Manufacturing
Manufacturing that keeps margin.
Quality that passes the audit, systems that match the shop floor, and decisions that do not wait for the owner.
Complaint to root cause analysis
- Complaint arrives
- Tag the cause
- Logged in CRM
- Serious or repeat customer?
- Fix for the customer
- Weekly cause report
- Same cause three times?
- Owner finds root cause
- SOP or control updated
- Cause removed for good
- Complaint to root cause: 2 months → 10 days (Example)
02 · Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Certification opens tenders
ISO 9001 is often the entry ticket for government and export tenders in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Morocco. Getting ready is about procedures people actually follow.
Export means European standards
Manufacturers selling into Europe face customer audits, product traceability and, increasingly, carbon reporting requests.
Systems lag the shop floor
Production often runs on paper and spreadsheets next to an ERP that only finance trusts. Closing that gap is where most of the hours are.
An audit, certification or customer due diligence is coming
Someone will ask for evidence you don't have in one place.
The ERP or CRM went live and made things worse
The system fits the vendor's process, not yours.
Family business professionalising
Ownership and management need separate rooms and rules.
03 · Use cases
Use cases
- Lower overheadConsultingDistribution and wholesaleManufacturing
Our margins are shrinking.
And nobody can say where. Revenue holds, profit slips, and every department has a different explanation. We trace where the money leaks and put controls on the few points that matter.
Example Stock held: 75 days of sales → 45 days
- Lower overheadConsultingHospitalityManufacturing
The back office outgrew revenue.
Every year adds another coordinator, another approval and another spreadsheet. We find the hours spent on admin and rework and take them out, without cutting the people who matter.
Example Admin hours a week: 120 → 72
- Ready to scaleConsultingProfessional servicesManufacturing
Everything waits for the founder.
We're growing from 50 to 150 people. Every approval, hire and discount still waits for one person. We write down who decides what, so the business moves without the founder in every loop.
Example Decisions reaching the founder: 60 a month → 8 a month
- Ready to scaleConsultingDistribution and wholesaleConstruction
Family business needs structure.
It's time to professionalize. The next generation is joining, non-family managers want clear authority, and decisions still happen at the dinner table. We set up governance that respects the family and lets managers manage.
Example Approval wait for managers: 14 days → 2 days
- Audit-readyConsultingManufacturingHealthcare
We're preparing for investment.
Or a bank facility. Diligence questions expose how much runs on memory and goodwill. We set up governance, controls and records an investor or bank can rely on.
Example Time to answer diligence questions: 3 weeks → 3 days
- Audit-readyConsultingManufacturingHealthcare
ISO 9001, nothing written down.
A tender or a key customer asks for ISO 9001, and the business runs on experience. We write the procedures with the people who do the work and get you ready.
Example Audit preparation: 6 weeks → 3 days
04 · Questions
Questions
What does Devvion do for manufacturers?
Devvion steps in on quality, purchasing, stock and the systems around production. We get you ready for ISO 9001, fix how systems match the floor and automate the admin.
Do you work on production planning?
Devvion works on the processes and data around planning. For machine-level or MES work we partner with your specialists.
05 · Contact
Book the assessment.
Tell us what is slowing the business down. We'll confirm the scope and the dates on a first call.