Variations

The same seven stages, in your words.

What is running here is a laundry. Underneath it, a job is assigned, comes in, is quoted, is worked on, is ready, is paid for and goes back — which is also a garage, a workshop and a bakery. Pick the one you recognise and read your own words on the same seven stages.

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Garage

A vehicle in, a job card, a bill.

  1. Assigned to a mechanic
  2. Vehicle in
  3. Quoted
  4. Under repair
  5. Ready
  6. Paid
  7. Collected
What gets priced
Per part and per hour, with a call-out charge that depends on the area.
Contracts
Fleet contracts instead of hotel contracts — a company's vehicles, its sites, one monthly bill.
What the reports tell you
Which jobs, which branch and which fleet actually make money, against what you spent on parts.
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Phone and electronics repair

A device in, a diagnosis, a collection.

  1. Assigned to a technician
  2. Device in
  3. Quoted
  4. Under repair
  5. Ready
  6. Paid
  7. Collected
What gets priced
Per screen, per battery, per board — set once, so the price does not depend on who is at the counter.
Contracts
Company handsets on a maintenance contract, with the sites and the headcount they cover.
What the reports tell you
Which repairs come back most, which technician clears the bench, what parts cost you.
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Tailor and fashion

Measurements in, a fitting, a finished piece.

  1. Assigned to a tailor
  2. Measurements taken
  3. Quoted
  4. Being made
  5. Ready to fit
  6. Paid
  7. Collected
What gets priced
Per piece and per metre, with a rush surcharge for the ones wanted by Friday.
Contracts
School uniforms and staff uniforms — a termly or annual contract per institution.
What the reports tell you
Which garments sell, which season carries the year, what fabric is costing you.
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Bakery and cake orders

An order taken, a date to hit, a delivery.

  1. Assigned to a baker
  2. Order taken
  3. Priced
  4. Baking
  5. Decorated and ready
  6. Paid
  7. Delivered
What gets priced
Per cake, per kilo and per dozen, with a surcharge for short notice.
Contracts
Standing orders — a hotel, an office, a school taking the same delivery every week.
What the reports tell you
Which lines sell, which delivery areas are worth the fuel, what ingredients cost this month.
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Printing and branding

Artwork in, a proof, a finished job.

  1. Assigned to an operator
  2. Artwork in
  3. Quoted
  4. On the press
  5. Finished
  6. Paid
  7. Collected
What gets priced
Per copy, per square metre and per finish, with a same-day surcharge.
Contracts
Corporate accounts that print all month and settle once, per company and per site.
What the reports tell you
Which jobs, which machines and which clients pay for themselves, against materials.
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Upholstery and furniture

A piece collected, a workshop, a piece returned.

  1. Assigned to the workshop
  2. Piece collected
  3. Quoted
  4. In the workshop
  5. Ready
  6. Paid
  7. Returned
What gets priced
Per seat, per set and per metre of fabric, with collection priced by area.
Contracts
Hotels, offices and schools refitting a room at a time, on a contract per site.
What the reports tell you
Which work is worth taking, how long pieces really sit, what materials cost you.
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None of these is a separate system, and none of them is running yet. The one you can log into is the laundry — everything on this page is the same screens, the same checklist and the same books, renamed for the trade. Renaming it for yours is setup work, and it is where the conversation starts.

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