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Unlock Hidden Capacity

When co-packers and contract manufacturers lack production visibility, they can't see their potential to take on new orders. Nulogy gives managers, planners, and business owners a real-time view of your actual production, so you have the power to optimize performance and gain capacity.

What Is Hidden Capacity?

Hidden capacity is the output a plant could already produce with the labor, lines, and hours it has today, if the team could see what was actually happening on the floor. Most co-packers and contract manufacturers are not short on capacity; they are short on visibility into it, so a job runs slower than it should, a line sits idle without anyone noticing, or an order gets promised twice.

Unlocking capacity doesn't require a new building or a new shift. It requires knowing, in real time, what every line is doing, what inventory is actually on hand, and which orders are at risk, so the team can act on the capacity that is already there.

Ways to Find Hidden Capacity

1

Get Off the Whiteboard

Replace production boards, paper run sheets, and end-of-shift tallies with live tracking captured right from the line, not reconstructed from memory the next morning.

2

Know What's Actually in Stock

Replace the book count with a real one, so a run does not stall waiting on material you thought you had, and you stop carrying safety stock you did not need.

3

Fill the Orders You Promised

Give customers an accurate answer the moment they ask for one, instead of having staff piece together a status update from three different spreadsheets.

4

Grow Without Adding a Shift

Take on the next contract with the lines and labor you already run, because you can finally see where the slack in your schedule really is. See Manufacturing Capacity, Explained.

How Nulogy Shop Floor Finds the Capacity

Capacity planning starts with knowing what is actually happening on the floor. Nulogy Shop Floor replaces the whiteboard and the spreadsheet with a live production dashboard: every job, every line, and every hour of labor tracked as it happens. Because production, inventory, and orders run on the same system, an owner, manager, or planner can make the most out of the labor and resources they already have.

99% fill rate
Summit Packaging Solutions, on live order data
97% inventory accuracy
Real counts, not the book count
Under 30 days
How fast Prism eLogistics went live on Shop Floor
Nulogy Shop Floor production dashboard showing live line status and job progress
Customer Proof

Capacity Gains Don’t Take Six Months

Prism eLogistics, a UK co-packer and 3PL, went live on Shop Floor in under 30 days. “I now have 100% faith in our stockholdings. A year and a half ago, I’d have said about 20%,” says Tom Kennedy, Business Development Manager.

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99%
Customer fill rate
Summit Packaging Solutions

"When we're going after a new customer or growing a relationship with a current customer or partner, Nulogy allows us to deepen our relationship, making decisions together knowing we're on the same page."

Adam Walker, CEO, Summit Packaging Solutions
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is hidden capacity?
Hidden capacity is the output a plant could already produce with its current lines and labor, but cannot plan against because production data lives on paper, spreadsheets, with individual knowledge. Making this data visible in real time is part of Nulogy Shop Floor.
What does Nulogy Shop Floor track?
Shop Floor tracks every job and line status, inventory on hand, and labor hours, updated as production happens, so an owner, GM, or plant scheduler can see capacity instead of estimating it.
I already have an ERP. Why do I need Nulogy?
ERPs are built for finance and planning, not the plant floor, and covering production usually means expensive, time-consuming customization. Nulogy Shop Floor is purpose-built for co-packers and contract manufacturers and works alongside the ERP you already have.
How long does Nulogy take to go live?
Nulogy implements Shop Floor in weeks, not months. Prism eLogistics, a UK co-packer and 3PL, went live in under 30 days.
Will my staff actually use the software on the floor?
Shop Floor is built for line-level use, with training and Professional Services support included for any gap. Customers on Nulogy say they would not go back to their old spreadsheets and whiteboards.