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A manufacturing client’s on-site DX story

Line utilization,Visualize by each stop reason

KadoFlow is an equipment-utilization & work-performance management solution — a no-code kintone custom plugin that classifies and records work time and downtime (planned stops, equipment trouble, tooling changes, etc.), supports QR matching and mobile input, and visualizes utilization on a dashboard.

An on-site DX story of solving “utilization is invisible, stop reasons aren’t recorded, aggregation is manual” by extending kintone — built in 8 months.

Utilization
Real-time visualization
Downtime
Classify and record reasons
Input
Mobile + QR
Platform
No-code kintone
UTILIZATION
Utilization dashboard
Utilization 82%
82%
Line A utilization
Equipment trouble38 min
Tooling change22 min
▣ QR matching
CSV export
01
CLIENT
About the client

A manufacturing client managing the operation of multiple lines.

The manufacturing client operates lines producing a wide variety of parts for multiple clients. Raising equipment utilization and reducing “stopped time” was a challenge directly tied to profit.

Building on kintone — a no-code platform already used in operations — we added utilization and work-results recording and analysis as a custom plugin. Without a large-scale platform overhaul, we delivered on-site utilization DX in a short time.

5+
Supported lines
8 categories
Downtime reason
Mobile
Enter results on-site
Business flow — from recording to analysis and improvement
STEP 1
Enter results on-site
Record work/downtime on mobile
STEP 2
Match by QR
Verify parts and work by QR
STEP 3
Visualize utilization
Grasp downtime reasons by breakdown too
STEP 4
Analysis & improvement
Drive improvement with CSV/Excel aggregation
02
CHALLENGE
The on-site challenge to solve

Making “stopped time” visible.

Utilization is invisible

Line operating statuscouldn’t be grasped in real time, leaving no clues for improvement.

Stop reasons aren’t recorded

“Why it stopped”not classified or recorded, making factor analysis impossible.

Hard for the shop floor to input

Results inputReliance on paper and PC, so on-site recording never took hold.

Aggregation is manual

Utilization and results aggregationTranscribe by hand, causing heavy workload and delays.

03
ARCHITECTURE
The architecture we built together

Extending kintone to build four domains.

We built on-site mobile input, utilization/results recording, QR matching, and utilization analysis as a kintone custom plugin. Without a large-scale platform overhaul, we delivered on-site utilization DX on top of a no-code platform.

Amela
EXECUTION
8 months
Duration
16 person-months
Total effort
Domain ①
Mobile input
Challenge
Paper/PC reliance
Solution
On-the-spot input on mobile
Work/downtime in one tap
Domain ②
Utilization & results recording
Challenge
Reasons aren’t recorded
Solution
Classify and record downtime in 8 categories
Aggregate separately from work time
Domain ③
QR matching
Challenge
Matching errors
Solution
Match parts and work by QR
Prevent mix-ups
Domain ④
Utilization analysis
Challenge
Manual aggregation
Solution
Dashboard + CSV/Excel export
Manage the client master centrally too
Platform
kkintoneJavaScriptjQuery
Features
html5-qrcodeXSheetJS (xlsx)📱Mobile view
04
IMPACT
Value for the shop floor

When stop reasons are visible, utilization goes up.

Utilization is visible

Utilization by line can be grasped in real time.

Causes become clear

Downtime reasons are visible by breakdown, enabling improvement prioritization.

The shop floor records

With mobile input, the shop floor can record results effortlessly.

Aggregation in an instant

Utilization and results can be aggregated and exported to CSV/Excel instantly.

STAKEHOLDER
Worker
Typically
Writing and transcribing on paper
In KadoFlow,
On-the-spot recording on mobile
Input burden drops
Can focus on the work
STAKEHOLDER
Admin & office
Typically
Manual aggregation takes time
In KadoFlow,
Automate aggregation and reports
Cut clerical man-hours
Aggregate by client
STAKEHOLDER
Production manager
Typically
Operation is invisible
In KadoFlow,
Grasp utilization and causes instantly
Improvement keeps cycling
Decide with data
DEMO

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