Pattern 01
Engineering Manufacturer — Job-Wise Visibility
Situation
Multi-stage assemblies with long cycle times. Material issued on paper; WIP status lived with supervisors. Sales committed dates without a shared capacity view.
Focus
BOM and routing discipline, work orders, material issue against jobs, and plan-vs-actual for management.
What Changed
- Job cards replaced as the single progress record
- Stores issues linked to active work orders
- Sales and planning shared one delivery commitment view