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Lean Manufacturing Tools · Available now

Turn shop-floor observations into reviewed improvements.

Lean Manufacturing Tools runs 5S audit scoring, owned Kaizen proposals and inspection-led corrective work. A Quality Manager plans the audit or inspection scope.

  • No per-user fees
  • Manual work is free
  • Configure it in Proto
OverviewInspection Review Queue
Lean Manufacturing Tools · Inspections

Inspection Review Queue

approval waits for the quality manager

New inspection
Inspections in view
6
Incoming
2
In Process
2
Final
1
Inspection numberSubject referenceInspection typeStatusAssigned toCompleted at
INS-95753Press cell A, first pieceIncomingReviewTessa Morgan
INS-95009Line 3 changeover, night shiftIn ProcessReviewElise Dubois
INS-32479Bracket batch 26-184FinalReviewAmina Bello
INS-49787Paint booth 1, morning shiftServiceReviewLucas Ortega
INS-36163Weld fixture 4, weekly checkIncomingReviewJae Kim
6 of 6 records
Press cell A, first pieceInspections · INS-95753
Incoming
StatusReview
Assigned toTessa Morgan
Review inspectionINS-95753 · Press cell A, first piece

Quality Approver accepts eligible passing scope or rejects failed scope after reviewing the required inspection evidence.

Waiting for Quality Approver
ApproveReturn
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Tables, ready to use
13
Saved views
14
Roles with set permissions
5
Reports and dashboards
8
Features

Keep improvement work visible

Every feature works on the same records. Pick one to see the screen your team works in.

5S Audits

Score workplace conditions by 5S category and give each finding an accountable owner.

  • Audit scope
  • Category evidence
  • Finding ownership
  • Audits
  • Five s audit checks
  • Audit findings
  • People
Explore 5s audits
Overview5S Audit Scores
Lean Manufacturing Tools · 5S Audits

5S Audit Scores

Five s audit checks

New
AuditCategoryScoreMaximum scoreObservation
Packaging cell visual control auditSort3560Shadow board has two empty outlines
Material flow walk, west plantSet In Order6580Torque mark is clear on sample
Changeover time reviewShine6510Scrap bin blocks aisle marking
Weld station safety auditStandardize5065Paint booth floor is clean
Assembly line standard work auditSustain6075Fastener bin labels are legible
6 of 6 records
Shadow board has two empty outlinesFive s audit checks · FSC-61799
Sort
AuditPackaging cell visual control audit
Score35
Maximum score60
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Process

From observation to verified correction

From observation to verified improvement ships ready to use. 2 steps need a named approval before the work moves on: Review inspection (Quality Approver) and Verify effectiveness (Quality Approver).

Drag a card to another stage, or focus it and use the arrow keys. It updates to match the stage.

  1. Plan lean work

    Choose the audit scope and assign inspection work to the people responsible.

    Press cell A, first pieceINS-95753 · Quality Manager
    Plan lean workBy Quality Manager
  2. Capture evidence

    Record 5S observations and keep scores attached to the selected audit.

    Press cell A, first pieceINS-95753 · Quality Manager
    Capture evidenceBy Quality Manager
  3. Review inspection

    Evaluate the inspection checks before accepting passing work or rejecting failed scope.

    Press cell A, first pieceINS-95753 · Quality Approver
    Review inspectionBy Quality Approver
    ApprovalQuality Approver accepts eligible passing scope or rejects failed scope after reviewing the required inspection evidence.
  4. Contain failures

    Keep the failure linked to its inspection while the team contains and investigates it.

    Press cell A, first pieceINS-95753 · Quality Manager
    Contain failuresBy Quality Manager
  5. Implement correction

    Assign corrective owners and carry the agreed work into effectiveness review.

    Press cell A, first pieceINS-95753 · Quality Manager
    Implement correctionBy Quality Manager
  6. Verify effectiveness

    Review the evidence and close the failure after all linked actions are accepted.

    Press cell A, first pieceINS-95753 · Quality Approver
    Verify effectivenessBy Quality Approver
    ApprovalQuality Approver accepts effective corrective work; the failure closes only when every linked action has been accepted.
Inside a record

Connect the operating context

Open any inspection to see its inspection checks, the roles that work on it, its process stages and its approvals on one page.

  1. 1
    Record details

    Status and Assigned to.

  2. 2
    Inspection checks

    Each line is linked to this inspection.

  3. 3
    Who works on it

    Quality Manager, Inspector and Quality Approver, each with their own permissions.

  4. 4
    Process stages

    Plan lean work and Conduct inspection, with the role that acts.

  5. 5
    Approvals

    Review inspection and Verify effectiveness, with who decides.

