What each level means, and what it takes to get there.
Paper, whiteboards and memory. Losses are estimated, not measured.
People, from experience.
Starting point. No requirements.
Every machine streams its state. Losses are measured and priced in dollars.
People, with live data.
Every machine in scope reports its state. An independent verifier signs off the loss baseline.
Models predict failures and propose schedules. People decide and act.
People, on model advice.
Predictions and proposed schedules cover every line in scope, and their accuracy is tracked against what happened.
Agents act inside written mandates. People approve anything outside them.
Agents inside mandates. People approve the rest.
Each agent has a written mandate. Every action is logged with its reasons. The one-step stop is tested.
Lines run themselves within mandates. People handle exceptions and set targets.
Lines, within mandates. People handle exceptions.
Lines in scope run full shifts inside their mandates. Exception handover is drilled with your team.
Lights-out production for defined lines and shifts, watched by Command.
Lines, watched around the clock by Command.
Defined lines run lights-out shifts with 24/7 Command watch. Safety functions stay hard-wired and certified.
Three rules that never change.
Each agreement records the level your plant is at today, the level we commit to, and the date. An independent verifier confirms both.