Business Process
The Spiral X business process is a “closed loop” system that begins with the initial quote, through design, purchasing, quality control, shipment, human resources, costing, and finally to the company financials. All system history is stored electronically within the Spiral X data warehouse and can be recalled by job number, or customer purchase order number.
Engineers create models and drawings in SolidWorks unique to each purchase order. Once drawings are approved, they then create a bill of materials to be purchased for production. All models and drawings are archived within the database for retrieval and make it possible to facilitate potential re-orders
In industry, a common cause of delayed product completion are errors or oversight in inventory. This results in delays during part ordering. Our database tracks all incoming and outgoing parts job-by-job in real time. As soon as a new job is entered, the quantity and delivery time for all parts are updated in our inventory, as well as, needs to be ordered. If a new part needs to be ordered due to damage or a post-fab design change, we have several will-call stations set up around our shop floor to quickly sync it with our database.
A specific job number is assigned to each job to track its status throughout production. Every piece of material and equipment that requires calibration or ASME code verification is also stored within our database to ensure that each job is manufactured up to code.
