PURPOSE-BUILT IN AUSTRALIA FOR HIGH-MIX, LOW-VOLUME MANUFACTURING
From enquiry to scheduled job, with SAM AI handling the heavy lifting
SmartShopFloor connects sales, operations and your customers - from the first enquiry and quote through production, dispatch and customer updates.
SAM AI handles the preparation and follow-through, working alongside your accounting or ERP system while your team stays in control.
Autonomous actions. Human oversight.
Works alongside your accounting or ERP. No need to replace the systems you rely on.
How it works · Illustrative workflow
The Inbox Chaos
RFQs, drawings and change requests land in email, waiting to be re-keyed.
SAM AI Autonomous Extraction & Scheduling
SAM reads the email, extracts the job, drafts the quote and proposes a schedule.
Human Approval Gate
Your team reviews and approves. Nothing is released to the floor until you do.
Software prepares the work. People approve the release.
Built for high-mix, low-volume manufacturing
Engineered specifically for:
- High-Mix, Low-Volume (HMLV)
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Machining & CNC Job Shops
- Structural Steel Fabrication
Different jobs. Every day.
Standard ERPs assume you make the same product every day. We know you don't. SmartShopFloor is designed specifically for the chaos of High-Mix, Low-Volume job shops. SAM AI estimates custom geometries in seconds, and our dynamic scheduler instantly adapts when your priorities change.
Trusted by Australian manufacturers since 2014
One minute
Smart Shop Floor overview
See quoting, scheduling and the shop floor working from the same job.
In their words
What customers report
Read customer-reported results from manufacturing businesses. Outcomes vary by shop.
- MetalWest
Saving $200K/year and Doubling Capacity
Read the story - Specialised Tyre and Wheel
Minimum Lead Time Reported Down from 8 Weeks to 2
Read the story - R. Moore and Sons
Connecting Scheduling, Machine Visibility and Customer Service
Read the story - Klinger Australia
Machine Utilisation Monitoring Without Accessing the PLC
Read the story
90 minutes improved utilisation per operator. Ask us about the measurement and conditions for your operation. This is Smart Shop Floor's utilisation claim, not a result attributed to the customers above. All success stories
Sound familiar?
Most shops accept these as normal.
Your accounting or ERP handles the money. The gaps sit between the enquiry and the shop floor.
01Quotes go out too slowly to win
Drawings, take-offs and subcontract pricing live in different places, so a straightforward enquiry waits on one busy estimator.
02Two estimators, two prices
Without shared history, rates and assumptions drift. Nobody checks estimates against what the job actually cost.
03Late jobs surface when the customer rings
Schedules live on whiteboards and in heads. Production managers lose time answering status questions instead of running the floor.
04Skilled people stuck re-keying data
Quotes, POs, travellers and invoices get typed twice between the office, the floor and the accounting system.
Software Platform
Automate and digitise your entire manufacturing operation
From the first quote to the customer checking their order, Smart Shop Floor runs it in one place, so nothing falls through the gaps between spreadsheets.
Meet SAM AI
Not another chatbot. Your 24x7 team mate that you can count on.
Across estimating, production and customer service, SAM prepares the next action for your team to review.
SAM Knowledge Worker helps your team find and use information across your drawings, quotes, jobs and procedures.
- Customer-facing documents need approval before they go out.
- Internal review notifications are sent automatically.
SAM Estimator
Take-off, BoM, labour and draft pricing from your shop's own history.
SAM Sales Admin
Draft quotes, RFQs, purchase orders and invoices, ready for review.
SAM Scheduler
Real capacity plus approved subcontractor lead times into a plan.
One job, five steps
From RFQ to production, dispatch and invoice.
Connect estimating, production planning and shop-floor execution through to dispatch and invoicing.
Step 01 of 05 · Illustrative example
Capture the RFQ, drawings and job requirements.
SAM reads incoming requests for quotation (RFQs) and attached drawings. Your estimator reviews the manufacturing scope before preparing the estimate.
Step 02 of 05 · Illustrative example
Cost the job and prepare the customer quote.
SAM prepares material takeoffs, labour estimates and subcontract RFQs, using supplier prices and lead times. SAM automatically emails the estimator when ready. Your estimator reviews the costing and sends the quote; customer approval releases the job for production planning.
Step 03 of 05 · Illustrative example
Schedule operations against available capacity.
Approved job costs and subcontract lead times carry into finite-capacity scheduling. Sequence operations around machine capacity, labour and delivery dates, then allocate work to work centres and operators. Production supervisors oversee the schedule.
Step 04 of 05 · Illustrative example
Execute operations and track work in progress.
Factory operators access assigned jobs through the shop-floor modules, manufacture or fabricate components, record operation progress and complete quality checks. Supervisors monitor work in progress and respond to production issues.
Step 05 of 05 · Illustrative example
Dispatch finished goods and trigger invoicing.
Once the job is fully dispatched, Smart Shop Floor triggers invoice creation in your ERP, MYOB or Xero—not on a partial shipment. Your team sends it to the customer and manages payment through your accounting process.
Smart Shop Floor · smartshopfloor.com
Your quoting and operations scenarios
Run your own numbers
What could faster quoting and better utilisation unlock?
Explore potential new business and additional workforce capacity using your own assumptions.
Fits how you already run
Keep your systems. Keep your people in control.
Built for Xero-led workshops and for ERP-led manufacturers with enterprise expectations.
Your accounting or ERP stays
XeroNetSuiteMYOB ExoSAP Business OneStrumisSYSPROEpicorsimPROWork standalone or connect your existing tools. Available data flows and approval steps depend on the integration.
IntegrationsHosted in Australia
Data storage and backups stay in Australian data centres and accessible using VPN.
Trust CentreHumans approve what matters
SAM prepares drafts and notifies your team. People review customer quotes and subcontract choices, with oversight of production planning.
How SAM works
Sales and Production Have Never Talked to Each Other, Until Now.
One continuous digital thread guiding your manufacturing.
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