Harness
Install the standard. Keep it running.

The standard hits the floor by text. You see if today ran.

Your supervisors know what they own today, and you can see it.

4
Install steps: Plan, Train, Do, Check
Built from years of manufacturing ops work
Built across real plant sites
The problem

Output is capped by how well — and how consistently — your supervisors run a shift.

Suboptimal output

Without a clear standard, governance, and visibility, supervisor performance is streaky — and so is production. The same line delivers differently depending on who is running it that day.

Senior managers stuck firefighting

When supervisors are not running a reliable routine, plant and ops managers get pulled onto the floor to compensate — leaving no time to be strategic, drive improvement, or build the next layer of leadership.

The standard dies after the workshop

Training without a system is a quarterly reset. Spreadsheets, memory, and walking the floor do not survive turnover, night shift, or the week you are out of town.

The offer

Service to install it. Software so it does not rot.

REPEAT is the install. Harness is the system that governs the standard after we leave — SMS for the floor, dashboard and coaching for the manager.

  • A written standard: Player and Consistent — both, every shift
  • Leader Standard Work built from a real Yamazumi time study
  • Automated governance — shift reports, 1:1s, Gemba, audit logs
  • Daily SMS so the floor never logs into another app
  • A live dashboard so results are visible without you having to ask
  • Time back for senior managers to be strategic, not the backup supervisor
Player

On the floor, owning the outcome

Actively running the shift — not just reporting on it. Catches problems before they become downtime. Coaches operators in real time. A strong player who is inconsistent still gives you streaky, unpredictable output.

Consistent

The routine, every shift — watched or not

Audits, check-ins, and reports happen whether a manager is on the floor. Consistent but not a player means paperwork is perfect while the line is on fire. REPEAT develops both; Harness enforces the consistency.

The leverage

Raise supervisor capacity. Keep the same crew.

Taking the supervisors you already have and making them stronger players — and more consistent — is how you get more throughput without adding headcount. A supervisor who owns the day is the cheapest capacity you have.

REPEAT raises that capacity in the people you already employ. Harness keeps it from slipping — by text, not another app.

How it is sold

Two moves. One supervisor standard.

Land with a paid install. Leave behind a system that keeps running. That is the whole commercial motion.

Move 1 · Install

REPEAT

Plan the standard, train supervisors, stand up governance, and certify the team. One-time. Done with you — DIY, virtual, or onsite.

$2,000 · $8,000 · $25,000 · See pricing

Move 2 · Operate

Harness

Daily SMS shift close, live plant dashboard, and bilingual check-ins. Coaching drafts when you want them — not autopilot. The operating fee so the standard survives the next shift.

$1,000/mo for 5 supervisors

The install

Four steps. Installed once, running on repeat.

Plan the standard, train your supervisors, execute with automated governance, and review performance from real data — not gut feel.

01
Plan

Manager setup

  • Define Player and Consistent for this plant
  • Set production goals and targets
  • Build Leader Standard Work (Yamazumi)
  • Stand up governance: audits, reports, 1:1s, Gemba
  • Configure the results dashboard
02
Train

Supervisor training

  • Train every supervisor to Player and Consistent
  • Hands-on practice with governance tools
  • Shadow period with manager coaching
  • Certification sign-off before go-live
03
Do

Execute the plan

  • Governance runs automatically on Harness
  • Supervisors reply by text — no login
  • Compliance tracked shift over shift
  • Issues surfaced before they compound
04
Check

Performance review

  • Manage from dashboard data, not gut feel
  • Results recorded in weekly and monthly 1:1s
  • Coaching drafts you approve — under the manager dashboard
  • Targets reset as the standard rises
What stays after we leave

Accountability that runs itself

Three connected steps on one supervisor record — from clear expectations through the plant dashboard. Built for the plant floor, not the back office.

01

Set expectations

Plant-wide clarity so every floor leader knows what Player and Consistent look like on their shift — then self-evals against that standard.

SET EXPECTATIONS · CLARITY
Line Supervisor · Week 4 self-eval
Run standup on time5/5
Escalate scrap in 15 min4/5
Coach new hires weekly3/5
3 standards · 2 trackedCOMPLETE
02

Track progress

Automated shift reports and routine tracking — supervisors reply by text, managers see trends without chasing.

TRACK PROGRESS · SMS
Shift report — Line 2. Scrap %, downtime, crew headcount?
Reporte de turno — Línea 2
Scrap 1.2%, 22 min downtime, crew full. Roadblock: forklift delay.
Manager summary
On target. Flag forklift delay for maintenance follow-up.
✓ Logged · 2 min ago
03

Plant management dashboard

One system for plant managers — completion, risk, and downtime without chasing supervisors.

  • Rolling dashboards surface drift before it becomes scrap
  • Summaries and coaching drafts you approve — under the manager dashboard, not on the floor
MONITOR PERFORMANCE
Shift report completion · 7 days
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
On target Flagged Thu

Texting, not another app

Supervisors get a link or SMS. No login, no training, no app store. Works on any phone.

MESSAGES
Weekly check-in — 2 taps
Done ✓

NO APP · NO LOGIN

English and Spanish

Check-ins and screens in both languages, with visible translation on every manager view.

¿Cómo fue la semana en la línea?
How was the week on the line?
ENESBOTH VISIBLE
Why it matters

What changes for your plant managers

Stop managing from memory. Start managing from data — without adding headcount, and without retraining the same problem every quarter.

WITHOUT HARNESS
  • Expectations live in someone's head
  • Chasing supervisors for updates
  • Problems surface at month-end
  • Coaching happens when it's too late
WITH HARNESS
  • Clear standards, tracked weekly
  • Shift reports via text — automatic
  • Drift flagged in days, not months
  • Coaching drafts you approve

Stop re-training the same problem every quarter.

Start with a 3-minute Clear Signal Assessment, or jump in on plant or pilot pricing.