Factory management system for production operations

A bespoke factory management system supporting production workflows, tracking, and operational visibility across manufacturing processes.

Sector

Manufacturing & production

Type

Platform / system

Features

  • Factory system
  • Production tracking
  • Workflow management
  • Operational visibility

A production system built around the reality of daily factory work.

EYJ operates in a manufacturing environment where production processes, tracking, and coordination are central to day-to-day factory operations.

Managing jobs, materials, and workflow across the factory floor required a system that could provide clear visibility, current status, and better control for teams working across different stages of production.

Previously, processes relied on manual tracking and disconnected tools, which limited efficiency, slowed communication, and reduced oversight across the wider operation.

The challenge

Factory activity needed to be easier to see, coordinate, and keep moving without relying on manual workarounds.

  • Managing production workflows across the factory floor without a single clear operational view.
  • Limited visibility of job status, progress, and current activity across different stages of production.
  • Reliance on manual tracking and disconnected systems that made updates harder to trust and slower to share.
  • Coordinating materials, jobs, and production processes across teams working in parallel.
  • Reducing delays and improving efficiency in a live manufacturing environment.
  • Providing a practical view of activity that could be used directly within day-to-day factory operations.

What we built

A factory management platform shaped around production tracking, coordination, and operational use.

Factory management system

A bespoke platform was built around EYJ's specific production workflows rather than forcing teams into a generic process.

Central job tracking

Jobs can be created, managed, and tracked through a central system that keeps production activity visible.

Real-time production status

The system provides live visibility of production status so teams can see current progress and priorities more easily.

Structured handling of jobs and materials

Jobs, materials, and associated process information are handled in a more consistent, structured way across the workflow.

Factory-ready interfaces

Interfaces were designed for use in a factory context, supporting practical day-to-day interaction rather than office-only usage.

Cross-team coordination

The platform supports coordination between teams and across stages so activity can move forward with less friction.

Refinable workflow structure

The system can be adjusted over time as production processes evolve and operational improvements are identified.

System flow

A straightforward operational chain from job setup through to completed production status.

  1. Job created
  2. Assigned to production
  3. Progress tracked
  4. Materials managed
  5. Job completed
  6. Status updated across system

Platform extension

As the platform evolved, EYJ expanded the system beyond factory and installation management into commercial operations, integrated CRM workflows, reporting, and management oversight.

The result is a connected operational platform where enquiries, opportunities, quotations, surveys, production planning, and delivery sit within the same working environment.

Rather than relying on Monday.com boards, SharePoint lists, disconnected spreadsheets, or separate reporting processes, the system was extended directly into the workflows the business already depended on day to day.

Commercial operations include:

  • Opportunity tracking
  • Quotation workflow management
  • Commercial forecasting
  • Survey & specification tracking
  • Operational reporting dashboards
  • Lead and enquiry management
  • Production/commercial visibility
  • Integrated document handling

Outcome

Better day-to-day control across production and commercial operations.

  • Improved operational visibility: Teams have a clearer view of production activity and current job status across the factory.
  • Reduced manual tracking: The system reduces reliance on manual methods and disconnected status updates.
  • Better coordination: Jobs, materials, and process stages are easier to coordinate across the operation.
  • More accurate reporting: Commercial and operational information can be reviewed from the same platform, improving forecasting and management oversight.
  • Greater factory efficiency: Production work can move with fewer avoidable delays and less uncertainty.
  • Platform for ongoing improvement: The system supports continued operational refinement as factory workflows develop.

Supporting media

“The system built by Askew Brook has been a huge success, we have real-time updates on screens throughout the factory and the increase in productivity has been much more significant than we could've imagined.”
Joe Porter, Director

Additional information

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01723 817 007