Machine shops
Operations systems for machine shops in Middle Tennessee
For owner-run CNC and job shops with 20 to 499 employees. We find the machine or cell that sets your pace, put a dollar figure on it, and build a daily system on the tools you already own.
What we often hear
Common problems in this industry.
- Job costing is hard. You find out what a job really cost after it ships.
- One machine or cell sets the pace for the whole shop.
- Quoted hours and actual hours drift apart, and nobody sees it until month-end.
Signs it may be time: a customer asks for data you can't easily produce, including CMMC requirements for defense suppliers; a labor squeeze; or a recent costly surprise.
The three steps
What the three steps look like here.
Step 1: Walk the floor
We follow a job from quote to shipment and find the machine or cell that sets the pace.
Step 2: Build it on your tools
We connect your quotes, schedule and time clock, so quoted and actual hours sit side by side.
Step 3: Run the cadence
Your team reviews the pacing machine and yesterday's jobs in a short daily huddle.
Running a shop or warehouse in Middle Tennessee? I'd like to learn how your week really runs.
I'm talking with owners and operations managers about where cost and schedule information breaks down. 30 minutes, no pitch, no slides.
Book a floor walk.
We walk your floor together and find the one constraint holding your margin back.