Manage Outside Vendor Workflows

Outside Processing

Empowers your company to solve outside processing efficiently. This integrated approach ensures that outside processing is not only manageable but also scalable and profitable for growing businesses.

3x

Increased Profitability

Gather insights on how you performed and use them to increase your profitability.

225%

Forget paper routines

Efficiently reuse digital assets to save time manufacturing, quoting, and shipping.

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Get instant access to documentation, updates, and statuses to enable your team to make the right decisions.

AI-Powered Agents in Manufacturing

AI Agents, Working for You

Outside Processing

Agents can identify parts requiring outside services, track processing status, and manage vendor relationships for specialized operations

Cost Reconciliation

Agents can compare estimated vs. actual job costs post-delivery, track labor, material, and overhead for profitability analysis and feed cost data back into quoting for continuous improvement

What’s the status of the parts we sent out for anodizing?

StartProto AI:

Job#2408 (sensor housings) is still at AnodizeCo. ETA is Friday. Everything else is back and in final QC.

We just received an invoice from ABC Plating for $4,500. Can you reconcile it against jobs in production?

StartProto AI:

Invoice #8892 from ABC Plating ($4,500) matches three open jobs:

Job 1047 – 250 parts plated → $2,250
Job 1051 – 150 parts plated → $1,350
Job 1054 – 60 parts plated → $900

Total = $4,500. No discrepancies found. Invoice marked as reconciled and ready for payment approval.

REIMAGINE HOW YOU manage outside services

Dedicated Workflow for Outside Processing

Our dedicated OSP module provides a comprehensive workflow to manage all steps involved in outside processing. From order creation to receiving finished parts, every aspect is covered, allowing you to maintain control and visibility throughout the process.

Service Items

Define services that you need

Streamline your outside processing workflow by defining all the services you need in one software solution.

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Create a service that you can use in routings.
Store all specifications and order history under one service item.
Add purchase options and specifications to ensure precise requirements are met by your vendors.

Integrate outside services into the workflow

Add the Service Item to Routing

Integrate defined service items directly into your manufacturing routing.

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Minimize errors and enhance traceability by adding the outside steps directly into your work routing.
Create a guaranteed way to ensure parts get the right service.
Include any attachments or specifications needed for when you need to ship or purchase that service.

Complete outsourcing visibility

One Screen to See All Work Currently at Vendors

Stay informed with a single screen view of all parts currently undergoing outside processing.

Ensure you’re always up-to-date on your production timelines.
Find all work-in-progress currently undergoing outsides services.
Know that any shipping and purchasing documents that need to be traceable can be found in one module.

Outside Processing Documents

Line Item Notes that Define Specifications

StartProto will gathering all necessary information and communicate that to your vendors.

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Add detailed notes on the line item level to specify exact requirements and specifications.
Streamline the process of getting purchase accurate orders to vendors.
Reduce errors by ensuring all service items include necessary details on Purchase Orders and Packing Slips.

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Sales Orders

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Outside Processing

Empowers your company to solve outside processing efficiently. This integrated approach ensures that outside processing is not only manageable but also scalable and profitable for growing businesses.

Quality Management

Unleash the full potential of quality management within your shop processes using first article tracking, NCR control, and enforced inspection steps at every step of production. Elevate your quality standards and empower excellence.

Routing & BOM

Create highly robust routing and BOMs in just a few clicks. Provide your operators with everything they need to succeed.

Shipping & Receiving

Drive your shipping and receiving departments with up-to-date information from across the shop floor. Always know the status of every part and eliminate surprises.

Shop Floor Communication

A thoughtful and integrated approach to manufacturing execution, ensuring that every aspect of the shop floor from knowing what job to work on next to providing real-time insights into work-in-progress and documentation collection for jobs.

Jobs & Scheduling

Scheduling and prioritizing jobs has never been easier. Assign operations to specific machines and personnel to manage your shop from anywhere, and use dashboards to ensure jobs are completed on time.

Purchase Planning

Streamline your procurement process through realtime suggestions based on your current inventory levels and needs. Discover cost-effective procurement suggestions and insight to boost efficiency and savings.

Inventory Management

Unlike any manufacturing software in the industry, StartProto gives you the ultimate ability to see where a workpiece is in real time. Now you will never guess again.