Light production WIP

Make your shop floor visible.

WipRadar turns paper chaos into a clear WIP system. Run work units through defined stages, spot what is stuck, and know what is ready to ship without ERP overhead.

10 min
Wizard to start
2 roles
Supervisor + Operator
1 board
WIP in one view

What is a Work Unit?

1

A Work Unit is the item that moves through your shop floor. It can represent a work order or an order item linked to a customer order.

2

Stages are defined once (Welding, Assembly, Packaging) and every Work Unit follows the same execution rules.

3

Rework and scrap are recorded as outcomes, so quality signals stay visible without extra reporting.

The pain

WIP chaos hides priorities and delays.

Small production teams lose visibility between stages. The result is late shipping, last-minute rework, and supervisors who are always guessing.

Paper chaos

Work lives on paper or in heads. There is no single picture of what is in progress and what should be next.

Late shipment risk

Orders look almost done until packaging discovers missing items. Without a clear gate, shipment readiness is a guess.

Rework is invisible

Rework loops consume capacity, but they are not visible or measurable, so the team cannot improve.

Workflow

Run work units through clear stages.

WipRadar gives supervisors and operators a shared flow: queue, take, start, complete. The Jobs Board keeps the entire floor aligned.

Supervisor view

WIP by stage and queue aging.
Spot bottlenecks before they ship late.
Rework and scrap tracked as outcomes.

Operator view

Self-take from the queue or supervisor assignment.
Start and complete with one click.
Work instructions attached to each unit.
Optional

Order container when you need it.

Some shops need an Order that contains multiple Work Units. WipRadar links Work Units to the Order and rolls them up to a single ready-to-ship signal.

Order items for distinct lines of work.
Progress rolls up to the Order automatically.
One order, multiple units, one shipping gate.
Signals

WIP signals that tell you what to do next.

WipRadar is built around the idea of an operational radar. Supervisors see the signals that matter and can act before the floor gets stuck.

Queue aging

See which work units are waiting too long in a stage.

Blocked items

Highlight work units that are suspended or waiting for input.

Rework loops

Track rework as a structured outcome, not as a side note.

Ready-to-ship gate

Know when all units are complete and shipping is safe.

Daily dashboard

A single view for supervisors and operators to stay aligned.

Deployment

Hosted or in your cloud. We run it either way.

WipRadar is SaaS-first, but many SMBs want it hosted in their own cloud. We can deploy and maintain it for you when required.

Managed cloud

Fast onboarding, no infrastructure work. We host, monitor, and upgrade.

Managed in your cloud

You own the cloud account. We deploy, monitor, and keep the system updated.

Need a custom workflow or integration?

We can adapt stages, permissions, and dashboards to your shop. Tell us what you need and we will scope the work.

Contact us

Talk to us about your shop floor.

Tell us about your production flow and we will respond with a practical next step.