Manufacturing
Forge Internal Platform
Replaced 12 spreadsheets with a single operations control plane.
- Timeline
- 18 weeks
- Team
- 5 engineers
- Status
- Internal
- Client
- Enterprise
- Completed
- 2024
- Services
- Custom Software, Internal Dashboards, AI Automation
Executive summary
The outcome, first.
Forge ran critical manufacturing operations on a fragile web of twelve spreadsheets that only a few people fully understood.
NWARRAH engineered a single internal platform that unifies inventory, work orders and planning with automation built in.
Operations now run on one source of truth, with automated workflows replacing manual coordination.
Client challenge
The problem
Mission-critical operations ran on spreadsheets that couldn't scale.
- Twelve interdependent, fragile spreadsheets
- No single source of truth for operations
- Manual coordination across departments
- Frequent errors from copy-paste workflows
- Knowledge locked in a few people's heads
Discovery
How we de-risked it
We reverse-engineered the spreadsheet logic into a real domain model.
- Documented every spreadsheet and its hidden rules
- Modeled the true operations domain
- Identified automation opportunities
- Planned a phased, low-risk rollout
- Defined roles and access requirements
Solution
How NWARRAH solved it.
A unified operations platform with automation and a real domain model.
Single source of truth
One model for inventory, orders and planning.
Built-in automation
Workflows replace manual coordination.
Phased rollout
Migrated department by department safely.
Owned & documented
Knowledge captured in the system itself.
System architecture
Engineered to last.
A clean, observable data flow from interface to infrastructure.
Operations UI
Role-based control plane and mobile views.
API Layer
Typed domain services.
Workflow Engine
Automates cross-department processes.
PostgreSQL
Unified operations data model.
Automation
Scheduled jobs and alerts.
Admin & Reporting
Configuration and analytics.
Features
What we shipped.
Authentication
Secure access with SSO.
RBAC
Department and role permissions.
Automation
Automated operational workflows.
Reporting
Live operations reporting.
Admin panel
Self-serve configuration.
CMS
Editable rules and reference data.
Concept artifacts
How the system fits together.
These are illustrative engineering artifacts of the delivered system. Live product screenshots are published here as each client approves them.
Business results
Measurable impact.
Spreadsheets retired
Less manual work
Planning speed
Uptime
"For the first time the whole operation lives in one place. NWARRAH turned tribal knowledge into a system we own."
Elena Vargas
Director of Operations, Forge Manufacturing
Engineering insights
Decisions that mattered.
Domain modeling
We rebuilt spreadsheet logic as an explicit, testable domain model.
Strangler migration
A phased cutover replaced spreadsheets without halting operations.
Optimistic UI
Operators get instant feedback while writes reconcile in the background.
Let's build something together.
Tell us the outcome you need. We'll engineer the system that gets you there.
