Factory Pocket Pro vs ValueStreamMapper

Factory Pocket Pro is the industrial calculator that replaces your spreadsheets. 30+ engineering formulas, OEE tracking, NPV/IRR/ROI analysis, and real-time commodity data — all in one app built for plant managers, engineers, and operations leaders. WHY FACTORY POCKET PRO? - Stop switching between spreadsheets, websites, and disconnected tools. One app handles it all. - Get board-ready financial analyses in seconds, not hours. - Access critical formulas and KPIs instantly — even offline on the plant floor. ENGINEERING CALCULATORS Hydraulic force and flow, electrical sizing, injection molding parameters, pneumatic systems, Reynolds number, Bernoulli equation, Ohm's law, and more. Fast technical validation before any operational commitment. OPERATIONS KPI DASHBOARD OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), inventory turnover, safety stock, reorder point, cycle time, throughput, and supply chain metrics. Early visibility on production performance and inventory risk. FACTORY FINANCE TOOLS ROI, NPV, IRR, WACC, break-even analysis, payback period, and capex scenario planning. Stronger investment decisions backed by real numbers, ready for steering committees. LIVE MARKET INTELLIGENCE Energy prices, base metals, precious metals, currency pairs, and commodity indices. Know when to buy and when to wait — procurement timing backed by data. TECHNICAL REFERENCES Material properties, fastener specifications, unit conversions, and industrial standards. Reliable reference data always in your pocket. WHO IS IT FOR? - Plant managers making daily operational decisions - Industrial engineers validating designs and processes - Operations directors tracking KPIs and production health - Finance teams evaluating capex and procurement ROI - Procurement managers timing commodity purchases - Engineering students learning real-world industrial formulas BUILT FOR REAL FACTORIES - Fast, focused workflows designed for everyday field use - Clean dark interface with clear outputs for decision-ready actions - Offline-capable: core formulas work without connectivity - Bilingual: English and French interface - Privacy-first: no account required, no personal data collected Download Factory Pocket Pro and move from scattered data to confident decisions — faster.

Value Stream Mapping turns the classic lean whiteboard exercise into a digital tool you can carry to the shop floor. Draw the material and information flows that bring a product from order to delivery, record the numbers that matter, and let the app show you where time and inventory are being lost. MAP IT • The full value-stream icon set: processes with data boxes, customers and suppliers, inventory, supermarkets, FIFO lanes, buffer and safety stock, trucks, trains, planes and ships, kanban posts, load leveling, operators, kaizen bursts and more. • Push, pull and material-flow arrows, manual and electronic information flows, production, withdrawal and signal kanban paths. • Pan, zoom, drag and connect directly on the canvas. Undo and redo. • Keep a current-state map, derive the future state from it, and sketch the ideal state. MEASURE IT • Data boxes for cycle time, value-creating time, changeover, uptime, operators, EPE, scrap and batch size. • Takt time from customer demand and available time. Inventory counts become days of demand automatically. • Analysis view with a cycle-time-vs-takt chart, the lead-time ladder, total production lead time, processing time and process-cycle efficiency. • A register of your kaizen bursts: the countermeasures that lead to the future state. WATCH IT FLOW • The flow animation simulates your map with its own numbers: the supplier delivers at takt, each process works at its effective cycle time, the customer pulls at takt. • See material move step to step, information pulse back from the customer, and WIP pile up in front of the constraint. • Bottlenecks and starved processes are highlighted as they emerge. Play, pause, restart, 0.5x to 5x speed. • End-of-run summary of where material accumulated, which process limited the flow and how much demand was covered, downloadable as a PDF report or CSV. BRING YOUR DATA • Import a map from a CSV or spreadsheet file using the bundled template, or from any table with name and type columns. Positions and connections are optional: the app lays out and links the stream for you. • Import value-stream drawings from Microsoft Visio (.vsdx) and spreadsheets from Microsoft Excel (.xlsx). • A built-in guide shows exactly how to format your sheets, with examples. SHARE IT • Export the map as a PDF drawing or PNG image, the data as CSV, or the whole map as a document you can open on another device. • Maps appear in the Files app and open directly from mail or AirDrop. LEARN IT • An in-app reference explains the method, the time metrics, the flow concepts and every icon and arrow. Works on iPhone, iPad and Mac. No account, no subscription, no internet connection needed. Your maps stay on your device.