Run your factory on process, not memory.

From purchase requests to QC rejections, wrk.wise turns what your best people know into steps every shift follows.

Tasks 5 open across the factory
TaskProcessOwnerStatus
Packaging film order, USD 5,000 Purchase request Plant Head Awaiting approval
Packing machine stopped Machine breakdown Maintenance Technician In progress
Batch #4471 failed inspection QC rejection QC Supervisor In progress
Day to night handover Shift handover Night Supervisor Assigned
Distributor order, dispatch today Dispatch sign-off Logistics Officer Due today
The problem

Work waits for one person.

The steps live in someone’s head. When they’re busy, off shift or gone, nobody else knows what comes next.

Sound familiar?
QC rejections get handled differently on every shift.
Purchase requests sit in someone’s inbox until the line stops.
Every approval needs a phone call to explain it.
Late orders surface when the distributor calls.
When a key person is away, the work waits.
Senior supervisor On dutyOn leave
QC Purchasing Approvals Dispatch Maintenance

Everything runs through one person. When they are away, it all waits.

How wrk.wise fixes it

Build it once and run it every shift.

Turn each process into a small SOP. Once someone starts it, wrk.wise creates the tasks, assigns them and moves the work from step to step. Here’s what that looks like over one day.

8:00 a.m.

A purchase request comes in.

It reaches the Plant Head with the quote and photos attached. Once it’s approved, the purchase officer gets the order task straight away.

Approvals with details
11:30 a.m.

A packing machine breaks down.

The operator logs it with a photo. The task goes to the maintenance technician with the lightest queue.

Automatic handoff
3:00 p.m.

The QC supervisor is on leave.

A batch fails inspection anyway. The task goes to the replacement the QC supervisor chose before leaving.

Approved delegation
6:00 p.m.

The shift changes.

The outgoing supervisor completes a handover step. The incoming supervisor gets the next task, with the notes attached.

Shift handover
11:00 p.m.

A dispatch runs late.

The line manager sees it on the Watchlist before the distributor does. Moving the deadline needs a reason and an approval.

Watchlist
Midnight

The day is on the record.

Every task finished today left a record. When appraisals come, scores reflect whether work was done on time, not who the manager remembers.

Work records
See it in action

Watch a rejected batch move from inspection to re-check

One rejection. Four steps. Nobody chasing anybody.

1 The QC inspector logs the rejection and completes the step.
2 The rework task appears for the production supervisor.
3 The Plant Head sees it in progress on the Watchlist.
FAQ

Questions manufacturers ask about SOP software

What is SOP software for manufacturing?

It turns your standard operating procedures into work people actually do. Instead of a document on a shelf, each step becomes a task with an owner and a deadline. In wrk.wise, finishing one step assigns the next.

Which manufacturing processes can we run in wrk.wise?

Any process with clear steps and clear owners. Common starting points are QC rejections, purchase requests, machine breakdowns, shift handovers, dispatch sign-offs and new worker onboarding.

How is this different from running the factory on WhatsApp and Excel?

WhatsApp moves messages. Excel stores numbers. Neither knows who owns the next step or notices when it’s late. wrk.wise does both.

Does wrk.wise replace our ERP?

No. Your ERP records transactions: orders, stock, invoices. wrk.wise runs the people side around them: who does each step, who approves it and what’s running late.

Can we start with one process or one department?

Yes. Start with one small SOP that causes the most chasing today, such as QC rejections or purchase requests. Add more once the first one runs smoothly.

wrk.wise. Where work runs itself.

Your process already exists. It’s just in someone’s head.

Put it where every shift can see it.

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