Industry: manufacturing companies

Every order visible from purchase order to shipment

Flowgres organises the work of a manufacturing company: orders, shop-floor tasks, working time, costs and documentation. The board, planners and foremen all look at the same, up-to-date data.

Sample events from the system
01Hidden cost

How much does searching for information cost you?

Asking about an order's status, retyping job cards, looking for the current drawing. Each of these moments takes a few minutes — but across the shop floor and a whole month, it adds up to real money.

  • “What stage is it at?” phone callsOrder status known only on the shop floor.
  • Retyping hours by handPaper job cards reach the spreadsheet with a delay.
  • Working on an outdated versionRework caused by documentation mistakes.
25 people
2 h
Searching for information, coordination, reports, rework.
60 PLN
Hours per month217 h
Cost per month13 000 PLN
Cost per year156 000 PLN

An indicative estimate based on the values you set above.

02Production schedule

One path from enquiry to after-sales service

Every order goes into the production schedule, and the data entered at the start follows it all the way to the end. Nobody retypes it into yet another spreadsheet.

1

Enquiry and quotation

Pricing, quotation versions and client contact in the CRM.

CRM
2

Order and schedule

The order in the production schedule, with a deadline, an hour budget and assigned owners.

Projects
3

Preparation

Drawings, specifications and arrangements in one place.

Documents
4

Shop-floor production

Tasks for teams and working time tracking.

Tasks · Time
5

Inspection and shipment

Quality issues to close before release.

Tickets
6

Settlement and service

Order profitability and complaint handling.

Reports · HelpDesk
03Comparison

Spreadsheets and paper vs Flowgres

Area
Spreadsheets and paper
Flowgres
Production schedule
Whiteboard and spreadsheet updated by hand
An order schedule kept up to date for the whole company
Order status
You have to call or walk over to the shop floor
Visible to everyone in real time
Working time
Paper job cards retyped into a spreadsheet
Logged directly against the task
Order cost
Calculated only after completion
Plan vs actual while the order is in progress
Document flow
Different versions on different drives and in emails
One current version with a change history
Complaints
Scattered across mailboxes
Tickets with a deadline and an owner
Management report
Put together by hand once a month
Ready at any moment
04In the system

Order time and costs in one view

This is what time tracking and the project budget look like in Flowgres.

Time tracking and budgets — a view from the Flowgres system
  1. Time trackingHours entered against the order and task, ready as a timesheet.
    Time tracking →
  2. Order budgetPlanned hours and costs compared with actuals.
    Budgets →
  3. Tasks and progressWho, what and by when — for every team.
    Tasks and projects →
  4. ReportsOrder profitability and team workload.
    Reports and analysis →
In our production, Flowgres has proven to be a practical tool for planning work, tracking time and documenting progress. It helps us better control schedules, costs and team efficiency.
Michał Sierakowski
Michał SierakowskiManaging Director, Method Yachts
05FAQ

Before you ask

Will shop-floor workers be able to use the system?

Flowgres runs in the browser, with no software to install. Employees see their tasks and log working time in a few clicks.

Will Flowgres replace our ERP system?

It doesn't have to. Flowgres handles orders, tasks, time and documentation, and exchanges data with your accounting system — including Comarch ERP and Insert.

Can you adapt the system to our process?

Yes. During the pre-implementation analysis we configure statuses, stages, roles and reports to match the way your company works.

How long does implementation take?

It depends on the size of the company and the scope. A dedicated account manager guides you through the whole process — from analysis, through configuration and data migration, to training.

Where is the data stored?

See our Security page.

See how Flowgres can run your orders

We'll show you the system using your production as an example and propose an implementation plan.

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