Custom Software & Apps
for Mid-Market Manufacturers
Your ERP cost $400k and still doesn't capture what's happening on the shop floor. Operators run the line on paper travelers. Quality data lives in three spreadsheets. Vendors email POs because there's no portal. Katie builds the custom layer that closes those gaps without replacing the ERP.
Who this is for
- Mid-market manufacturers ($20M-$200M revenue) running NetSuite · Epicor · SAP B1 · Fishbowl · or legacy on-prem ERP
- COOs who can't see real-time WIP or scrap-rate without three reports
- Quality directors tracking defects in Excel because the ERP module is unusable
- Procurement teams still emailing POs because the vendor portal "is coming next year"
What Katie ships
📱 Tablet shop-floor capture
Operator-facing tablets at each cell. Scan job · capture quantity · log scrap · auto-write to ERP. No more paper travelers.
🔗 ERP integration layer
Clean API bridge to NetSuite · Epicor · SAP B1 · or whatever legacy system you're running. Custom layer talks · ERP keeps working.
📊 Quality & defect tracking
Defect codes · root-cause tagging · per-SKU trend reports. The dashboard your quality director already drew on a whiteboard.
🤝 Vendor & customer portals
Vendors check PO status · upload certs · confirm ship dates. Customers see order status without emailing your CSR.
Pricing tiers
| Tier | What you get | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Shop-Floor Audit | 5-day walkthrough · current paper/spreadsheet workflows mapped · ROI-ranked build list | $250 one-time |
| First Build (typically shop-floor capture) | Tablet-based capture + ERP integration · 1 production cell live · operator training | $5,000-$15,000 (4-8 weeks) |
| Multi-Cell Rollout + Retainer | Full shop expansion · quality dashboard · vendor portal · monthly maintenance | Custom quote |
No ERP replacement required. No 18-month implementation. You own the layer.
Timeline
One sentence on your ERP, your floor size, and the workflow that's costing the most hours.
30-min facility walk or async loom of current paper workflows. Katie maps the gaps.
Tablet capture live at 1 production cell. ERP integration validated. Operators trained.
Defect tracking online. Real-time WIP dashboard live for the COO.
Expand to remaining cells. Add vendor portal. You own the repo.
Tell Katie what's still on paper
Text PJ with one sentence about your ERP and the shop-floor workflow that's costing the most hours. Katie will reply with a plain-language scope inside 24 hours.
Text PJ · 858-461-8054Last updated: 2026-05-19 · SideGuy Solutions · Clarity before cost.