Four Corners Software

Production Floor Auditing

Driving Global Lean Manufacturing Intelligence with Advanced PowerBI Analytics

MAS Holdings, the largest garment manufacturer wanted to streamline their manual auditing process. They came to us expecting a solution that would allow them to capture findings in the auditing process in the factory floor.

Client

MAS Holdings, Sri Lanka

Our Roles(s)

Business Analysis

Website Design

Application development

UI/ UX

Technology

Microsoft.Net stack

Android

Azure Platform Services

The Challenge

Managing standard operating procedures and lean manufacturing audits across a massive, multi-division manufacturing enterprise generates an overwhelming amount of raw data. For MAS Holdings, standardizing the “MOS Calibration” (MAS Operating System) audits across divisions like MAS Kreeda, MAS Active, and MAS Intimates was only half the battle. The true bottleneck was data visibility and executive intelligence.

Leadership needed a way to instantly digest complex, hierarchical evaluation frameworks. They had to track customized evaluation criteria across foundational process pillars (such as Policy Deployment, Kaizen Mindset, and Operational Stability) and compare them against strictly defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) like Cost per Hour (CPH), Dock to Dock (D2D), Labor Turnover (LTO), and On-time Performance (OTP). The client urgently required a highly sophisticated Business Intelligence solution to transform disparate, on-the-floor audit data into unified, actionable insights.

Our solution had a web based backend, a mobile application and an advance PowerBi dashboard

System was a cloud based using Azure services. Auditors use the mobile application to record their findings in the factory floor using text, images and voice input.

At the end of the audit they sync the data to the central application where data is summarized and reports are generated. 

Additional data is exposed via PowerBI for further analysis.

The Solution

We architected a powerful, data-driven ecosystem where seamless Web and Mobile applications act as reliable data feeders for a state-of-the-art PowerBI Analytics Suite, which serves as the ultimate command center for global lean manufacturing intelligence.

  1. Advanced PowerBI Analytics & Dashboards (The Core Deliverable) We utilized our deep expertise in PowerBI to build a comprehensive data model that digests complex multi-phase grading matrices. Our PowerBI solution transformed raw audit data into rich, interactive dashboards:
  • Calibration Summary Dashboards: We developed automated summary reports that visually contrast “Internal Calibration Status” against “External Calibration Status”.
  • Process Excellence Radar Charts: To help executives quickly gauge Lean maturity, we implemented dynamic radar charts that plot performance across core pillars (e.g., Just in Time, Culture of Empowerment, Built In Quality) allowing for instant visual comparison of plant capabilities.
  • KPI Status Indicators: We built intuitive, color-coded status tracking (RAG indicators) for primary and secondary KPIs, giving plant leads an immediate, high-level view of metrics like Cut to Ship and Point FTT.
  • Hierarchical Drill-Downs: Dashboards were configured to allow global leads to filter data seamlessly from the top-level holding company down to specific divisions, plants, and individual sub-element ratings.

Auditor Mobile Application

  1. Streamlined Data Capture Ecosystem (Web & Mobile) To ensure the PowerBI dashboards were powered by accurate, real-time data, we developed a tightly integrated digital input system:
  • Master Data Web Portal: A robust backend where administrators define dynamic evaluation criteria, schedule internal and external audits, and finalize ultimate calibration scores.
  • Offline-Ready Mobile Application: A mobile tool that empowers auditors on the factory floor to capture real-time ratings, log compliance, and securely attach multimedia evidence (images, video, and audio recordings) directly to sub-element evaluations.

The Result

By placing advanced PowerBI reporting at the heart of the MOS Calibration Tool, we didn’t just digitize a paper process—we revolutionized how the client’s executive team interacts with their Lean manufacturing data. The seamless integration of mobile data capture with our custom PowerBI analytics ensures that global leadership can visually track Lean maturity, identify operational bottlenecks, and drive continuous, data-backed improvements across all facilities worldwide.