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Technology, realigned with reality.

We partner with manufacturers to align the physical work to the digital age, so teams spend less time chasing information and more time moving the business forward.

Built by people who’ve worked inside manufacturing, not just around it.
The LEAD Way

Our name is our process.

Process first. Technology second.

Built by people who’ve been there. We’ve spent years working in various roles within manufacturing companies before venturing into the world of ERP and technology consulting. That real-world experience, combined with the ownership mentality we bring to every project, is what sets us apart from other “project chaser” firms.

Listen

Before we touch a screen, we learn how the process really flows and where it actually hurts. Not the version in the binder, the version that happens at 7am on the floor. Every shop is different, and we treat it that way.

Empathize

We spent years working in roles inside manufacturing companies before we ever moved into ERP and consulting. We understand the users and the culture, not just the workflow, and we take an ownership mentality into every project.

Analyze

We help you evaluate ROI honestly and prioritize the improvements with the greatest impact and the quickest return. We care about simplicity and real value.

Develop

One partner from start to finish. This allows us to ensure everything is documented and implemented in a way that doesn’t rely on tribal knowledge. We ensure we leave the business healthier and more nimble.

Built for the way metal fabricators actually work.

We’ve worked metal fab floors end to end, from sheet stock in to finished parts out. Along the way we’ve tackled priority scheduling, job sequencing grouped by material, and tooling changes sequenced to keep setup time down. Behind that, nesting and material flow stay in lockstep so the floor doesn’t run out mid-job.

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What we help with

  • Priority scheduling that respects shop floor reality
  • Material-grouped job sequencing
  • Tooling-aware setup minimization
  • Quote-to-cash automation
  • Nesting, material, and inventory flow
  • Shop floor MES and traceability
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Built for the way boat manufacturers actually work.

We’ve worked the boat-building process end to end, from mold prep through final wrapping and assembly. Along the way we’ve tackled scheduling automation, procurement struggles, warranty priority work, and reporting that holds up in the C-suite. On the floor, we’ve cracked small-part tracking without inflating WIP through Kanban stocking.

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What we help with

  • Configurator and options setup and reporting
  • Mold tracking and constraint visibility
  • Takt-based scheduling via drag and drop
  • Model mix planning and execution
  • Priority and tracking for lamination sub-assemblies
  • Upholstery warranty workflow that protects production
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Built for the way capital equipment makers actually work.

We’ve worked capital equipment projects end to end, from configuration through final commissioning. Along the way we’ve tackled shop floor priority, order pacing, and drag-and-drop scheduling that pushes job changes live to the ERP. On builds that span months, we’ve handled long-lead procurement and project reporting that keeps margin and schedule honest.

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What we help with

  • Configurator and ETO BOM workflows
  • Procurement and long-lead management
  • Shop floor priority and order pacing
  • Drag-and-drop scheduling tied to ERP jobs
  • Project ERP with live margin and schedule visibility
  • Installed-base service and warranty
LEAD ecosystem diagram showing connected manufacturing systems

Built for the way precision shops actually work.

We’ve worked precision shops end to end, from setup through last-piece inspection. Along the way we’ve tackled priority scheduling, job sequencing grouped by material, and tooling changes sequenced to keep setup time down. Machine data and SPC stay in the system instead of spreadsheets, so utilization and quality records hold up to an audit.

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What we help with

  • Priority scheduling that respects shop floor reality
  • Material-grouped job sequencing
  • Tooling-aware setup minimization
  • First-article and SPC in the system
  • Machine data capture and OEE
  • Tool and fixture tracking
LEAD ecosystem diagram showing connected manufacturing systems

Built for the way aerospace teams actually work.

From component shops to integrators, we help aerospace manufacturers meet AS9100, manage complex BOMs, and keep the line moving.

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What we help with

  • AS9100-ready quality processes
  • Engineering change and BOM workflows
  • End-to-end lot and serial traceability
  • Supply chain and lead-time visibility
LEAD ecosystem diagram showing connected manufacturing systems

Built for the way oil & gas teams actually work.

From upstream service shops to equipment manufacturers, we help oil and gas businesses manage projects, assets, and field service in one system.

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What we help with

  • Project-based ERP and cost control
  • Asset and equipment lifecycle tracking
  • Mobile-first field service workflows
  • HSE and compliance integration
LEAD ecosystem diagram showing connected manufacturing systems

Whatever it takes to get you to the outcome.

Every engagement pulls from whatever’s needed. Sometimes the answer isn’t even technology. Here’s the toolkit.

Process + Intelligence

Your ERP holds the data. Your floor holds the knowledge. Before we connect them, we evaluate the process from first principles and ensure technology is the answer.

Process first

Walk the floor. Find the waste, the bottlenecks, and the handoffs that don’t need a system to fix. Sometimes the best ROI isn’t software at all.

Intelligence second

Connect the dots. Turn tribal know-how and scattered systems into something your whole team can see, act on, and trust.

This is the core of everything we do.

Epicor ERP

Implementations, migrations, and customizations that fit how your shop actually runs.

Custom Development

When off-the-shelf doesn’t fit, we build it. MES, shop floor apps, and internal tools designed for the people who actually use them.

Cloud Migration

On-prem Classic to Kinetic Cloud. We rebuild your customizations, manage the cutover around production, and keep the line running through it.

Connected Systems

Paycom, ADP, Salesforce, EDI. Data flows once and lands everywhere it needs to.

AI & Manufacturing Analytics

Tribal knowledge and scattered data turned into systems that surface answers before you have to dig for them.

Built around the shop, not the market.

Most manufacturing software is built for the broadest market possible, so it never quite fits yours. Here’s what happens when someone builds it around you instead.

Real-Time Labor Visibility

See it as it happens

Know who’s actually producing right now, not at the end of the pay period when it’s too late to do anything about it.

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The problem

People punched into Paycom but nobody knew if they were actually producing. Supervisors had no visibility into who was active or idle without walking the floor and asking. Epicor’s labor data and Paycom’s timeclock data lived in two systems that never talked. Labor costs were a black box until the end of the pay period, when it was too late to do anything about it.

What we built

A real-time dashboard pulling Paycom punch data and comparing it against Epicor labor transactions. Every employee, their current job and operation, how long they’ve been active, and a flag on anyone clocked in but not started. Runs on a shop floor TV so supervisors see it without opening a single screen.

Result

Idle time became visible the moment it happened, not at the end of the pay period. Supervisors managed by exception instead of gut feeling. Accountability went up because everyone could see the same board.

Clean Demand Signals

MRP you can trust

Keep need-by dates accurate without it being a chore, so MRP stops misleading purchasing and production.

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The problem

Changing a need-by date meant digging into individual order releases, updating each one, and hoping it pushed through to the job. There was no way to zoom out and see the full picture, so dates never got adjusted. Stale dates sent bad demand signals to MRP, which misled purchasing and production. The whole planning chain was built on dates nobody trusted.

What we built

A drag-and-drop scheduler with weekly buckets and a target throughput capacity per week. Planners see all their orders grouped by release date, drag them into the week they’re actually shipping, and the system updates every release date and pushes it down to the job automatically. What used to take hours of clicking became a five-minute drag-and-drop.

Result

Dates stayed accurate because maintaining them was no longer a chore. MRP finally had clean demand signals. Purchasing stopped chasing parts for orders that weren’t shipping for months, and production stopped getting surprised by work that was due yesterday.

LISTEN · EMPATHIZE · ANALYZE · DEVELOP

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