From detail to management view

Cockpit, Reports & KPIs

Plan vs. actual, production, personnel, quality, machines, delivery reliability, capacity, annual planning and other KPIs are consolidated from the same operational data model – role-based and traceable.

secondFactory product illustration: overview with email inbox, quote, planning, engineering, production, logistics and controlling (sample data)
Real processes. One shared interface. One system for inquiry, planning, engineering, production, logistics and controlling – all modules work on the same project and data basis. Product illustration · sample data
Today

Today, KPIs are pieced together.

Figures come from different systems and spreadsheets. By the time a report is finished, it is often already outdated – and risks surface late.

  • Merging figures from different systems and spreadsheets
  • Creating reports by hand
  • Noticing schedule risks and overdue approvals late
  • Asking individual people for the current status
Features

What the module covers.

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Management cockpit

Bring together orders, deadlines, problems, personnel, production and open decisions.

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Plan / actual / forecast

Compare day, week, month or year and make trends visible.

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Machine utilization

Analyze status history and utilization per machine and period.

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QA status

Show the inspection queue, inspections, OK rate and defect reasons.

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Logistics status

Show open trips, oldest orders, warehouse movements and shipping status.

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Reports & PDF

Generate, save and share reports, and supplement them with external BI systems.

In the product

Key figures from the same data.

Utilization, schedules, bottlenecks, project costs and payment status come from the same order and project data as planning and billing.

secondFactory product illustration: capacity and resource planning with machine, employee and order utilization, bottlenecks and Gantt schedule (sample data)
Capacity and resource planning Capacities and schedules are not maintained separately – they are brought together from orders, resources and actual progress. Order & planning → Product illustration · sample data
secondFactory product illustration: finance with invoices, payments, open items and project costs (sample data)
Finance, billing & controlling The commercial view comes from the same project data – from order and delivery to invoice and payment. Invoicing & accounting export → Product illustration · sample data
Workflow

From intake to a controlled result.

01Collect dataOperational events.
02ConsolidateRole-relevant KPIs.
03ComparePlan, actual, previous period.
04IdentifyBottlenecks and deviations.
05DecidePriorities/approvals.
06Follow upImpact in the next cycle.
Human in the loop

This is where your team reviews and decides.

secondFactory prepares. At these points, a person confirms, corrects or deliberately approves – nothing slips through unnoticed.

Control principle →
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Assess deviations

The cockpit highlights deviations – management makes the assessment.

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Decide on priorities

A human decides which orders, bottlenecks and risks are tackled first.

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Follow up on actions

Decisions and actions remain visible until they are completed.

Your benefits

What improves day to day.

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One single source of truth

KPIs from operational events instead of manual shadow lists.

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Faster decisions

Problems and bottlenecks visible early.

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Extensible

Custom dashboards, BI and industry-specific KPIs can be integrated.

Time saved through reports without manual workYou save time mainly because KPIs no longer have to be compiled by hand. How large the effect is will be measured on the real workflow during the process assessment.
Input & result

What goes in. What comes out.

Input sources

  • Orders, deadlines and plan vs. actual
  • Production and machine status
  • Personnel and capacity
  • QA status and inspections
  • Logistics and shipping status
  • External BI systems

Results

  • Management cockpit
  • Plan vs. actual and forecast
  • Machine utilization
  • QA and logistics status
  • Reports as PDF
In the end-to-end process

Handovers without re-entry.

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Before

All modules

Production, quality, warehouse, personnel and planning deliver their current status.

This module

Cockpit, Reports & KPIs

From detail to management view.

After

Planning and control

Decisions and priorities flow back to planning and manufacturing.

Process analysis / demo

Check cockpit & KPIs with your real figures.

In a process analysis, we clarify which KPIs your management really needs and where the data comes from.

Applied in your industry

One module. Your business’s engineering logic.

Sheet metal & metal

Orders, material, machine allocation, production, quality and delivery dates are visible in their operating context. Problems and bottlenecks remain assigned to the project.

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Wood & interiors

Workshop progress, installation, workforce and material status are viewed together. Exhibition deadlines, rental inventory and returns extend the overview.

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Buildings & MEP

Project and service status, dates, capacity and costs form the practice overview. Building models, variants and checks keep engineering status traceable.

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