Going Live in 4-6 Weeks: How SME Factories Roll Out Production Tracking

A production tracking implementation for a small or mid-size factory takes 4-6 weeks, not several months. TaktProduction runs to a fixed order: study how you work, configure the system to your stages and roles, train each team then go live with support next to you. This post walks through what happens in each week so you can plan around it and keep the shop floor running.

Why does it take 4-6 weeks and not six months?

Long rollouts usually mean the software is trying to run your whole business, from purchase to payroll. TaktProduction does one job well. It tracks production from job order to dispatch and gives you real-time visibility on what is where. The scope is narrow, so the timeline is short.

Your factory already has a way of working. Stages, machines, operators and a routine on the floor. A production tracking implementation maps that routine into the system instead of asking you to change it. That is the difference between this and a full ERP project. If you want to see how the two sit against each other, compare it with an ERP rollout before you decide.

The week-by-week rollout

Here is the shape of a typical go-live. Dates move a little with your size and how many stages you run, but the order stays the same.

Week 1: Process study

Our team spends time on your floor. We watch how a job moves from order to dispatch, list your production stages and note who is responsible at each step. We write down your real process, not an ideal one. Nothing changes on the floor this week. You keep working as normal.

Week 2-3: Configuration

We set up TaktProduction to match what we saw. Your stages, your job types, your units and your roles go into the system. Operators, supervisors and the production head each get a view that fits their work. By the end of this stage you have a working setup built around your factory, not a generic template.

Week 3-4: Training, role by role

We train people by the job they do. Operators learn to update their stage in a few taps. Supervisors learn to see delays and reassign work. The production head learns to read the daily picture and pull reports. Short sessions, on your own data, so it feels familiar from day one.

Week 4 onwards: Go live with support

You start using TaktProduction for real jobs. Our team stays close for the first weeks, on call and checking in, so any question gets answered fast. We fix small gaps as they show up. Within a few weeks the floor is entering data on its own and you are reading live production status every day.

Will it disrupt production while you switch?

No shutdown is needed. The process study and configuration happen in the background while your factory runs as usual. Training is done in short sessions that fit around shifts. When you go live, you can run the new system next to your existing paper or Excel for a short while, so nothing is lost if someone forgets a step. Once the team is comfortable, you drop the old method.

The people you expect to resist, your operators, usually settle fastest. Updating a stage takes seconds and replaces a register entry they were already making by hand.

How does it fit with your existing ERP or Tally?

TaktProduction does not replace your ERP or Tally. It sits alongside them. Your accounts, billing and stock stay where they are. What you gain is the layer most factories are missing: a clear, live view of production between order and dispatch. Where it helps, data can pass between the systems so you are not entering the same thing twice.

You choose where it runs. TaktProduction works in the cloud if you want nothing to maintain or on-premise if you prefer to keep everything inside the factory. Both options reach go-live in the same 4-6 weeks.

Common questions

What do we need to prepare before Week 1?

Very little. A list of your production stages and the names of who runs each shift is enough to start. Our team fills in the rest during the process study. You do not need clean data or a written procedure ready in advance, since capturing your real process is our job in the first week.

What if our stages change after go-live?

They can be edited. Factories add a stage, split a step or change who signs off as they grow. TaktProduction is configured to your process and that configuration can be updated without starting over. A quick change to your setup is usually all it takes, not a fresh project.

Who runs the rollout, Omega or us?

Omega runs it with you. TaktProduction is a product of Omega, with offices in the UAE and India, so the team doing the process study, configuration and training is the same team that built the software. You give us access to your floor and your people for a few sessions. We handle the setup and stay for support after go-live.