Make a daily report of MRP shortages.
Each morning, planners take the same MRP report and format it again.
Tools: n8n, Microsoft Teams, ERP API
- Estimated tool cost
- n8n self-host free
- Company size
- 10-200 employees
- Difficulty
- Easy
Estimate the job run time from past jobs.
| Estimated tool cost | Free |
|---|---|
| Company size | 10-200 employees |
| Difficulty | Medium |
Traveler — Estimate the job run time from past jobs.
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OP 10
Export the past routings and the real times.
OP 20
Use a similarity search to find similar past jobs.
OP 30
Use those jobs to predict the duration.
| Problem | Quotes and schedules use knowledge that people do not write down. |
|---|---|
| What to measure | Measure how close the quote time is to the real time. Record the difference on your own jobs. |
| Tools | Python/pandas, Microsoft Excel, ERP export |