Manufacturing, Regional Victoria
Job management and production scheduling for a metal fabricator
Quoting, job sheets and production scheduling moved off the whiteboard and into one system the workshop floor can see.
Platform
FileMaker, with a browser view for the workshop
Timeline
Discovery three weeks, then two build phases over five months
Industry
Manufacturing, Regional Victoria
Size
22 staff
The situation before
- Quotes were built in a spreadsheet copied from the last similar job, so pricing drifted and margin was invisible.
- The production schedule was a whiteboard, photographed each afternoon and sent to the workshop.
- Nobody could say what a job had actually cost until the invoice was raised.
What we built
- A quoting screen with a materials and labour library, so a quote is assembled rather than retyped.
- Job sheets on a workshop screen, updated as work progresses.
- Production scheduling with capacity by machine.
- Job costing that compares quoted against actual while the job is still open.
Quote turnaround down from five days to one.
5 days to 1
Average quote turnaround
Live
Job costing, previously only after invoicing
0
Whiteboards remaining
We can see margin on a job while we can still do something about it. That changed how we quote.
Book a discovery call
Thirty minutes with the person who would build your system. We will ask about how your business runs today, where the manual work sits, and what you have already tried. You will leave with a view on whether custom software is worth it for you, and a rough range for what it would cost. There is no charge and no obligation.
Or call 02 7208 8867 during business hours.