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Lightweight MES · Digital job travellers · Production flow

Lightweight MES Software for Production Flow, Digital Job Travellers and Shop-Floor Handoffs

Keep every job moving with a clear route, current work-centre queue, quality-control procedure, target time, next action and accountable receiving point.

Shop Floor Relay brings production orders, work packages, Route Kits, QCP execution, work-in-progress visibility, timing, operational production cost and handover context into one practical platform. It is broader than a WIP board and easier to introduce than a full MES replacement.

Release work against a versioned route. Let authorised operators accept, start, pause, hold, complete, rework and pass work forward. Preserve quantities, quality outcomes, notes, evidence, delays and responsibility as the work moves between production sections or sites.

Shop Floor Relay is factory floor, field and mobile ready — downloadable on and responsive across mobile, tablet and desktop with a data or internet connection. The Platform Foundry team will support you onboarding and integration when a STARTER or above plan is subscribed to. Custom extensions and isolated tenancies/instances are available through Platform Foundry LLC.

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Provided by Platform Foundry LLC. Begin with one important production flow, establish the right configuration and integration path, and expand across routes, teams or sites as the operating case is proven.

Versioned Route Kits QCP at each operation Target time and tolerance Operational production cost Live WIP and due-risk visibility QR-enabled execution Supported onboarding

Digital production traveller WO-2471 · Pump Skid Assembly

Live

Current operation Final Assembly

Work centre Assembly Cell 04

Required by 21 Aug · 16:00

Forecast At risk · +4h

Material PrepComplete · 1h 42m

MachiningComplete · +35m tolerance

Final AssemblyIn progress · 68%

Quality ReleaseQueued · QCP required

Pack & DispatchForecast start 20 Aug

Current QCP 14 of 16 checks passed

Next relay Quality must accept Open note and evidence travel with the job.

Know where every job is Current Site, Location, work centre, operation, owner and status.

Know what happens next Route, required QCP, target time, tolerance and receiving point.

Transfer context intact Pass quantities, notes, failures, evidence and responsibility forward.

See due-date risk sooner Compare planned and actual progress to date and trace delay to the responsible step.

See operational cost risk sooner Compare planned, actual-to-date and estimate-at-completion cost and trace variance to labour, materials, resource time, scrap and rework.

Start without replacing everything Use alongside current ERP, MRP, spreadsheets and planning systems.

Replace the gap between planning and the shop floor

Production work should not disappear into paper travellers, whiteboards, spreadsheets and verbal updates.

Many manufacturers already have accounting, ERP or MRP capability. The remaining weakness is often the last mile: executing the route, recording quality, transferring responsibility and giving managers dependable current status.

Stop chasing job location

See the current route operation, work centre, queue state, owner, next step and delivery risk without walking the factory.

Replace context-free handoffs

Transfer completed work, remaining actions, quantities, quality results, notes, photographs and exceptions with the job.

Bind quality to execution

Open the applicable QCP inside the route operation instead of separating the production traveller from the required checks.

Expose stalled WIP

Surface work that is queued, unaccepted, held, overdue, outside tolerance, failed or waiting for rework or approval.

Improve forecast credibility

Use target time, tolerance and actual progress to explain whether committed work remains on track and where delay originates.

Keep a production history

Preserve the route version, QCP version, operator events, quantities, labour and material usage, failures, cost drivers, approvals and handoffs behind each job or unit.

The Shop Floor Relay operating loop

Release. Queue. Accept. Execute. Check. Pass. Receive. Improve.

The platform is designed around one complete operational loop rather than a collection of disconnected dashboards.

1 Create or receive work

Use a production order, purchase-order reference, work order, work package, batch, unit or imported external record.

2 Apply the Route Kit

Release the correct route version with its operations, work centres, target timing, tolerances and QCP assignments.

3 Queue and accept

The responsible section sees incoming work and explicitly accepts operational responsibility.

4 Execute and record

Start, pause, resume, hold, complete, reject or rework while recording quantities, notes and evidence.

5 Complete the QCP

Perform the detailed checks required inside the current route operation and apply configured failure consequences.

6 Pass and receive

Transfer the job with its current status, context, quality outcome and next action; the receiving point confirms acceptance.

7 Forecast and control

Review WIP, ageing, target versus actual, tolerance breach, expected completion and due-date risk.

8 Preserve and improve

Retain the digital traveller and use actual results to improve route standards, timing and operating decisions.

Route operations and QCPs

Keep the production route meaningful while allowing detailed quality and work instructions at every step.

A Route Operation represents a genuine production stage, work-centre activity or responsibility handoff. The QCP inside that operation holds the granular work, inspection and verification requirements.

Configure a short route or a deeply detailed Route Kit. Each relevant operation may carry its own structured QCP, controlled supporting file or both. A QCP may contain one check or many hundreds of detailed tasks without turning every checkbox into an unusable route stage.

Pass / fail / not applicable Measurements and tolerances Mandatory notes or evidence Operator and supervisor confirmation Hold, rework or escalation rules Versioned historical meaning

Route Operation 042 Final Assembly Assembly Cell 04 · Target 3h 30m · Tolerance +45m

Attached QCP Final Assembly & Release Checks

✓ Verify component and serial references
✓ Record torque measurements within tolerance
• Complete pressure and leak test
○ Attach final evidence photographs
○ Supervisor release confirmation

150 controlled tasks available in this procedure 2 remaining

Production forecast WO-2471 · Required 21 Aug, 16:00

At risk +4h

OperationMonTueWedThuFri

Material Prep

Machining

Final Assembly

Quality Release

Pack & Dispatch

Largest varianceMachining · +35m

Remaining tolerance2h 10m

Risk sourceFinal Assembly pace

Explainable production forecasting

Set a target time and tolerance for each route operation, then compare forecast with actual progress.