Inspection Review QueuePress cell A, first piece
Lean Manufacturing Tools · Inspections

Press cell A, first piece

Incoming

Log activity
1
Record details
StatusReview
Assigned toTessa Morgan
2
Inspection checks

Press cell A, first piece

InspectionRequirementObservation
Finished bracket dimension checkTools returned to marked positionsShadow board has two empty outlines
Weld station safety checkFirst-piece dimensions recordedTorque mark is clear on sample
Paint booth cleanliness checkTorque marks visible on every unitScrap bin blocks aisle marking
Inspection checks
6
3

Who works on it

  • Quality ManagerManage audit findings, Audits, controlled documents, corrective…
  • InspectorManage audit findings, five S audit checks, inspection checks…
  • Quality ApproverView audit findings, Audits, controlled documents, corrective…
4

Process stages

  • Plan lean workQuality Manager
  • Conduct inspectionInspector
5

Approvals

  • Review inspectionQuality Approver
    Approved
  • Verify effectivenessQuality Approver
    Waiting
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Approvals

Put evidence behind each decision

Read the relevant evidence and make eligible inspection and effectiveness decisions through the authorized review commands. Queue visibility does not grant general editing authority.

OverviewApprovals
Lean Manufacturing Tools · Overview

Approvals

Signed in as Quality Approver

Waiting for you

4 To review1 Overdue2 Decided todayOnly mine
0 selectedApproveReturn
  • INS-95753Press cell A, first piece
    Requested by Tessa Morgan
    Incoming3dActions
  • INS-95009Line 3 changeover, night shift
    Requested by Elise Dubois
    In Process4dActions
  • INS-32479Bracket batch 26-184
    Requested by Amina Bello
    Final3dActions
  • INS-49787Paint booth 1, morning shift
    Requested by Lucas Ortega
    Service6dActions

Who approves what

DecisionApprover
Review inspectionEvaluate the inspection checks before accepting passing work or rejecting failed scope.Quality Approver
Verify effectivenessReview the evidence and close the failure after all linked actions are accepted.Quality Approver
Approve five S audit checks, kaizen proposalsImprovement Reviewer
3 approval rules · set per role in Proto
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Roles

A workspace for each role

Everyone opens Lean Manufacturing Tools to the work that is theirs. Pick a role to see what it starts with.

Quality Manager

Owns quality setup, planning and assigned operational work.

This is the first screen this role sees.

OverviewDocument Draft Inbox

Document Draft Inbox

Controlled documents · Quality Manager

TitleVersionEffective dateDocumentStatus
Press setup standard workRevision 113 Octpress_setup_rev3.pdfDraft
5S workstation audit guideRevision 228 Oct5s_audit_guide_rev2.pdfDraft
Changeover checklist, line 3Revision 326 Octchangeover_line3_rev4.pdfDraft
Tool shadow-board standardRevision 401 Novshadow_board_rev1.pdfDraft
Corrective action procedureRevision 527 Octcorrective_action_rev5.pdfDraft
6 of 6 records
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Reports

See what still needs attention

Review audit findings, improvement progress and the evidence behind corrective closure.

Overview
Lean Manufacturing Tools · Overview

Lean Manufacturing Tools dashboard

This quarter

Controlled documents in view
6
Draft
6

Inspections by status

How far records got this quarter

StageReachedStep
Planned32
In Progress2269%
Review1255%
Accepted650%

Number of inspections by status

Sample counts per stage

800
50Planned
80In Progress
50Review
30Accepted
20Rejected
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  1. 015S Category Results

    Which categories need attention within comparable audit scopes, and what observations explain the scores?

  2. 02Audit Finding Follow-up

    Group audit findings by Audit and Owner, showing Severity, due date and closed at to distinguish due work from completed findings.

  3. 03Kaizen Progress by Area

    Which owned improvements are waiting for a decision, implementation or verification?

  4. 04Inspection Outcomes

    Group Inspections by inspection type and Status and compare scheduled at with completed at for completed work.

  5. 05Open Failure Profile

    Which inspection failures remain in containment, investigation or disposition?

  6. 06Corrective Action Follow-up

    Which action owners still have work due before a failure can close?

  7. 07Effectiveness Decision History

    What evidence supported each recorded review outcome?

  8. 08Document Acknowledgment Coverage

    Who acknowledged the intended document, and how does that compare with the audience agreed for the instruction?

Controls

Preserve the review history

Each stage, from observation to verified improvement, names the role that acts and the status it records, so a change is never anonymous.

OverviewFrom observation to verified improvement
Lean Manufacturing Tools · Process

From observation to verified improvement

Each stage, the role that acts and the status it records

Process stages
12
Approval steps
2
Roles involved
4
Tables touched
11
Capture evidence
Quality Manager, Inspector, Improvement Reviewer
StatusPlanned → In Progress → Reporting → Closed
RecordsAudits
Approve improvementApproval
Improvement Reviewer
StatusProposed → Approved
Implement improvement
Quality Manager
StatusApproved → Implementing
From observation to verified improvement
  1. Start
    Capture evidencePlanned → In Progress → Reporting → Closed
    Audits
  2. Approval
    Approve improvementProposed → Approved
    Improvement Reviewer
  3. Step
    Implement improvementApproved → Implementing
    Quality Manager
  4. Approval
    Verify improvementImplementing → Verified
    Improvement Reviewer
  5. Step
    Conduct inspectionPlanned → In Progress
    Inspection checks
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AI agent

Prepare the next review with Proto

Use Proto to prepare operating queues and inspect evidence while people retain the review decisions.

