ECO · Engineering Change Order workflowRoadmap
Formal ECO lifecycle — BOM revision request → multi-approver gate → effective date → auto-reroute in-flight MOs to new BOM rev. Table-stakes for Tier-1 auto/aerospace customers requiring AS9100 / IATF 16949 compliance. Odoo PLM, SAP PPM, Epicor all have ECO; tapestree is first India SMB SaaS to build it natively. Current mockup ECO references (ECO-12 Rev-B, AI digest ECO notice) are illustrative previews of this roadmap capability.
APS · Advanced Production SchedulingRoadmap
Capacity-constrained, multi-objective scheduling beyond time-phased MRP — RCPSP solver adapts production schedule in real-time to equipment failure, urgent orders, and supplier delays. Enterprise APS tools (Asprova, Opcenter, Kinaxis) cost ₹50L+/yr; tapestree brings good-enough APS to Indian SMBs at 1/10th the price. "Traditional MRP breaks when reality changes" — AI rescheduling on disruption is the 2026 frontier.
IoT Machine Data IngestionRoadmap
Automatic OEE from PLC / CNC machines via Modbus TCP, OPC-UA, and MQTT — eliminating manual operator entry entirely. MQTT broker (EMQX) → Kafka bridge → MES ingest. Edge agent deployed at factory site. Plex and Epicor differentiate here at enterprise price; tapestree brings auto-ingestion to Indian SMBs with CNC, VMC, and legacy machines. Unlocks Tier-1 auto-ancillary buyers who require machine-level traceability.
Predictive Maintenance IntegrationRoadmap
When WC-Weld-03 OEE drops below threshold, auto-raise a work request in the Facility / FSM CMMS module — cross-module at SMB price since both manufacturing and facility share the same tenant. Links scrap/OEE downtime patterns to CMMS maintenance schedules. SAP, Plex, and Epicor all do this at enterprise cost; tapestree's unified suite enables it without integration middleware.
Conversational Manufacturing AgentRoadmap
"What's our OEE this week?", "Which MOs are at risk?", "Generate ITC-04 for Q2", "Draft PRs for shortage items" — ask in natural language, get structured drillable answers. Powered by tapHistory manufacturing event pipeline. No report builder. Epicor has an AI Assistant; Katana has none; no India SMB ERP offers conversational agents over manufacturing data.
Federated OEE / Scrap BenchmarkRoadmap
Anonymised cross-tenant insight: "your weld OEE 76% vs 84% benchmark for auto-ancillary cohort" — DP-noised federated aggregates, no raw data leaves any tenant. Zero competitors at any price tier offer this. Manufacturer's first external OEE comparison, without sharing confidential production data.
SPC · Statistical Process ControlRoadmap
X-bar R charts, CUSUM, EWMA, Cp/Cpk summary, and out-of-control alerts per work centre and operation — enabling ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 SPC audit readiness. Katana and MRPeasy have no SPC. Odoo has basic QC without SPC. Standalone QMS tools (QT9, 1factory) cost ₹4L+/yr separately; tapestree ships native SPC inside the manufacturing quality module.