Manufacturing

Factory floor requests in WhatsApp. Structured records before the end of shift.

Technicians and supervisors report breakdowns, request materials, and submit maintenance work orders via WhatsApp. Every submission is structured, routed to the right approver, and posted to your ERP — with evidence attached.

Start a 1-week pilot How it works

Voice & photoAccepted from floor staff

Every work orderTracked and approval-gated

ERP syncOn approval, automatically

Maintenance request — Line 3

Pak, mesin press Line 3 bunyi aneh dan output miring. Udah stop produksi 30 menit. Perlu teknisi segera 🔧

14:22

🔧 Work order dibuat:
• Mesin: Press Line 3
• Masalah: Suara abnormal + output miring
• Prioritas: Urgent
Diteruskan ke Supervisor Maintenance.

14:22

✓ Teknisi ditugaskan · 14:25 3 menit

Common manufacturing workflows

What manufacturing teams run on BoringOps.

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Breakdown & maintenance requests

Technicians report breakdowns via WhatsApp message or voice note. Structured into work orders, assigned to maintenance leads, tracked to resolution.

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Material requests (MRF)

Production supervisors request raw materials via WhatsApp. Structured with item, quantity, and line number — routed to warehouse and purchasing for approval.

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Contractor work orders

External contractor scope, cost, and completion submitted via WhatsApp. Approval-gated before contractor is authorized to start — and before payment is released.

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Operational expense capture

Workshop purchases, consumables, and emergency parts submitted via WhatsApp photo. Finance approves before recording to Accurate or Xero.

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Shift & production reports

Shift supervisors send end-of-shift summary via WhatsApp. Structured and saved — production managers see trends across shifts in the portal.

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Safety incident reports

Near-miss or incident reports submitted from the floor via WhatsApp. Structured with severity, location, and description — escalated to the right lead immediately.

Before vs after

What changes on the factory floor.

Without BoringOps

Breakdown reports sent to group chats — no single queue for maintenance
Material requests via verbal or informal WhatsApp — no approval trail
Contractor work orders approved verbally — no record for accounting
Finance reconstructs expense records from photos sent weeks later

With BoringOps

Every breakdown becomes a tracked work order with timestamp and status
Material requests have approval gate — purchasing acts only on approved requests
Contractor authorizations recorded before work starts
Operational expenses captured same-day with photos attached

FAQ

Manufacturing operations questions.

Our floor staff send voice notes in Bahasa — does that work?

Yes. Voice notes and photos are accepted. The AI transcribes and structures the content — your staff don't need to type in any specific format.

We want maintenance work orders to connect to our ERP. Is that possible?

Yes via webhook. Finance-adjacent workflows (expense, contractor billing) connect to Accurate or Xero natively. Maintenance work orders can push to your ERP or CMMS via webhook.

What's the right first workflow to pilot?

Most factories start with breakdown/maintenance requests or operational expense capture — whichever is causing the most friction or missing audit trail today.

Can production supervisors see their team's requests in real-time?

Yes. The portal shows all pending and completed requests by role. Supervisors see their team's submissions; maintenance leads see their work queue.