Users in small shops struggle with tracking jobs and schedules manually. A tool like SlabWise could help streamline this process by providing a digital solution for job tracking and scheduling, reducing reliance on paper and phone calls.
I spent a full day at a small countertop shop helping out and just observing. Honestly, I didn’t realize how messy things could get. Orders written on scraps of paper. Schedules on a whiteboard. Everyone is checking notes or calling each other just to figure out what’s next. At one point, I watched someone spend ten minutes trying to track which job to start. I kept thinking, “How does this place even stay on schedule?” Later, I saw mentions online of tools like SlabWise that are supposed to help track jobs and schedules. I haven’t tried it, but it made me wonder how many small shops actually use software versus just relying on paper and calls. If you run or work in a small shop, how do you handle this? Do you use software, or is it still mostly manual?