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Case study / FactoryPulse

Factory operations,
turned into a software product.

FactoryPulse made operational factory information easier to capture, structure and use. I designed and built the product, which was later sold to a client.

Built
Full software product
Outcome
Sold to a client
Focus
Factory data & workflows
Original FactoryPulse Lean Toolkit home showing visual management, problem solving and continuous improvement
FactoryPulse — manufacturing operations software developed and later sold to a client. Original product screenshot. Select image to view full size.

The manufacturing problem

Information needs a working context.

Factory data becomes useful when it belongs to a team, a measure or an action. FactoryPulse brought those pieces into a product for day-to-day operations: visual management, structured problem solving and continuous improvement.

Information could be organised by factory, department and cell, giving teams a consistent way to work with their data.

Inside the product

Tools around the operational workflow

These are genuine screens from the product documentation, showing the interfaces used to configure boards, manage improvement projects and structure problems.

Original FactoryPulse visual management board designer with charts and table widgets
Visual management — configurable boards bring measures into the team’s working view. Original product screenshot. Select image to view full size.
Original FactoryPulse continuous improvement kanban with a project assigned to Tom
Improvement projects — organise projects by stage, owner and organisation. Original product screenshot; the 20% shown is a project target, not a claimed result. Select image to view full size.
Original FactoryPulse structured 8D problem-solving screen
Problem solving — defined templates give issues a consistent structure. Original product screenshot. Select image to view full size.

The outcome

Built as a product.
Sold to a client.

FactoryPulse progressed beyond an experiment into software another business bought. It demonstrates the ability to identify a manufacturing need, design the workflows and deliver a complete operational product.

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