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production.flow®
production.flow® is an innovative production tracking solution tailored for the fashion & footwear manufacturing industry. Combining lean manufacturing principles with state-of-the-art digital technology. Our solutions provides real-time visibility, automates workflows, and delivers deep operational insights, enabling manufacturers to streamline processes, reduce costs, and enhance product quality.
Why Leading Manufacturers trust production.flow®
Accelerate
Lead Times
Cut lead times 50% and speed time to market with automated planning and workload balancing, resolving blockers early to avoid delays.
Boost Operational Productivity
Boost productivity by up to 30% with full process visibility and enhanced planning. Real-time insights help identify inefficiencies.
Cut
Production Costs
With real-time visibility, production.flow® reduces waste and lowers costs, ensuring efficient and cost-effective manufacturing
Enhance
Product Quality
Quickly identify and report defects, receiving instant notifications for corrective actions, saving time, resources, and reducing defect costs.
Our Approach to
Operational Excellence
Production
Visibility
Full processes visibility in 100% Real-Time. No more excel sheets and manual work needed.
Workflow
Automation
Optimized processes and smart workflow automation. Reducing waste - maximizing time & resources utilization.
Operational
Data
KPI analysis simplifies reporting. This leads to better decisions and stronger alignment with business goals.
Production Visibility - 100% Real-Time
Terminal
Touchscreen terminals for flexible in- and output tracking per production line.
Line Monitor
Real-time line monitors visualize daily input, output, and current progress per order SKU. They offer an efficient overview of daily achievements and completion rates, supporting timely production adjustments.
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Kanban Board
A clear and real-time overview to monitor the production status of each order item in one Kanban Board. Each column reflects one process step separated by waiting areas (Pullrack) and processing areas.
Dashboard
With a live Dashboard Cockpit on a visual screen, the system shares updates about the most important KPIs in real-time, customized to individual business dynamics.
Location Use Cases
Our digitalization and automation technologies empower small and medium-sized manufacturing companies to achieve operational excellence by enhancing efficiency and optimizing value creation.
Markus Bosse - CEO & Founder
Make Work Flow® GmbH
MAKE WORK FLOW GmbH from Hamburg specializes in simple and fast 'Plug & Play' digitalization and automation solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises. With our solutions, development and production processes can be digitally mapped, tracked, and automated according to LEAN principles."
Our Lean Manufacturing Philosophy
Working with the production.flow® team includes a comprehensive lean management and consulting component. This involves an in-depth analysis of the current production processes, layout, workflows, and organizational structure. Collecting the company's challenges and improvement goals aligns the future workflow, physical rearrangements, and software requirements. By applying these principles, the production.flow® team ensures a smooth and efficient production flow, enhancing overall productivity.
Process Analysis &
Future Workflow Mapping
Reviewing and analyzing the production flow to identify and eliminate inefficiencies. This continuous improvement process ensures ongoing optimization.
TRANSPARENCY
Transparency through clear Kanban- & Dashboard views
TRACEBILITY
Documentation of each process step in the bulk production history
TOUCHSCREEN
Touchscreen terminals for easy usability on the shopfloor
REAL TIME DATA
Information about bulk order status in
real time
SEARCH FUNCTION
Simple search
"Google" for production status search
CHECKLISTS
Dynamic checklists for individual process steps
ATTACHMENTS
Data management by attaching documents, photos and videos
Automated internal and external Email reminder in case of delays or defects
NOTIFICATIONS
Automated notifications and alarm in case of delays or defects
LIVE CHAT
Comment & chat function
Features
API
Integrating a custom API into existing ERP systems eliminates double data entry and seamlessly connects systems, enabling effortless data transfer and real-time visibility of new orders.
Traffic Lights
Visual traffic light indicators help monitor the progress of orders, signaling delays or blockers and highlight urgent orders as they near their ETD to improve task prioritization.
E-Mail Reminder
Automated email reminders quickly alert team members or external partners when an order is urgent or delayed in the process. This helps manage deadlines and follow-ups accurately, significantly cutting down on communication times and lead times.
Defect Warnings
Defect warnings via messengers like WhatsApp, WeChat, or email enable immediate alerts for quality defects, allowing for quick and immediate corrective actions - significantly reducing costs for defects at final inspection.
Workflow Automation
KPI & Performance Report
Regular KPI and Performance Reports simplify the reporting process by summarizing essential metrics in an easily understandable format, ensuring transparency for all relevant parties.
Defect Summary Report
The defect summary report provides a comprehensive overview of identified defects, assisting in the timely implementation of corrective actions and offering valuable insights for quality improvement.
Average Cycle Time
(SMV)
The cycle time per process step per item - measures the average duration of one item in a process step. The visualisation of cycle times facilitates efficient capacity planning and cost calculations.
Supplier Ratings &
Performance Analysis
Supplier rating summarizes supplier performance, including lead-times and on-time delivery ratios. It aids in identifying top-performing suppliers, addressing areas for improvement, and optimizing the supply chain for enhanced efficiency and reliability.
Operational Data Analysis
Carsten Schmidt
Chief Strategy Officer - YinHwa Shoelasts
With the implementation of production.flow®, our process flow has not only been digitized but also optimized. The system has significantly accelerated our lead times and improved client communication. Bottlenecks and delays are immediately visible and can be resolved directly on the spot. YinHwa Shoe Lasts has integrated production.flow® across all locations, establishing an operational excellence standard that enables us to deliver the best possible service to our customers in every country.
Andreas Wolf
CEO - framas Group
As a development partner for global shoe brands, we have been able to digitize and automate many internal production processes with the help of production.flow®. As a result, we were able to achieve more transparency, significantly reduce downtimes and automate and improve communication internally and externally.
Timo Voswinkel
CEO - JULIE & GRACE
With production.flow®, our jewellery production processes are now visible in real -time and comprehensible for everyone involved in our teams in Bali and Hamburg. Thanks to the additional data analysis in the dashboard, we have our production processes fully under control and can continuously fasten and optimize them.
01 Operational Excellence
production.flow® achieves operational excellence by streamlining production processes through lean principles, visual management, and reducing manual tasks. It enhances transparency in manufacturing, optimizing operations for peak efficiency.
02 Maximized Added Value
Boost productivity in production and logistics, and affordable advancement through digital transformation leads to a maximized ROI.
03 Drive Impactful Decisions
Real-time visibility and data collection from production lines, machines, and resources throughout all operations facilitate actionable insights and data-driven decision-making.
04 Motivated Employees
production.flow® boosts team motivation with real-time tracking of work progress. It improves communication and collaboration through a centralized platform for information sharing and instant notifications.
05 Sustainable Improvement
production.flow® drives continuous improvement by optimizing resources, reducing waste, enabling sustainable resource management and ongoing efficiency.
06 Cost Efficiency
production.flow® reduces operational costs by minimizing waste, optimizing resource allocation, and leveraging data-driven insights for cost-effective decision-making