Labour costs are one of the most critical, and complex, elements to control in manufacturing. But without real-time insight into what’s happening on the shop floor, even the best plans fall short. This article shows how RamBase Cloud ERP connects your people, processes, and data to give you full visibility and control, where it matters most.
How RamBase Cloud ERP gives you real-time control of labour and production costs, and proof to back it up
Getting the right people on the shop floor is only half the battle. The real challenge? Ensuring every hour of labour is accounted for, correctly costed, and aligned with production targets, so nothing is wasted and everything adds value.
When operations are siloed, job costing is reactive, and schedules live in spreadsheets, margins suffer. RamBase fixes that.
Live data, not guesswork
The screenshot below is from a live RamBase environment. It shows a fully exploded Production Work Order Overview (PWO - OOV) with sub-assemblies, inspection checkpoints, and planned completions, every part, every process, every hour logged.
This isn’t a spreadsheet or static printout. It’s a live, auditable digital twin of your production plan, feeding directly into your cost reports and labour analysis.
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Production Work Order overview showing elements, materials, inspection checkpoints, and completion data.
Built for the operator, not just the planner
On the shop floor, every second counts. With RamBase, operators simply:
- Select their station from a mobile or tablet
- Start, pause, or complete tasks
- Log time, materials, and progress automatically
It’s easy. It’s fast. And it captures every touchpoint, all feeding into a live cost roll-up based on the labour rate of each resource.
Operator view of active production order and checkpoint approval with logged/planned time.
Planning that moves with you
RamBase doesn’t just track jobs. RamBase Resource Plan (RPLAN) gives you real-time visibility into:
- Which job is running where
- Colour-coded status at-a-glance
- Ability to reorganise changes to schedule easily if jobs overrun or complete early
Finance, ops, and production are all working from the same source of truth. No rekeying. No delays. No surprises.
Real-time planning board showing live job status and colour-coded resource allocation.
Visibility that goes beyond the bench
RamBase shows you exactly what’s happening on each station and workbench across your facility, with detailed job lists and status indicators at every level of the process.
Why this matters for manufacturers
By connecting shop floor activity with financial reporting and planning, RamBase delivers:
- Real-time labour cost control
- Live job progress tracking
- Accurate stock valuation by actual cost
- Simplified compliance and traceability
- Less admin, more output
You get visibility, control, and confidence, all in one system.
The cost of not improving?
Every untracked hour. Every delayed cost report. Every duplicated effort. It all eats into your margin.
RamBase gives you the power to see it, stop it, and take action in real time, with built-in tools designed for manufacturing efficiency.
Let’s explore what’s possible with RamBase
RamBase gives you more than just visibility of the shop floor. It helps you grow profitably.
Enable growth with reliable delivery dates, better logistics control, and fast, confident order commitment based on real-time capacity.
Align operations by connecting manufacturing, supply chain, and finance, streamlining processes, reducing disconnects, and making better use of labour and resources.
Improve financial steer with accurate cost and inventory tracking, freeing up working capital and enabling smarter, data-led decisions.
Ready to take the next step?
Real-time visibility into labour and production is no longer a nice-to-have, it’s a competitive advantage. With RamBase Cloud ERP, you get the insights you need to make better decisions, use resources more effectively, and grow with confidence.
If you'd like to explore how this could work in your business, we’re here to help.
