Why shop floor records count
Public text explains lean principles and machining basics. Seldom does it explain why a second shift lot went out of tolerance, or how the crew found tool wear behind it and solved it for good.
Years of real orders have written it into your quality records, supplier email and ERP history.
Records that usually count
- Production and inventory history. How output, scrap and stock levels move over time.
- Quality and corrective action records. How a defect is found, traced and fixed.
- Routings and work instructions. The setup, run and inspection steps for each job.
- RFQs and supplier quotes. The way parts are sourced and priced.
First, customer drawings and controlled work
Many shops build to customer drawings under NDA, and some defense or aerospace work is export controlled. Setting the scope flags that material, and it can be kept out completely.
Whether a customer contract allows any of it is a question for your counsel. We do not give legal advice. Customer names that remain in scope are replaced with placeholders in the copy.
Things that stay in house
- Customer-owned drawings. Excluded unless you and your counsel choose to include them.
- Export-controlled jobs. Flagged and excluded.
- Core processes. Hold back any process, folder or period you consider your edge.
What happens first
Fill in the estimate form. A specialist from License Your Data calls within minutes to set up a 15-minute call, under NDA. After the call, License Your Data prepares a de-identified copy of the records you put in scope, you approve a sample, and only then do buyers license that copy.
Questions from manufacturers
How much do we pay?
It is free. There is no cost to you.
Do outsiders get access to the ERP?
No. Passwords are never requested or shared, and scope gets agreed on a call covered by NDA.
Do we need to prepare anything for the call?
No. Knowing which tools your team uses, and roughly since when, is enough. Nobody asks you to export files.
Does our IP change hands?
No. Buyers license a de-identified copy. Your originals never leave your systems and stay yours.
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