The flow
How it works
- 1
WPS Digital Pocket Guide
Every welder looks up the correct WPS on their phone before striking an arc. Search by joint, material, or process — pull the latest PDF, view essential variables, scan a QR posted at the workstation.
- 2
Live WIP Dashboard
Every unit on the floor, in real time, by stage. Cutting → Fitup → Weld → Inspection → Paint → Ship. WebSocket-driven — no refresh needed.
- 3
Bottleneck and Labor View
Which stage is starved? Which is starved-and-starving? Where is labor parked vs producing? One screen for the plant manager standing at the morning huddle.
- 4
QR code clock-in for job costing
Welders scan a unit QR on arrival, hit Stop on departure. Hours roll up against the job estimate. No paper time cards, no spreadsheets.
- 5
Printable unit QR labels
Batch-print QR labels for 1 to 500 units. Stick on the steel. The label is the unit's identity from cut list to shipment.
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Cost-to-date variance tracking
Estimated hours vs actual, in real time. Plant manager sees the variance the moment it appears — not at month-end accounting close.
- 7
Secure shop floor kiosk
Company-scoped, PIN-authenticated clock-in tablets at flaggity.com/kiosk/{company}/{facility}. Workers clock in and out without a login — every scan is tenant-isolated.
- 8
Supervisor status board
A wall-mounted live status board at /kiosk/{company}/{facility}/board shows real-time floor activity with overdue color coding for every unit and stage.
- 9
Worker Registry with certification tracking
All trades — welders, painters, fitters, inspectors, assemblers — with trade-specific certifications and automatic expiry alerts.
- 10
Per-stage expected duration
Set expected hours per production stage so the board flags overdue units the moment they slip behind schedule.
WebSockets, not polling
Real-time, by default
WebSocket push
Stage transitions, clock-ins, and inspection results push to every connected client instantly. The plant manager and the office controller see the same number at the same second.
Stage-aware
Default stages cover most fab/manufacturing flows. Customize stage names per project and reorder per product line. WIP rules enforce sequence so units can't skip inspection.
How the math works
Job costing calculation
- Welder clocks in via QR scan — start timestamp recorded against unit + operation
- Welder clocks out — duration computed, labor rate applied per welder profile
- Costs roll up: per operation → per unit → per project
- Variance vs. estimate exposed live on the project dashboard
- Material costs (steel, consumables) can be attached per unit for full job cost