Shop Floor Relay uses the route, target durations, tolerances, actual events and overall required-by or shipping date to show expected completion and emerging delivery risk.

Managers can trace a late forecast back to the operation, queue, hold, failed QCP or handoff causing it. Standards can be reviewed and adjusted over time without rewriting the history of previously released work.

Forecasting without pretending to be APS. This provides route-based progress and expected-completion visibility. Finite-capacity scheduling, constraint optimisation and automated sequencing belong to a later APS or PlatformMES pathway.

Operational production cost from execution data

See what the job is costing while it is still in production—not only after it closes.

Establish a planned or standard operational cost from the Route Kit, approved labour and resource rates, expected material usage and permitted direct costs.

As production proceeds, Shop Floor Relay uses recorded labour time or approved hours, material consumption, machine or resource time, scrap, rework, subcontract processing and other controlled cost inputs to calculate actual cost to date and expected cost at completion.

Planned or standard cost Actual cost to date Estimate at completion Labour and material variance Scrap and rework cost Operation-level cost drivers

Operational production cost—not an accounting replacement. Shop Floor Relay calculates cost from customer-approved rates and production-execution data. ERP, payroll, inventory and accounting systems may remain the formal financial sources of truth.

Operational production cost WO-2471 · Pump Skid Assembly

Forecast +6.9%

Planned cost $12,480

Actual to date $9,860

Estimate at completion $13,340

Expected variance +$860

Labour $4,120

Materials $6,780

Machine and resources $1,640

Scrap and rework $800

Largest variance Rework · +$520

Secondary variance Machining time · +$340

Remaining cost $3,480 forecast

Operators may record time and usage without seeing confidential rates or total cost.

QR-enabled execution and production continuity

Move the job with its status, quality results, operating context and accountability intact.

Print an optional QR or barcode label for the job, batch, unit, trolley, kit or traveller. An authorised operator scans to open the correct live record and continue the permitted production action.

The relay is more than a status change. It transfers what was completed, what remains, quantities, QCP outcomes, failures, holds, notes, photographs, risks, expected next action and the receiving point responsible for accepting the work.

Queue selection and manual search remain available. QR accelerates shop-floor use; it does not become a mandatory dependency for every customer workflow.

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WO-2471 Pump Skid Assembly Current: Final Assembly Scan for live traveller

Pass to next operation Quality Release

Quantity: 10 complete · 2 remaining
QCP: 14 passed · 2 open
Exception: Seal replacement recorded
Context: Photo and operator note attached

Receiving responsibility Awaiting Quality acceptance

Flexible operating structure

Model the factory at the level of detail the operation actually needs.

Use a simple Site and work-centre model or build a deeper hierarchy across buildings, departments, sections, lines, cells, workstations, storage areas, shelves and other customer-defined operating locations.

Route operations can occur at the appropriate Site, Location or work centre. Multi-site work retains dispatch, in-transit, receipt, acceptance and timezone-safe context as it moves between facilities.

CompanyNorthstar Fabrication

SiteOhio Plant

BuildingProduction Hall A

DepartmentAssembly

LineSkid Line

CellCell 04

WorkstationFinal Test

Strongest operating fit

Built for manufacturers that need better execution and visibility without beginning with a full enterprise transformation.

Shop Floor Relay is strongest where work moves through multiple production sections, quality checkpoints or sites and the current execution layer still depends on paper, spreadsheets, whiteboards or verbal updates.

Fabrication

Metal fabrication and machining

Preparation, cutting, machining, welding, finishing, inspection and dispatch routes.

Assembly

Industrial equipment and panel assembly

Complex builds, subassemblies, test procedures, quality release and delivery pressure.

High mix

Contract manufacturing

Many customer references, variable routes, traceability and frequent status questions.

Rework

Repair, refurbishment and remanufacturing

Inspection-led routes, evidence, holds, rework loops and customer-specific work packages.

Batch flow

Plastics, composites, packaging and converting

Batch or job progression, work-centre movement, quality checks and timing visibility.

Multi-site

Distributed production and subcontract operations

Cross-site transfer, receipt, acceptance and shared status without a full suite rollout.

Works alongside existing systems. Shop Floor Relay is intended to integrate with ERP, MRP, planning, quality, customer-update and future PlatformMES or APS capability rather than hurriedly replacing accounting, purchasing, inventory planning or finite scheduling.

Platform Foundry onboarding and integration support

Software backed by practical setup, adoption and continued-improvement support.

A manufacturing platform is only valuable when the route, locations, procedures, users and operating responsibilities reflect the real factory. Platform Foundry supports the work needed to move from requirement to a functioning first production loop.

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Workflow and route review

Clarify the production object, route, work centres, quality points, handoffs and expected result.

Site and hierarchy setup

Structure Sites, Locations, lines, cells, work centres and timezone behaviour around the operation.

Route Kit and QCP configuration

Prepare the first route, operation timing, tolerances, procedure steps and failure outcomes.

Data loading and onboarding

Use controlled imports, operator guidance, administrator setup and first-run support.

Integration pathway

Map production orders, identifiers, approved rates, material usage, status events, operational cost results, APIs or files to the systems already in use.

Expansion and private deployment

Extend routes, sites and integrations or move into a separately scoped isolated deployment where required.

Start with one production flow

Give every production job a live route, quality record, forecast and accountable next handoff.

Apply to Platform Foundry for a focused discovery discussion covering the current production process, users, Route Kit, QCP requirements, timing, operational costing, data, integrations and best first deployment pathway.

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