APPLICATION CENTER

One company app center,
enabled step by step as the business grows

Browse by the problem your company most wants to solve, then look at candidate software. Each app category states who it suits, which interfaces you can view, what delivery includes, where the boundaries are, and how first-phase acceptance works.

Showing 10 application categories
“Interface mockup” means this page offers a browsable demo interface using test data; “plan description” means the current section presents selection and delivery boundaries. We do not pass design drafts off as real systems; actual interfaces and functions are subject to acceptance in the production environment.
01FILES & SOP

Files, Drawings & Company Knowledge Center

Files no longer scatter across personal computers, WeChat and USB drives; versions and permissions are managed.

Interface mockup availableEvaluate First
What problem it solves

Drawings, contracts and SOPs go missing or circulate in wrong versions, and materials are hard to hand over when staff leave.

Which companies it suits

Companies with scattered files and frequent inter-department sharing that want permissions and versions unified first.

Which interfaces you can view

Unified directories, file search, version history, external sharing and account revocation.

What delivery includes

Deployment, directory and permission design, agreed data migration, account setup and user training.

What it excludes

Online document editing components, complex outbound approval and large-scale legacy data cleansing are assessed separately.

How first-phase acceptance works

Sample checks by department: search, unauthorized-access blocking, version restore and offboarding revocation.

Candidate SoftwareNextcloud handles file sync, sharing, permissions and versions; BookStack adds SOPs, operation manuals and an internal knowledge base.
Interface mockup: search, version history and permissions are interactive
02BACKUP & RECOVERY

Independent Backup & Restore Drills

Not just a “backup success” flag — files are actually restored by date.

Restore process can be simulatedEvaluate First
What problem it solves

After hardware failure, accidental deletion or a ransomware incident, no one can confirm the data can be restored.

Which companies it suits

Companies that already have a shared drive or NAS but lack independent copies, alerting and restore drills.

Which interfaces you can view

Backup jobs, snapshot dates, failure alerts, restore directories and drill records.

What delivery includes

Backup policy, encrypted snapshots, independent storage setup, alerting, and restore drills within the agreed scope.

What it excludes

We do not promise that every machine and business system can be restored directly; compatibility must be verified item by item.

How first-phase acceptance works

Restore selected files to an isolated directory, open them to verify versions, and keep drill records.

Candidate Softwarerestic with independent storage media or compatible object storage, providing encryption, snapshots, incremental transfer, restore and integrity checks. Nextcloud, NAS and RAID cannot replace independent backup.
Interface mockup: backup status and a three-step restore drill can be simulated
03PROJECT & TASKS

Project Tasks & Collaboration

Tasks no longer depend on group chats and verbal chasing; owners, deadlines and progress are on record.

Plan DescriptionEnable on Demand
What problem it solves

Things slip through, accountability is hard to trace, and plans diverge from actual progress.

Which companies it suits

Teams with cross-department projects, engineering deliverables or improvement tasks that need unified tracking.

Which interfaces you can view

Task assignment, owners, due dates, boards, Gantt charts, work hours and reports.

What delivery includes

Project templates, task fields, role permissions, basic reports and team training.

What it excludes

Complex custom OA approval is not included by default; NocoBase requires dedicated workflow design.

How first-phase acceptance works

Run one real project through assignment, feedback, delay reminders and a retrospective.

Candidate SoftwareOpenProject Community covers tasks, Gantt charts, boards, work hours and project reports; existing DingTalk or WeCom can keep handling daily communication.
Currently a plan description; interfaces and functions are subject to production acceptance
04CUSTOMER & SALES

Customer & Sales Follow-up

Customer records no longer live only with each salesperson; inquiries and next follow-ups come with reminders.

Plan DescriptionEnable on Demand
What problem it solves

Inquiries go unfollowed, customers get contacted twice, and customer history breaks off when staff leave.

Which companies it suits

Sales teams whose customer records sit in spreadsheets, phones and personal mailboxes.

Which interfaces you can view

Customers and contacts, leads, opportunity stages, follow-up reminders and the sales funnel.

