Build your shop floor's logic and let Epifor runs it, in real time. Save tons of hours moving jobs from one work center to another. Increase your output from the 1st day just by eliminating waiting times.
Smart workflows are created based on the product variations and product categories. Combine them with your ERP orders or send them on the fly.
Automations - Create Logic with Smart Workflows
Set how you work. Epifor runs it.
Set the workflow of your works and include rules or parallel works . Epifor watches every job and acts as you.
Configure in a sequence or in parallel
Job availability is provided when previous workstations complete common quantity Especially helpful in assembly work centers
Set Pass Rules
Configure pass rules from one work center to another. Strict it or let it free
Include files and notes
Every job in the manufacturing order, can have its own notes and technical files
Frequently asked questions
Q.01What is workflow automation in manufacturing?
Workflow automation in manufacturing turns repetitive steps into rules the system runs for you. You set a trigger (an event on a job), add conditions, and choose the actions to take and the software runs them automatically. In Epifor, triggers come from real shop floor events, so workflows react the moment something changes.
Q.02Do I need to write code for workflow automation?
No. Epifor uses a no-code builder. You pick triggers, conditions, and actions from simple menus. Anyone who knows your process can build a workflow in minutes, with no developer needed.
Q.03What can trigger a workflow?
Almost any job event can be a trigger: an operation finishing or running late, a job reaching QA, a status change, or a rush order arriving. You can also trigger workflows on a schedule or with a button. Because Epifor measures these events in real time, your rules fire the moment they happen.
Q.04What actions can a workflow take?
A workflow can notify the right people, flag or hold a job, route work, update a status, print a label, raise priority, or suggest a reschedule. You can chain several actions in one workflow and write the result back to the job and your ERP.
Q.05How is this different from AI?
Smart workflows follow rules you define (when this happens, do that). They are predictable and fully in your control. Agentic AI, in Advanced Features, goes further: you describe the outcome you want, and it works out the steps.
Q.06Will automations get in my operators' way?
No, they take manual steps off your team's plate. Operators keep working the way they do, while the workflow handles the follow-up, the notifications and the updates in the background. Less chasing, more time on the actual work.
Q.07Can workflows update my ERP?
Yes. Because Epifor is connected to your ERP, a workflow can read job and order data and write results back (not just send a one-way alert). Your systems stay in sync without manual re-keying.
Q.08Can I start from templates?
Yes. Start from ready-made workflows for common cases (late-operation alerts, QA steps, etc.) and adjust them to fit. Or build your own from scratch.
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