Your best ideas are stuck in the head of the operator who saw the problem — and you'll never hear them.
MyFactoryInsights gives every shop-floor worker a 30-second way to log a waste, idea, or improvement — tagged to one of the 8 wastes, with photo evidence, routed straight to your continuous improvement pipeline.
Full Pro access for 14 days, then Starter free forever — or upgrade. No credit card.
500 AI credits included · Setup in 10 minutes · No app to install
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QR posted at machine
Material handler missing — operators idle 8 min per changeover
Implemented
Actual savings: $28,400/yr
Why most CI programs quietly die
You've seen this before. The first month is exciting. By month three, the suggestion box is full of candy wrappers and the idea board hasn't been updated since the consultant left.
Suggestion boxes nobody empties
Paper forms get folded, lost, or written in a way nobody can act on. The operator stops bothering. The pipeline starves.
Ideas die between gemba and Monday
Your CI lead saw it on the walk. By the staff meeting it's gone — no photo, no context, no owner, no $ estimate. Just a vague memory.
You can't prioritize what you can't see
Without a waste category and a savings number on every idea, every CI meeting becomes a debate instead of a decision.
What if logging a waste took less time than complaining about it?
Operators won't open a laptop. They won't download an app. They won't remember a login. But they will scan a QR code stuck to a machine — and tap a few buttons — if it takes thirty seconds and they see something change.
Print a QR per area or line
Each QR is pre-tagged with the location, department, and category. You print, laminate, and post.
Operator scans on their phone
No app, no login. They see a form already filled with location and category. They add the problem, optional photo, optional name.
Lands in your CI pipeline
Submitted → Under review → Approved → In progress → Implemented. Or Declined with a reason. With a $ estimate, owner, and audit trail.
What changes when capture is frictionless
Real outcomes from a real CI pipeline — not aspirational numbers we can't back up.
Ideas from the floor
When friction drops to a QR scan, operators contribute who never filled out a form before
ROI per idea
Every submission can carry an estimated $ savings — turning a wishlist into a ranked queue
Idea to implemented
6-stage pipeline with assignment, activity log, and days-in-stage flags — no idea gets ghosted
Before & after
Photo evidence on intake and on completion — your CI program has receipts
Capture every idea at the source
The best moment to log an improvement is the second the operator sees the problem. We meet them there — on the machine, in their pocket, with their thumbs.
- QR code per area, line, or machine — pre-tagged with location and category
- Photo + problem statement, captured on phone in seconds
- Optional anonymous submission — drop barriers for shy contributors
- Custom form fields per QR location (Pro plan)
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Pre-tagged: Continuous improvement
Operator submits
"Tool change takes 12 min, could be 4 with a magnetic tray staged ahead."
The 8 wastes — built in
Built for the 8 wastes
Every idea is tagged to one of the 8 lean wastes — so your CI meetings stop being about "what's important" and start being about "where's the biggest pile of waste."
- Full 8-wastes taxonomy on every submission
- Estimated $ savings on intake — rank ideas by impact, not loudness
- Actual $ savings on implementation — close the loop on every win
- Before and after photos — undeniable evidence of the change
A real pipeline, not a wishlist
Every idea has a stage, an owner, and a clock. When something sits too long, you see it. When something ships, the savings get logged. The pipeline runs whether or not anyone updates a spreadsheet.
- 6-stage pipeline: Submitted → Under review → Approved → In progress → Implemented
- Declined ideas keep a reason — close the loop with the submitter
- Owner assignment & activity timeline on every idea
- Days-in-stage flags — ideas stuck more than 7 days highlight automatically
Is this the right fit for you?
Built for you if…
- You run a Lean or OpEx program in manufacturing
- You want bottom-up ideation from operators, not just from staff
- You manage one or many sites and need a single source of truth
- You're tired of suggestion boxes, paper forms, and spreadsheet tracking
Probably not for you if…
- You're a fully office-based or SaaS-only team with no shop floor
- You only need a generic suggestion box with no waste taxonomy or ROI tracking
- You want a heavyweight ERP-style CI module with months of implementation
Questions CI leaders ask before they sign up
Start on Pro for 14 days. Free.
No credit card. Setup in 10 minutes. After day 14, drop to the free Starter plan or upgrade to keep Pro features.
14-day Pro trial
Everything Pro, free for 14 days — then choose what's next
- Full Pro access — every feature unlocked
- 500 AI credits — JSAi, GembAi, Lex
- Custom form builder per QR location
- Excel + PDF exports + multi-site
- Owner assignment & activity timeline
- Before/after photo evidence
- Estimated & actual savings tracking
After day 14: your call
Stay free on Starter, or keep Pro features
Starter — Free
1 site, 300 submissions/month. Your data and QR codes stay with you.
Operator — $129/mo
Unlimited submissions, exports, assignment, 50 AI credits/month.
Pro — $179/site/mo
Multi-site, custom forms, 500 AI credits/site, trend analytics.
Full Pro access for 14 days, then Starter free forever — or upgrade. No credit card.