What delivery includes

Field and stage configuration, customer data import, assignment permissions and follow-up process training.

What it excludes

Quoting, inventory-sales bookkeeping, advanced reports and complex automation require verified extensions or an ERP to cover.

How first-phase acceptance works

Start from one inquiry and walk it through assignment, follow-up, opportunity stages and closed-won archiving.

Candidate SoftwareThe EspoCRM core covers customers, contacts, lead opportunities, tasks and calendars, email and permissions; paid extensions and third-party integrations are verified item by item.
Interface mockup: opportunity filtering, customer search and follow-up records are interactive
05ERP & INVENTORY

Purchasing, Inventory & Business Ledgers

Give purchasing, sales, warehouse and finance one consistent record of the same business documents.

Plan DescriptionLocalization Requires Verification
What problem it solves

Inventory relies on stock counts, orders on spreadsheets, and purchasing doesn't know actual material shortfalls.

Which companies it suits

Companies whose material and document volumes are growing and need unified purchasing, sales and inventory ledgers.

Which interfaces you can view

Item records, purchase and sales orders, inventory ledgers, batches and receivables/payables.

What delivery includes

Base data cleanup, process configuration, permissions, opening-balance import and document acceptance.

What it excludes

China-specific finance, tax, invoicing and local reporting require dedicated validation; Kingdee or UFIDA are not replaced out of the box.

How first-phase acceptance works

Run one material through purchasing, receiving, consumption, sales and inventory reconciliation.

Candidate SoftwareERPNext covers purchasing, sales, inventory, accounting, batches and serial-number tracking; existing finance software is evaluated for reuse first.
Currently a plan description; China localization scope is researched per project
06PRODUCTION & MES

Production Work Orders & Progress Boards

Where each order stands and what the shop floor does today — no longer passed by phone and paper.

Interface mockup availableEnable on Demand
What problem it solves

Production issues travel by phone, work orders move slowly, and managers cannot see progress in time.

Which companies it suits

Factories that already have order and BOM basics and want work orders and job reporting to flow online first.

Which interfaces you can view

Production orders, BOMs, operations, job reporting, material-shortage exceptions and progress status.

What delivery includes

Process configuration, base data import, reporting methods, permissions and acceptance on one work order.

What it excludes

Multi-operation error-proofing, shop-floor terminals, machine linkage and complex scheduling require lightweight MES customization.

How first-phase acceptance works

Verify release, job reporting, completion and exception records on one real order.

Candidate SoftwareSimple flows can evaluate the ERPNext manufacturing module; multi-operation error-proofing, shop-floor terminals and machine linkage use Orpaon's lightweight MES customization.
Interface mockup: work order progress and operation records are viewable
07ASSET MAINTENANCE

Equipment Checks, Maintenance & Repairs

Maintenance comes with reminders, and breakdown and repair history no longer relies on memory.

Equipment-check mockup availableEnable on Demand
What problem it solves

Equipment records, check sheets and repair history are incomplete, and overdue tasks are hard to spot.

Which companies it suits

Factories with a modest equipment count and no dedicated equipment system that want disciplined records.

Which interfaces you can view

Equipment register, maintenance cycles, mobile checks, exception work orders and history.

What delivery includes

Equipment data import, check templates, owner assignment, reminders and closed-loop training.

What it excludes

Spare parts, downtime analysis and complex checks require extensions; we do not market this as a complete out-of-the-box EAM.

How first-phase acceptance works

Take one device through a scan-based check, exception reporting, handling and record review.

Candidate SoftwareBasic maintenance can evaluate ERPNext Asset Maintenance; breakdown repair, spare parts and complex checks are covered via extensions or customization.
Interface mockup: mobile checks and the exception closure loop can be simulated
08QUALITY & TRACEABILITY

Quality Inspection & Batch Traceability

When a customer complains or a product issue appears, you can trace back material batches, production work orders and inspection records.

Plan DescriptionComplex Genealogy Requires Customization
What problem it solves

Quality records are scattered, so problem batches, operations and responsibility are hard to correlate.

