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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Stay In Sync

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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.

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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.

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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.

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