Today’s Challenge
Many manufacturers looking to improve output, reduce waste, and drive consistency focus on optimizing the shopfloor. Yet in many organizations, the reality is unchanged. The shopfloor still runs on paper, spreadsheets, manual processes, and individual knowledge, with limited access to real time data.
The issue is not a lack of data. Most factories already generate significant amounts of information. Machines produce data, operators record activity, ERP systems hold orders and inventory, and planning tools define what should happen next. The real challenge is making that data usable.
When systems are disconnected, teams spend more time searching for information than acting on it. ‘Factorise’ addresses this challenge with a composable, operator first, modular digital shopfloor platform.
Designed for the people running production
Factorise is built around the needs of operators, supervisors, and support teams. It provides a simple, connected, and consistent way to manage shopfloor activity. In practice:
· Operators start each shift with clear visibility of schedule, priorities, work instructions, and quality requirements
· Execution is simplified through intuitive, operator focused interfaces
· Downtime and issues are captured in real time with full context
· Supervisors see live progress without relying on manual updates or walking the floor
· Quality processes become digital, traceable, and audit ready
· Maintenance teams receive structured, actionable information instead of unclear handovers
· Data is entered once and shared across the organisation, eliminating duplication and paper-based processes
Start small, Scale fast
Factorise takes a pragmatic approach to digital transformation. Rather than large, complex programs, manufacturers can start with a focused use case and expand over time.
Built for Integration and Growth
Built on Siemens low code Mendix and designed to integrate with existing ERP, planning, and operational systems, Factorise provides a practical route to digitizing the shopfloor step by step.
Common starting points include:
· Advanced planning
· Digital quality checks
· Shift handovers
· Issue management
· OEE visibility
· Workforce planning
· Maintenance workflows
· Lean daily management The platform is modular by design, enabling faster adoption on the shopfloor and quicker time to value.
Proven Operational Impact
Manufacturers using Factorise report measurable improvements, including:
· Up to 28% productivity gains
· Around 20% cost reduction
· 75% improvement in cross shift collaboration
· 40% faster issue resolution These results are driven by giving teams visibility, structure, and connected information in one place.
Kudos solutions
Siemens expert partner Kudos Solution have brought together Advanced Scheduling and the Digital Production Platform ‘Factorise’, to give operational teams the proven finite scheduling’ capability with a powerful Digital Connected Worker framework which enable a data driven paperless shopfloor.
