Operations manager
You coordinate a factory with dozens or hundreds of people and complex processes, while striving to maximise output. As a production manager, you see that bottlenecks and the impending wave of retirements threaten to undermine your objectives.
Doing more with the same people
‘I don't know what knowledge will be retiring soon.’
Production managers are under constant pressure to reduce lead times and achieve higher output with the same number of people. Work preparation often forms the bottleneck because it is time-consuming and prone to errors. Employees waste valuable time searching for parts, instructions and information, which has a direct impact on productivity. At the same time, the retirement wave is approaching, with experienced mechanics and operators taking their decades of knowledge with them. Without real-time production insight and a knowledge retention strategy, it is becoming increasingly difficult to achieve efficiency targets while the organisation becomes vulnerable to knowledge loss.
Standardised processes and digital instructions enable new employees to become productive more quickly, while experienced employees can systematically transfer their knowledge before they retire. Baseboard eliminates search time by making all necessary information centrally and directly accessible. The system streamlines work preparation by automatically consolidating parts lists and linking work instructions to production orders. Production managers receive real-time dashboards with the current status of all orders, bottlenecks and lead times.
The system builds up a knowledge base of all best practices, troubleshooting solutions and process optimisations. This digital knowledge transfer ensures that the expertise of retiring employees is retained and made available to new generations. Continuous process monitoring enables production managers to proactively intervene in the event of deviations and systematically identify areas for improvement, leading to structural efficiency improvements.
