Physical lean transformation + real-time digital visibility
TaktWorks delivers hands-on lean transformation — layout redesign, visual systems, flow optimization — then installs a lightweight digital layer so supervisors can track every gain in real time. No enterprise software. No army of consultants.
Built and deployed by a manufacturing engineer who actually runs a production floor.
One partner for the floor work and the digital layer. No handoffs, no gaps.
TaktWorks is built for production and operations leaders who know the floor has problems but don't have the internal bandwidth or budget to fix them with a traditional consulting firm or a six-figure software project.
Most lean consulting firms send MBAs with clipboards who hand you a PowerPoint and leave. The recommendations are sound. The implementation gets handed to a team that was never part of the diagnosis — and the gains erode within months.
Enterprise MES tools are built for automated plants with IT teams and six-figure budgets. They don't solve coordination problems, layout problems, or the tribal knowledge problem. They just make an inefficient floor more expensive to run.
TaktWorks does both in sequence: physically redesign what's broken, working alongside your team on the floor — then build a lightweight digital system that locks the gains in. The physical work is visible from day one. The digital layer makes it permanent and measurable.
90-minute virtual or on-site session. We map your current state: stations, flow, material movement, and visual systems. You get a findings summary and your top three priorities — whether or not you move forward.
We redesign the things slowing your floor down: layout, workstations, visual management, material flow, standard work. Changes your team can see and use from day one — no software required.
Once the physical reality is right, we build dashboards on top of it. Supervisor console, real-time station tracking, KPI visibility. Your improvements are now measured, visible, and provable to leadership.
Monthly retainer for KPI refinement, system updates, and continuous improvement so the gains compound instead of erode. You stay ahead of the floor, not behind it.
Two disciplines. One engagement. Physical transformation and digital visibility, working together.
Hands-on lean work that changes how your floor is organized and operated.
Lightweight dashboards that make the physical gains visible, trackable, and reportable.
Traditional firms diagnose and advise. TaktWorks diagnoses, implements, and installs a tracking layer so you can measure what changed — and show it to leadership. We stay involved after go-live.
Enterprise MES tools require long implementations, developers, and big budgets. TaktWorks deploys in weeks, not months — and fixes the physical floor first so the digital layer actually reflects reality.
Your team knows the problems. They don't always have the time, tools, or outside perspective to fix them. TaktWorks brings structured methodology and a tracking system your team can own and run independently afterward.
Full engagement deployed October 2025 · Currently active in production
"Before TaktWorks I was chasing updates on whiteboards all day. Now I see everything in real-time and catch problems before they hit production. We handed it off for a full weekend shift — supervisor ran it flawlessly with zero questions asked." — Production Supervisor, specialty fabrication (Northeast U.S.)
Every engagement starts with a diagnostic call. No commitment required to get your findings.
$1,500 / one-time
A focused current-state assessment with clear priorities and a path forward.
From $8,500 / project
Physical lean engagement for one pilot area. A floor that runs better from day one.
From $12,000 + $1,200/mo
Physical transformation plus the digital layer. Fix the floor, then track every gain.
Pricing scales with factory size and engagement scope. The goal is a clear return on investment within months, not years.
TaktWorks was created by a manufacturing engineer and production supervisor who got tired of watching great supervisors waste hours every day chasing updates on whiteboards and spreadsheets.
I've managed production departments, run kaizen events, redesigned floor layouts, and spent more time than I'd like manually calculating efficiency numbers that should have been live on a screen. The tools that existed were either built for fully automated plants with six-figure budgets, or too generic to mean anything on a real floor.
So I built TaktWorks from scratch — physically restructured a live production department, layered real-time dashboards on top, and validated it shift by shift until supervisors could run it autonomously. The results speak for themselves.
My goal is simple: give ops managers the same structured methodology and real-time visibility that big plants take for granted — without the enterprise price tag or the 18-month implementation.
Tell us about your factory and your biggest constraint. We'll map TaktWorks to your current state and show you exactly what a pilot engagement would look like.