Turning Manufacturing Data Into Business Decisions
Your organisation already has the data, and we help you put it to good use.
3 weeks
Until you understand how we can provide more insight into your operations.
Fixed price
An agreed price before any work starts, with no hidden fees.
You own it
You own the code we write for you, plus enough documentation to take it to another supplier.
Does any of this sound familiar?
Management reports that take days to create
Your team spends days extracting data, updating spreadsheets and preparing reports instead of using that time to understand performance and identify opportunities.
Reports that don't match each other
Different reports show different figures, definitions vary between departments, and there's no clear source of truth. Decisions become harder when people can't agree on the data.
Reporting is always reactive
New requests keep coming in, but your team is already stretched. Reports get duplicated, backlogs grow, and there's little time to improve how your business uses data.
We help manufacturers get more value from the data they already have, making reporting more reliable and freeing up time for better decision-making. Not sure where to start? Let's talk.
Turning data into action
Knowing what happened is not enough. You need to understand what to do next.
What happened?
A consistent view of revenue, output, on-time delivery and scrap.
Reports pull information from the same data source, with each figure defined and documented once. Sales, finance and production then work from the same set of numbers for the same month, and reports refresh themselves overnight rather than being assembled by hand.
This is the foundation. Until the underlying data and calculations are consistent, advanced reporting cannot be built.
Why did it happen?
Seeing the underlying data that drove the figure.
A revenue drop is a symptom of a problem. The useful question is which customer terminated their contract, which complaint caused the termination, and whether it is a trend or a one-off. That means breaking a number down into what actually happened so the core problem can be easily identified.
You can then make much clearer decisions, prioritising fixes where they matter most.
What is likely to happen?
Spotting changes in demand and capacity before they become a problem.
Once the history is clean and consistent, it can be used to forecast order volumes, stock draw and where capacity will be squeezed. The output falls within a range of uncertainty, as no prediction can be perfect, so the figures are presented as estimates.
The preceding steps must come first, because prediction built on figures that contradict each other produces confidently misleading results.
What should we do about it?
Turning the forecast into a recommendation someone can act on.
At this stage, you know which orders to prioritise when the line is full, where manufacturing capacity pays for itself, and which products are losing money once materials, labour and scrap are counted properly. The report puts a recommendation at the top and shows the working behind it.
This depends on knowing the full processes and facts surrounding your business, not just your data, so it is built last alongside your team rather than handed over from the outside.
Manufacturing data, made more useful
We work with the systems you already have to make your data easier to use and understand.
See what happens at each stage
Four stages, each with a clear outcome before the next begins.
Questions we get asked first
If yours is not here, ask it on the call. We would rather answer up front than halfway through a project.
Do we need to replace our ERP system?
No. We work with the systems you already have. Replacing an ERP is expensive and usually unnecessary. We connect your systems' data and store it in one place, so you can get a clearer insight into what's going on within your business.
We are a small manufacturer. Is this only for large companies?
No. Smaller manufacturers can benefit just as much, because reporting usually depends on one person maintaining reports in Excel. We work in small projects with clear scopes, so you start seeing a return on investment as soon as possible. Pricing is competitive and tailored to your business's needs.
How long before we see results?
Within three weeks of getting access to your systems or data, you receive a written summary of how accurate your data is today and how well your reporting supports decisions. The first working reports follow within eight weeks of access, depending on complexity.
How much does it cost?
The discovery call, which happens first, is completely free, and it's where we identify the data-related problems your business is currently facing. Everything after that is quoted as a fixed price against an agreed scope, so you know the number before the work starts rather than getting an open-ended hourly bill. See how pricing works.
Who owns the reports once they are built?
You do. The reports, the underlying work and the documentation are yours. Everything is written to be handed over, so your own team or another supplier can maintain it without us.
Our data is a mess. Is it too early to talk?
That is the best reason to get in touch now rather than wait. Nobody has tidy data before this kind of work starts, and sorting out the mess is usually the bulk of the work.
Find out what your numbers are actually telling you
Thirty minutes on a video call. You describe what issues you're currently facing and what decisions you're looking to make with your data, and we tell you honestly whether they're worth tackling.
- Completely free, no obligation
- Nothing to prepare beforehand
- An honest answer if we are not the right fit