Back end · KPIs, dashboards & daily management
See problems before your customers do
If you only find out a job is late when the customer calls, you are managing by firefighting. We set up the measures, dashboards and daily routines that let your team spot and fix problems early.
The missing-time check
One simple daily calculation shows how much production time you lose: units made multiplied by time per unit, compared with the time available. At one door manufacturer it showed 115 minutes a day unaccounted for. See how to do it yourself.
What we set up
- A few KPIs that matter: output against target, defects, rework and downtime, measured by the people doing the work.
- Targets by time block, so a slipping day is visible by morning tea, not at knock-off.
- Live dashboards that owners and managers can check in a minute, from anywhere.
- Daily huddles: a 10-minute start-of-shift meeting at the board to review yesterday and plan today.
- Escalation paths so the team knows who acts, and how, when something goes wrong.
- Maintenance and tool-life tracking built into the production system.
Twice a day, not all day
At the door manufacturer, the operations director now checks the live dashboard at 9 am and 4 pm. That replaced a full-time manager connecting every part of the line by hand.
Common questions
+What software do the dashboards use?
Whatever suits your business. We are system-agnostic and often build on tools you already have.
+Won’t my team resist being measured?
Not when they own the measures. Operators record their own results at the board, and the huddle is about fixing problems, not blaming people.
Find out what's keeping you on the floor
A free 30-minute call is the first step. We'll talk through your operation and whether a factory review makes sense.