Ready dates that match how your workshop works

Stages that know how the work is done

Each production stage now carries three things: how many days the step usually takes, how many people can work it at once, and whether it takes longer when an order has more pieces. A stage where finished pieces simply wait, like Stored for pickup, can be marked as a holding stage with no time limit.

Why it asks how many people

Five dresses do not take five times as long when three tailors share the sewing, and laundry takes one round however many pieces go in. So the time for a stage grows in rounds: the pieces are shared between the people who can work it, and a batch step counts once. Five dresses with seven days of sewing and three tailors is two rounds, 14 days, not 35. A holding stage adds nothing and never shows as late, because waiting for pickup is not falling behind.

Durations are set in days, half days included, so nobody types 7 meaning a week and gets 7 seconds.

Dates you can promise with a straight face

When the stages describe your real workshop, the ready date on each piece is close to the truth. You can quote a customer a date with confidence, spot early when a big order will run past it, and stop padding every promise just in case.

How to use it

1. Open Settings, then Production Stages, and tap a stage.
2. Set How many days this step usually takes. Type 0.5 for half a day.
3. For work done piece by piece, like cutting and sewing, leave Takes longer with more pieces on and set How many people can work this stage at once. For batch work like laundry or ironing, turn it off.
4. For a stage where finished pieces wait, like Stored, turn on Holding stage. The duration disappears because it has no time limit.
5. On the Production board, open a piece to read On pace: ready by and the date.