Production status reporting software is supposed to give everyone in your operation a clear, current answer to the questions that matter most: where is this job right now, how is it progressing, and are we still going to make the date? So why do so many operations teams still answer those questions with a floor… READ MORE

Inventory visibility software for manufacturing is supposed to tell you what you have, what you need, and where the risk is before it turns into a problem. So why do so many shops still find out about a stockout when an operator stops a job, and still discover overproduction when a pallet of finished parts… READ MORE

Factory workflow management is supposed to keep work moving from one operation to the next without piling up, stalling, or disappearing into a queue nobody is watching. So why do so many shops still find out about a bottleneck only after a job is already late? The problem is not the people. The problem is… READ MORE

Manufacturing performance software is supposed to give you real-time control over what is happening on your shop floor. So why do so many manufacturers still rely on spreadsheets, daily production meetings, and floor walks just to answer, “Which jobs are actually at risk today?” The problem is not the team. The problem is that traditional… READ MORE

Manufacturing inventory visibility software should make it easy to see what you have, what you will need, and where the risks are right now. So why do so many of us still have to ask, “Do we actually have the material to run these jobs?” and then answer it with a report export, a spreadsheet,… READ MORE

Manufacturing order tracking software is supposed to help us follow every job from the first quote until it ships out the door. So why does it still take three systems, five spreadsheets, and a walk around the plant just to answer, “Where is this order right now?” The short answer is that most tools, especially… READ MORE

Work order tracking software should make it easy to answer two questions: where is this order right now, and are we still okay on the due date? If those answers still require walking the floor, opening six ERP screens, or chasing people for updates, the software is not doing its job. We work with make… READ MORE

Make-to-order manufacturing software should help us keep lead times predictable without burying our shop in inventory. So why do so many discrete manufacturers still feel like every new order blows up the plan? The problem is not the people on the shop floor. It is the way traditional ERPs try to control make-to-order manufacturing with… READ MORE

Production control software is supposed to keep work moving predictably through your plant, so why does it so often feel like you are still running the shop from a whiteboard, and is there a better way? There is, but it requires shifting from static plans to real-time control of priorities. At LillyWorks, we see the… READ MORE

Manufacturing tracking software is supposed to help you stay on top of production, but why do bottlenecks still catch you by surprise, and what can you do differently? The short answer is that most tools tell you where you have been, not where risk is building right now or what to do next. We work… READ MORE