Checklist · Manufacturing

The manufacturing automation checklist.

Compliance paperwork is eating production time. Tick every task you still do by hand, adjust the hours to match your week, and see what it’s costing you each year.

What an hour is worth$

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Hours / week0

Cost / year$0

Automate first

Highest payback — usually where money leaks out.

RFQ packages read cover to cover by your most senior personFix AI triage flags special processes, tolerances, materials and flow-down clauses so you can decide quickly whether to quote. hrs/wkQuick win
Work instructions live in people’s headsFix Short interviews plus job cards and setup sheets turned into written work instructions, approved by the expert. hrs/wk
Audit documents rebuilt before every auditFix Procedures and policies kept current, each tied to the requirement it addresses, for your quality lead to approve. hrs/wk
Temperature, sanitation or inspection logs on paperFix Checks captured on a tablet or phone, with missed or out-of-range entries flagged immediately. hrs/wkQuick win
Lot traces take hours — or a weekendFix Material and ingredient lots linked to batches and shipments for a fast one-up, one-down trace. hrs/wk

Automate next

Steady weekly gains once the first build is running.

Supplier certs and COAs filed by handFix Certificates read, checked against your specs and filed to the lot; missing or expiring ones flagged. hrs/wk
Customer POs retyped into the ERPFix Purchase orders read from email and staged in your system for a quick review. hrs/wk
Corrective actions tracked in emailFix Nonconformances and corrective actions tracked with owners, due dates and reminders. hrs/wk
Customers call for order statusFix Order and job status updates sent automatically at key milestones. hrs/wk
Weekly production numbers pulled by handFix Output, scrap and on-time delivery summarized for you every Monday. hrs/wk
Quotes go out with no follow-upFix Timed follow-up on every quote until it’s won or closed. hrs/wk
Training records kept in a binderFix Who’s trained on what, with reminders before certifications or refreshers lapse. hrs/wk

Hours are typical estimates for a small business — change them to match yours. Cost per year = hours per week × what an hour is worth × 48 working weeks.

Quick wins — build these first

Small builds with fast payback for most manufacturers.

~4 hrs/wk typical

RFQ packages read cover to cover by your most senior person

Build: AI triage flags special processes, tolerances, materials and flow-down clauses so you can decide quickly whether to quote.

Lets you respond to more RFQs, faster, without adding senior hours.

What we build for manufacturers →

~2.5 hrs/wk typical

Temperature, sanitation or inspection logs on paper

Build: Checks captured on a tablet or phone, with missed or out-of-range entries flagged immediately.

Fewer missed checks and records that are audit-ready from day one.

What we build for manufacturers →

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Thirty minutes, no pitch deck. We’ll look at how your business runs, find the busywork worth automating first, and explain how Discovery works and what it costs. If AI isn’t the answer, we’ll say so.

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