1. Shop Floor Control
  2. Get started
Get started

Get Shop Floor Control running in four steps.

Set up a recognizable production run and review its stock and acceptance handoffs with the people who own them.

  1. Create your account

    Click Start now and create your ERP.AI account.

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  2. Download Proto

    Proto is the desktop app you use to set up Shop Floor Control. It runs on macOS, Windows and Linux.

    Download Proto
  3. Make it yours

    Open Shop Floor Control in Proto and adjust fields, steps, roles and approvals to match how your team works.

    Implementation plan
  4. Bring your data and team

    Import your records, then invite your team and assign their roles.

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Create your account

Click Get started, then use Proto to configure Shop Floor Control for your business. Name the people responsible for production planning, operator capture and quality release. Choose a familiar product and station for the pilot so the team can judge the result against actual work.

Prepare the first operating cycle

Bring the customer order, item units, material lot and starting stock with reservations. Link the operator’s personnel record to their account. Agree the production window and resource readiness, then prepare a Draft work order that the planner can release once its prerequisites are satisfied.

Run the assignment, material issue and production interval with the pilot team. Record good and scrap quantities separately and carry the completed output into the reviewer’s batch decision. Use implementation to agree correction ownership and any system connections.

Review before release

Check the rejected cases as carefully as the successful run. An unapproved order or unavailable machine must stop release; an invalid interval or insufficient free stock must stop its posting. Repeat the successful material and output actions and reconcile their stock effects. Confirm the reviewer can make the acceptance decision and the planner can explain any remaining work before extending use to the next product or station.

Set up Shop Floor Control your way.

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

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