Case Study: XL Machine achieves improved inventory control and shop-floor efficiency with JobBOSS

XL Machine 2017 Top Shops Winner and Champion of Innovation

XL Machine, a high‑volume manufacturer and 2017 Top Shops winner, was struggling with poor inventory control, limited shop‑floor visibility and manual scheduling after being acquired by Burke Porter Group. General Manager Chris Orlowski warned that without software they risked significant untracked losses (he estimated up to about $1M per month) and costly idle time, so the company selected JobBOSS as their ERP and shop‑management solution.

JobBOSS was implemented to provide integrated scheduling, costing and accounting visibility, and XL Machine added JobBOSS’s KnowledgeSync and an on‑site Business Process Assessment/consulting engagement to automate notifications, standardize workflows and collect accurate performance data. The JobBOSS solution produced immediate improvements in efficiency and process streamlining, reduced wasted machine and labor time, enabled a full‑time scheduler to maximize capacity and job costing, and helped XL Machine avoid the large inventory and time losses they had previously risked.

XL Machine

Chris Orlowski

General Manager