift begins.

03 / DELIVERY

Build plans the floor can execute.

Use real capacity, materials, labour, and constraints—not assumptions.

04 / SPEED

Find constraints faster.

See where flow breaks down and focus improvement on the limiting process.

05 / MANAGEMENT

Give every level one version of the truth.

Replace departmental numbers with a shared operating view and clear ownership.

06 / SUSTAIN

Keep the gains.

Turn proven improvements into standards, routines, and accountability.

How it works

Operational clarity in four moves.

Start with the data and processes you have. Factory OS creates a clear path from baseline to measurable improvement without forcing a massive transformation on day one.

01

Connect

Bring in production data from existing systems, equipment signals, spreadsheets, and structured operator input.

02

Establish the baseline

Define how the plant actually performs across availability, rate, capacity, labour, schedule, and loss.

03

Focus the team

Prioritize the highest-value constraints and put the right actions in front of the right people.

04

Run the rhythm

Use live boards, daily reviews, action tracking, and verified standards to improve and sustain results.

The recommended starting point

Start with a manufacturing health check.

You do not need to know which module, KPI, or improvement project you need. We begin by understanding the operation, establishing the baseline, and finding the opportunity.

Your operational baseline

Know what to fix first—and why.

Manufacturing performance score
Current-state assessment
Bottleneck analysis
Top operational losses
Financial opportunity analysis
Quick-win priorities
30 / 60 / 90-day roadmap
Platform implementation plan

Built for real operations

Manufacturing environments where every hour matters.

Designed for small and mid-sized manufacturers that need greater operational control, productivity, capacity, and predictability.

Food manufacturing
Meat processing
Packaging
Consumer goods
Industrial manufacturing
General manufacturing
Warehousing
Distribution

A practical adoption path

Start focused. Improve fast. Scale what works.

Use Factory OS as the platform, combine it with expert support where useful, and expand as the operation builds capability.

Diagnose

Manufacturing health check

Find the loss and establish the operational baseline.

Improve

Focused improvement sprint

Fix the highest-value constraint and verify the result.

Transform

90-day plant program

Build a stronger operating system across the facility.

Sustain

Factory OS + advisory

Continue improving performance with an embedded management rhythm.

Common questions

Built to meet you where the factory is today.

No. Factory OS can help establish practical definitions, baselines, data collection, and reporting. It can begin with structured manual input and existing files, then expand into deeper integration over time.

No. The platform is designed around the operational needs of small and mid-sized manufacturers that need better visibility and management control without enterprise-scale complexity.

Not necessarily. Factory OS is an operating and improvement layer. It can work alongside existing business and manufacturing systems, helping turn their data into plant-level priorities, routines, and action.

Yes. Capacity and bottleneck analysis connects available time, demonstrated run rates, downtime, changeovers, labour, and demand so leadership can understand practical capacity before committing capital.

No. Factory OS can be supported with a manufacturing health check, implementation, team training, focused improvement projects, a 90-day plant program, and ongoing operational advisory.

Yes. Specialized workflows can support production, packaging, yield, sanitation, QA handoffs, verification, traceability, label control, and operational accountability while complementing qualified food-safety and regulatory professionals.

The capacity is already there

How much output is hiding inside your factory?

Before adding another machine, shift, overtime hour, or person, understand what your current operation is capable of delivering.