Job Costing, Not Bloated ERP

ERP systems are designed for larger manufacturers with complex supply chains, multiple locations, and dedicated IT staff. They come with modules you'll never use: procurement, warehouse management, HR, CRM. You pay for all of it—in licensing, implementation, and ongoing complexity. Job shop software focuses on what you actually need: job costing, work orders, and scheduling.

Every job can have its own routing, operations, and cost structure. You're not locked into predefined BOMs or production paths. Copy similar jobs to speed up setup, then modify as needed. The system adapts to how you work—not the other way around.

Yes. Shop floor interfaces are designed for workers who aren't computer experts. Tap to clock into a job. Scan a barcode to log materials. No spreadsheet formulas or complex screens. Most workers learn the basics in under an hour. The key is making data capture fast enough that it doesn't slow down production.

Labor time is tracked per job and operation. Material usage is logged when issued. Overhead rates apply automatically based on your configuration. As work happens, job costs update in real time. You see margin per job—even while it's still in progress. This is impossible with spreadsheets at scale and overly complicated in most ERP systems.

Job shop scheduling is inherently dynamic. Jolted provides visual scheduling that you can drag-and-drop to reprioritize. See capacity by machine or work center. When hot jobs come in, you can quickly see what shifts. The schedule connects to actual progress—so you see reality, not just the plan.

Quoted vs. actual comparison is fundamental. See which jobs came in under budget and which ones didn't. Identify where estimates were wrong. Over time, your quoting gets more accurate. Some shops reduce quoting errors by 30%+ within six months just by having visibility into historical accuracy.

Yes. Jolted is built for high-mix environments with many concurrent jobs. Whether you're running 20 jobs or 200, the system performs. Dashboards roll up across all jobs so you see shop-wide metrics, while drill-down capabilities let you focus on specific jobs when needed.