It can

  • Quality Manager: Find due audit findings with their closure dates, summarize owned corrective work and identify inspections waiting for review.
  • Inspector: Open assigned inspections, help phrase a clear observation and prepare a Kaizen submission for the selected owner.
  • Quality Approver: Bring the inspection checks or corrective evidence into view and explain which linked actions still need acceptance.
  • Improvement Reviewer: Gather a proposal's original problem and current stage before the reviewer assesses the implemented change.

Stays with a person

  • The assistant cannot observe a physical workplace on the team's behalf or decide that a corrective action is effective without the required review.
  • The designated person retains approval authority.
  • Access rules apply to assistant requests, and changes to connected systems require the corresponding authorization.
  • Assistant activity and connected operations follow the platform's usage billing.
Integrations

Connects to the tools you use

Set up connections through ERP.AI and Proto workflows, with every change logged.

  • Lean Manufacturing Tools
  • Production and inventory systems
  • Document repository
  • Identity source
Data model

Your data, in tables you can change

Every record lives in a table you can see, extend and export. Add fields or whole tables in Proto.

Browse all 13 tables
13tables
  • 5S Audits4
  • Kaizen Improvement2
  • Inspections3
  • Nonconformance Control3
  • Corrective Action Review4
  • Document Control3
Implementation

Roll out one team at a time

Start with one team and one process, then add the rest once the basics are running.

  1. Agree the pilot scope

    Choose a production area and an inspection subject the team can identify without ambiguity. Define the 5S scoring practice and what belongs in a useful observation. Select a Kaizen problem suitable for a complete approval and verification rehearsal.

  2. Map people and authority

    Confirm account-to-person mappings with Admin. Name the Inspector, Quality Manager and Quality Approver for the pilot, and configure Improvement Reviewer responsibility. Agree corrective plan approval and document release authority.

  3. Prepare records and standards

    Load the pilot audits and inspections with their linked requirements. Add the relevant controlled instructions and retain document version identities. Choose the people expected to acknowledge each instruction.

  4. Rehearse the decisions

    Record passing and failing inspection evidence, reject failed scope and follow the containment handoff. Review linked corrective actions separately and confirm that the failure remains open until every action is accepted. Exercise a rejected improvement branch and an unchanged command retry.

  5. Release the operating cycle

    Review the queues with the people who will use them. Confirm ownership, personal access and the evidence needed for each decision. Expand the scope after the first cycle’s handoffs are understood.

Pricing

$0per user

The base account and everyday work in the ERP.AI app are free, for every user.

  • No per-user or per-seat fees
  • Viewing, editing, approving and exporting records in the app is free
  • Pay only for machine work: API calls, imports, workflows and AI agents
  • Prepaid credits from $5. Purchased credits never expire

Pricing details

Machine work rate card Included per $1 of credit

Machine work rate card
UsagePer $1
Record reads (list, filter, get)20,000
Search or aggregate queries4,000
Record writes4,000
Imported or synced records200,000
Workflow runs2,000
AI agent runs2,000
Scheduled jobs or webhooks20,000
File uploads (MB)2,000
CSV or PDF exports100
FAQ

Questions, answered

Scope, rollout and pricing for Lean Manufacturing Tools.

All questions
How do I get started?

Click Get started, then use Proto to configure Lean Manufacturing Tools for your business. Begin with a scoped 5S audit, an owned Kaizen proposal and an inspection case that can be rehearsed through review and corrective follow-up.

How do we agree the 5S scoring scale?

Define what each score means for the selected category and audit scope. Keep the maximum score visible beside the result, and compare only scopes whose scoring practice the team understands.

Who owns an improvement proposal?

Select the responsible person when the Inspector submits the proposal. The owner stays attached while the work moves from Proposed through approval and implementation to verification and closure.

Who accepts or rejects an inspection?

The Quality Approver reviews the required check evidence and makes the disposition decision through the authorized command. Eligible passing scope becomes Accepted; failed scope becomes Rejected and carries a linked nonconformance into the response process.

What happens after a failed inspection?

The review process raises a nonconformance with severity and containment responsibility. The Quality Manager coordinates containment and investigation, then assigns corrective work against the same failure.

When does a nonconformance close?

The corrective review process closes it only after every linked corrective action is accepted. Accepting the first completed action leaves the failure open while another linked action still needs acceptance.

Can we correct an audit observation later?

Use the supported correction path. Later corrections retain attributed successor evidence so the original observation remains available to the responsible reviewer.

How do acknowledgments follow document revisions?

Agree a versioning practice that preserves the identity of the document each person read. Record acknowledgments against the intended document, then compare the history with the audience required for the revised instruction.

Can we connect our production system?

Yes, plan that connection during setup. Agree how the inspection subject maps to the production record, who owns the information and which updates are permitted. Rehearse the quality decision and physical-handling handoff together.

What should we test before the first operating cycle?

Test a passing inspection and a rejected one, a corrective review with other linked actions still open, and a Kaizen proposal that needs a reasoned rejection. Also check personal access, document identities and the behavior of an unchanged command retry.

Set up Lean Manufacturing Tools your way.

Start free, then use Proto to change fields, steps and approvals before your team goes live.

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