Industrial AI for make-to-order manufacturing
More precise standard times for better costing and production planning
kAIzen Innovations helps manufacturers improve standard times, cost estimates and production planning with data-driven AI that learns from real production feedback.
ERP order
Actual time
AI analysis
Standard time
Planning reality
Every order is different. Many standard times stay the same.
In customer-specific manufacturing, products, materials, routings, process steps and shopfloor conditions change from order to order. Yet many companies still rely on historical estimates, spreadsheets, manually maintained routings and rarely updated ERP data.
Today
- historical estimates in costing and work preparation
- spreadsheets alongside ERP and PPS systems
- manual routings and production feedback
- standard times that are rarely updated
Business impact
- inaccurate standard times
- cost estimates with avoidable uncertainty
- delivery dates that are hard to keep
- weaker resource utilization
- high manual effort
- margin pressure
- customers with less reliable commitments
kAIzen Intelligence Loop
kAIzen Intelligence Loop: learning planning instead of static estimates.
kAIzen connects order data, production feedback and AI analysis into a continuously learning optimization loop. Real production data becomes the basis for dynamic standard times, more realistic delivery dates and stronger decisions.
Capture order data
Relevant attributes from ERP, PPS, routings and product structures are prepared for analysis.
Feed back actual times
Production progress, actual times and operational feedback flow back from the shopfloor.
AI identifies patterns
The AI evaluates relationships between order attributes, process steps, deviations and real lead times.
Optimize standard times
Static values evolve into more dynamic planning foundations for new and recurring orders.
Improve costing and planning
Costing, sales and production planning gain more reliable inputs for dates, costs and capacities.
Benefits
Fewer estimates. More planning confidence.
kAIzen helps turn real production feedback data into better planning foundations while complementing existing ERP and PPS systems.
Before
- inaccurate standard times
- cost estimates with avoidable uncertainty
- delivery dates that are hard to keep
- high manual effort
- weak resource utilization
- margin pressure
- customers with less reliable commitments
With kAIzen
- more precise costing
- more realistic delivery dates
- better production utilization
- higher transparency
- continuous improvement
- less manual rework
- better decision foundations
More precise costing
Quotes can build on stronger standard times and real production patterns.
More realistic delivery dates
Planning and sales gain better inputs for scheduling and customer commitments.
Better production utilization
Capacity planning becomes easier to understand because deviations are systematically visible.
Continuous improvement
Every production feedback cycle can improve the data foundation for future decisions.
Audiences
Built for manufacturers where every order is different.
kAIzen is designed for companies with complex order mixes, variable routings and a high need for reliable costing and planning accuracy.
Company types
Engineer-to-order companies
Make-to-order companies
High-mix low-volume manufacturers
Mechanical engineering
Plant engineering
Metal processing
Custom manufacturing
Component and assembly manufacturing
Roles in the organization
Executive management
Work preparation
Production management
Costing
Sales
Controlling
ERP and digitalization leads
Modules
Two modules. One learning loop.
kAIzen connects costing intelligence with real production feedback and fits into existing ERP and PPS landscapes.
kAIzen Calculate
kAIzen Calculate analyzes historical orders, routings, product attributes and manufacturing data. From this, the system calculates dynamic standard times for new and recurring orders.
- more accurate cost estimates
- stronger quote preparation
- more realistic delivery dates
- better decisions for sales and costing
kAIzen Production
kAIzen Production is the digital production feedback system. It captures actual times, progress, feedback and production data directly from the manufacturing process.
- digital capture of real production data
- transparent progress feedback
- stronger data basis for AI analysis
- continuous improvement of planning quality
ERP integration
kAIzen complements existing ERP and PPS systems instead of replacing them. The solution can connect to existing data structures and make system data more dynamic, current and decision-relevant.
- connection to existing data structures
- better use of existing system data
- step-by-step integration into current IT landscapes
- no ERP replacement required
Pilot project
Test kAIzen with your own production data.
The best way to evaluate kAIzen is a concrete use case with real company data. In a pilot project, we assess data availability, business potential and the integration path in a practical way.
Analyze ERP and costing data
Together we review available data sources, routings and relevant costing logic.
Select suitable order data
A focused, representative data set provides the foundation for the pilot.
Compare ERP and actual times
Existing ERP standard times are compared with real production feedback data.
Calculate optimized standard times
AI-powered analysis shows where more dynamic planning foundations can be created.
Evaluate business potential
The results are assessed for costing, delivery dates, utilization and operational effort.
Define an integration concept
The pilot closes with a concrete proposal for data connection, process design and next steps.
Data security
Production data is sensitive. Control remains essential.
kAIzen is planned with data sovereignty, clear responsibilities and existing IT structures in mind. In the pilot project, we jointly review which data is actually needed.
Clear data access rights
Access is aligned by role and project scope so only required data is processed.
Transparent data processing
Data sources, processing steps and results are documented in a way teams can understand.
Customer-specific sources
Relevant ERP, PPS and production data is scoped together for each company.
Protection of sensitive data
Production and costing data is not exposed unnecessarily or used outside the agreed purpose.
Existing IT structures
Integration and operation are aligned with current systems, processes and security expectations.
Pilot-based review
Before implementation, we assess which data is required for the concrete use case.
Ready for more precise costing and better production planning?
Talk to us about your current challenges in costing, standard time determination and production planning. Together we can assess whether kAIzen can turn your existing ERP and production data into stronger planning foundations.
Contact
Let us assess your use case.
Briefly describe your manufacturing environment and current challenge. We will follow up to align on a demo or pilot conversation.
Direct contact
info@kaizen-innovations.com