Manufacturing

From materials to scheduling, every order costed tight

The shop floor keeps its paper. Photograph it, and AI turns it into system data. Material usage, purchasing, scheduling, paperwork, and order progress, all from one LINE message. No forced tooling change, no ERP re-implementation.

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Who this is for

Small and mid-size manufacturers running orders and materials on an ERP or Excel. Common pattern: variable order specs, tight material costing, a paper-first shop floor, and an office that spends all day chasing "which material, which line, how far along".

Make-to-orderHigh mix, low volumeSecond-generation ownersERP only the veterans can drivePaper-first shop floor

What you can do from LINE

No floor changes

Photograph paper; data enters the system itself

The floor keeps paper and whiteboards. Snap a photo into LINE and AI reads it into system data. Veterans keep their habits.

Photo of the daily production sheet → machine, quantity, hours extracted → written to the system → "Logged. 1,240 units today."

Material costing

Least-waste material calculation

From order specs and live inventory, Nario computes the least-waste material plan. Saved material is saved money.

"Cheapest material plan for this 500-unit order?" → computed against specs + stock → material combination and offcuts returned.

Purchasing

Raw-material purchase suggestions

Monthly usage and trend analysis produce purchase suggestions. Less dead stock, fewer emergency buys.

"What should we stock next month?" → three months of usage analyzed → suggested purchase list with quantities.

Scheduling

Production schedule optimization

Schedules optimized by spec and material: merge similar orders, cut changeovers. Deadlines kept, capacity not wasted.

"How should next week run?" → orders grouped by spec → merge three same-spec orders, two fewer changeovers.

Paperwork

Multi-format documents standardized

Customer POs and supplier receiving slips all use different templates. AI normalizes them into standard records in your system.

Drop three customers' differently formatted POs → items, quantities, due dates extracted → standard work orders created.

Order progress

Live order progress

Orders matched against production progress automatically; every line item shows a live completion percentage. Answer delivery questions without walking the floor.

"How far along is customer A's order?" → "Three items: 100%, 80%, 40%. Completion expected Thursday."

No system swap, no floor disruption

Keep your ERP or Excel. Keep the paper flow on the floor. Nario is the layer that connects them: it reads the paper, writes the system, and answers the questions. When you are ready to upgrade the process, the data is already in place.

Common questions

Our floor is all paper and some staff never touch a computer. How would we adopt this?+

Change nothing. The floor stays on paper; someone photographs it into LINE and AI does the reading and record-keeping. If they can use LINE, they can use Nario.

Our ERP is old and has no API. Can you connect?+

Yes. For legacy ERPs Nario connects directly to the database over a secure tunnel you control; 20-year-old systems like Chiconn run this way today. No ERP? Excel is a fine starting point.

Our material calculations are house rules. How would AI know them?+

During onboarding you describe your spec sheets and rules in plain language; Nario then computes by your rules. When the rules change, tell it once.

How do we engage?+

Email sales@nario.ai or try Nario on LINE first. We scope your order patterns, material complexity, and current systems before quoting. Start with one workflow; see results in two weeks.

The floor stays the same. The data files itself.

Photograph one paper document into the group and watch what happens.

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