Standardizing Work Instructions
A central platform for standard operating procedures and work instructions.
No more clumsy editing of Word documents, Excel or using Sharepoint. Let your workforce work faster realizing they are following a standard format by default.
Approval workflows
Determine who approves and reviews changes before the modified work instruction is put into production.
Building collaborative teams
Improve communication, save time and reduce duplication by standardizing procedures across work instructions.
Operator and admin interface
Our intuitive interface is designed for the entire production team, for the creation of processes and procedures.
Visual Work Instructions
Use images or videos of how to perform any procedure and convert text into simple visual instructions.
Take photos or videos directly on the shop floor and add them to your standard work instructions.
Visual communication
Use visual elements, like objects, symbols, or written words to communicate complex procedures in an easy to understand format.
Capture in the field
Video and images can be captured on any device while developing procedures on the shop floor.
Inline elements
Images linked to work instructions can be clarified using visual elements included in the operation description sheet editor.
Equipment & symbols
Select the required equipment and/or tools to indicate important points across steps.
Revision history
View and compare different versions of edits that are made to your standards. Approve draft versions as a new revision official version. Identify which elements have changed in detail.
Custom approval workflows
Work instructions can immediately be approved or officialized by one person or multi-person approval (provided the appropriate rights).
Automated workflow
Ensure that changes are approved by specific team members before they are released. Streamline and standardize your entire approval process.
Shop Floor Data Capture
Within Azumuta it's possible to add different types of checks to work instructions. In that way you can collect critical information from process workers directly on the shop floor.
While doing the procedure, operators can gather measurements, signatures-checks, torque values, etc.
Automated data collection
A highly automated process to reduce time it takes to collect data and reduce the amount of data entry errors.
In real-time
The latest data is immediately available to all workers and departments in the company which greatly increases the visibility within production.
Quality Control
Ensure the quality of every work order by collecting critical data during the procedures. Identify problems in production before they occur on the shop floor.
Export your data
Transform data into easy-to-understand visualizations directly from Azumuta or via API to the company’s external applications.
Improvement boards
Via the digital improvement boards, it's clear at a glance what improvements there are in a team and what the status is.
Employee engagement
Employees are more engaged because everyone is involved in continuous improvement of the company.
Knowledge capture
Get your operators' knowledge directly from your procedures and gather it in one central tool.
Train to Your Standards
Transform your standard work instructions into online technical training. Follow the training and skills level very closely and and see who has been trained on the most recent version in real-time.
Ensure that employees are always being onboarded, cross-trained, and re-trained to the most recent standards.
Training modules
Set up training modules with standard work instructions that operators can follow directly on the shop floor.
Train on standards
Turn standard work instructions into modules for your employees to train on.
Skills tracking
Ensure that your frontline workers are always able and sufficiently qualified to meet the needs of documented standards. Use the competency matrix to understand the skills-level within your workforce.
Streamline documents
Azumuta is created with the goal to streamline technical documentation and quality procedures in an easy and logical way.
Extensive version control
Easily find out when work instructions have been changed from previous version(s). Track who made changes and make sure your work instructions always stay ISO compliance.
Accessible for every worker
By using tablets or smartphones, Azumuta provides your workers with intuitive access to standards right on the shop floor.
Digital signatures
Use e-signatures to approve documents rather than hand written signatures.
Operator and Admin view
Besides the web interface, which is meant for administrator users, Azumuta has its own interface for operators. This interface is simplified and only displays the necessary procedures that the operator needs to perform his tasks properly.
QR code
Let operators scan QR codes to access instructions and procedures on their workstation.
Multilingual
Support non-native speakers in your company. Set up procedures in the language that your workers prefer.
Easy-to-use and remote app
Let operators work in the same system while using a smartphone or tablet to access procedures in real-time.