Bottleneck Report
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Bottleneck Report:
Spot Issues Across Your Business
In custom millwork, the real drag on profitability isn’t always the visible pile-up on the shop floor. It’s the hidden delays in project management, engineering, material approvals and drafting submittals that you can't see. INNERGY’s Bottleneck Report gives you a single, clear view of your entire workflow, empowering you to spot and solve problems before they bring production to a halt.
Why Managing Flow Matters More Than Speed
Many millwork companies lack true visibility, relying on spreadsheets and gut feelings to manage workflow. This leads to firefighting, missed deadlines, and wasted effort fixing the wrong problems. The Bottleneck Report replaces guesswork with a data-driven system for managing chaos.
Proactive Problem-Solving
Pinpoint the True Constraint
Data-Driven Decisions
Maximize Throughput & Profit
A Smarter Way to Manage Your Workflow
One View, From Sales to Shipping
Your process is a single, connected system, but siloed information makes it impossible to manage effectively. The Bottleneck Report breaks down the walls between departments, giving you a unified, real-time view of every job as it moves through your entire organization.
- Track Total Workflow: Monitor progress from initial client contact and estimating all the way through to production and installation.
- Spot Upstream Delays: Instantly see if jobs are getting held up in engineering or waiting on architect approvals before they ever starve the shop floor.
- Understand System Health: Get a visual, at-a-glance understanding of where work is flowing smoothly and where it’s getting jammed.
Identify Bottlenecks Without the Guesswork
Built on the Theory of Constraints, our report uses a simple but powerful principle: where inventory builds up, a bottleneck is sure to follow. You don't need to calculate the exact capacity of every step; just look for the logjam to find the true constraint on your business.
- Inventory as a Proxy: The report automatically flags where work-in-progress is accumulating, visually pinpointing the slowest step in your process.
- Focus Your Efforts: Stop investing in equipment or process changes that don't address the real problem and won't improve overall output.
- Manage Shifting Constraints: In the chaotic world of custom work, your bottleneck moves. The report adapts in real-time to show you where today's problem is.
Focus Your Attention with the "Visual Wedge"
Not every delay is a crisis. The Bottleneck Report can be configured to highlight work orders that are in need of attention, helping your team prioritize the most critical tasks and keep everything on track.
- Define Workflow Steps: Configure the report to match your unique process, from "Awaiting Field Dimensions" to "Ready for Finishing."
- Assign Clear Ownership: Ensure accountability by assigning a person or department responsible for moving work through each step.
- Get Visual Alerts: Jobs that fall into the urgent "wedge" are automatically highlighted, telling your team exactly what to work on next.
Look Ahead with Proactive Capacity Planning
Stop reacting to an overloaded department after it's too late. The Bottleneck Report provides a forward-looking view of the labor hours and workload heading toward each work center, so you can balance capacity and keep work flowing smoothly.
- Forecast Departmental Load: See exactly how many labor hours are scheduled for your finishing department or your CNCs in the coming weeks.
- Move Resources Intelligently: Proactively shift team members, approve overtime, or line up outsourcing before a bottleneck forms.
- Keep the Shop Floor Fed: Ensure a steady, rhythmic flow of work leaves the office and hits the floor, maximizing the efficiency of your machinery and staff.
Unlock Your Shop's True Potential
Stop letting hidden delays and shifting bottlenecks control your schedule and your profitability. It's time to manage the chaos and build a more resilient, efficient, and profitable millwork business.