Which companies it suits

Companies that already manage batches or serial numbers and need baseline quality records.

Which interfaces you can view

Inspection templates, nonconformance records, corrective actions, batches and forward/backward traceability.

What delivery includes

Inspection templates, batch rules, base data, quality workflows and acceptance on traceability samples.

What it excludes

Complex manufacturing genealogy, operation parameters and error-proofing linkage require a dedicated production traceability solution.

How first-phase acceptance works

Trace from one finished-goods batch back to work orders, raw-material batches and inspections, then forward to the affected scope.

Candidate SoftwareERPNext quality management plus batches/serial numbers carry baseline records; complex traceability uses Orpaon's production traceability solution or dedicated customization.
Currently a plan description; the traceability demo is scoped per project
09BI & DASHBOARD

Business & Production Dashboard

The data already sits in systems, so managers no longer wait for staff to rebuild spreadsheets daily.

Interactive dashboard availableEnable on Demand
What problem it solves

Order, production, inventory and quality data cannot be quickly aggregated or drilled into.

Which companies it suits

Teams that already have business databases or well-structured tables and need unified business metrics.

Which interfaces you can view

Business metrics, trend charts, date/shift filters, exception lists and detail tables.

What delivery includes

Data source cleanup, metric definitions, query charts, permissions and scheduled report setup.

What it excludes

Source-system data governance and metric definitions must come first — it is not “plug in and the charts appear”.

How first-phase acceptance works

Using the same date and department sample, verify that charts, details and source data agree.

Candidate SoftwareMetabase Open Source suits business queries, filters and dashboards; Grafana is a better fit for equipment and time-series data.
Interface mockup: date/shift filters, trend chart and data table are interactive
10DEVICE CONNECTIVITY

Equipment Data Acquisition & Shop-floor Displays

Equipment status, output and alarms no longer depend entirely on manual transcription.

Plan Can Be EvaluatedSingle-machine Validation First
What problem it solves

Equipment brands and protocols are messy, shop-floor status cannot be seen in time, and integration cost is hard to judge.

Which companies it suits

Factories with a clear acquisition goal that will first validate on one machine or one line.

Which interfaces you can view

Equipment status, output, alarms, running hours, trend charts and basic OEE data.

What delivery includes

Protocol research, acquisition pipeline, edge deployment, visualization and acceptance on agreed signals.

What it excludes

PLC protocols, sampling frequency, store-and-forward after disconnection and security are verified item by item; dashboards do not replace industrial control.

How first-phase acceptance works

Read-only acquisition on one machine, validating reconnection after outages, data accuracy and continuous running.

Candidate SoftwareNode-RED + Grafana can cover lightweight acquisition and display; complex control and multi-brand integration use Orpaon's SCADA / host-computer solutions.
Currently a plan description; equipment interfaces are surveyed on site per project
The ten app categories address the “systems” side; routine content production, inspections and data consolidation can also be entrusted to Digital Employees .
IT OPERATIONS FOUNDATION

There is also an IT operations foundation running across all apps

Its role is mainly to prove that “someone stays accountable” — it is not necessarily an app your team opens daily. GLPI manages IT assets and tickets, Zabbix manages monitoring; neither replaces a production equipment maintenance system.

View the Ops Demo
Operations NeedCandidate Software or ApproachRole & Boundaries
IT Assets & Service TicketsGLPIManages computers, servers and network devices as assets, plus incidents, service requests, a service catalog and SLAs.
Uptime Monitoring & AlertingZabbixMonitors networks, servers, applications and databases; alert thresholds and notification methods are configured per environment.
Authorized Remote AssistanceSelf-hosted remote support tools; products are security-assessed separatelyRemote diagnosis requires explicit client authorization, permission approval, operation logs and an exit mechanism.
Passwords & Administrator AccountsEnterprise password management with formal support is preferredThe client holds full administrator rights; the service provider uses independent, revocable accounts and never shares personal passwords.

Choices can be rich; the first phase must fit

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