Free, 10 minutes01
AI Readiness Scorecard
"Where should we even start with AI?"
Answer 20 questions and get a score across process, data, people, leadership, and use-case fit, plus your top 3 opportunities.
AI services / Train. Build. Execute.
IBS helps organizations train, build, and execute on AI with a people first approach to implementation and adoption.
01Listening to each role0/6 heard
- OP
- PL
- OD
- MT
- QA
- LD
01 / Why people first
We askWhat slows the line down?
We askWhere does the real schedule live?
We askHow do you hear about breakdowns?
02 / How we approach the work
01 / Listen
Before anyone talks about tools, we sit with operators, planners, technicians, and leaders. We hear where the day gets hard and what they wish worked better.
How we approach the work
03 / Adoption
We measure adoption, not just deployment. The work is finished when your team relies on the new way of working, not when the software is installed.
04 / Train. Build. Execute.
Three ways in / people first
Start where the work is ready.
01
Hands-on workforce training, leadership fluency, AI champions, and adoption support for the tools your team already chose.
Explore Train05 / Fastest path to value
Fastest path to value
Lean first. Then AI.
Three ways to start, sized to where you are.
1-2 weeks02
Plant AI Quick Scan
One day on your floor plus remote follow-up. We walk the process, talk to leaders and frontline roles, and inventory your data and systems.
You get your top 5 AI use cases with estimated dollar value, a readiness heat map, and a recommended first sprint. Fee is credited toward your next engagement.
4-5 weeks03
FlagshipAI Kaizen Sprint
A 5-day Kaizen event with your team, followed by a 3-week build. We map the work, remove the waste, then build and deploy one AI-assisted workflow.
You leave with a working tool in production, before/after metrics, standard work, trained users, and a 30-day adoption check.
Examples: shift reports, maintenance work orders, order entry, SOPs.
Not sure which fits? Start a conversation
06 / The offering map
Full offering catalog
Support for the whole AI journey.
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Execute01
AI Value Assessment
Three weeks to clarity.
Before you buy, build, or commit to a vendor, understand where AI will and will not create value in your operation.
Processes, people, and opportunities mapped, with each one tied to cost savings and EBITDA impact.
ExploreExecute02
Plant AI Quick Scan
A fast, low-risk first look.
One to two weeks to your top AI opportunities, ranked by value and readiness. Credited toward your next step.
ExploreBuild03
FlagshipAI Kaizen Sprint
Kaizen for the AI era. A working AI tool in about a month.
A 5-day Kaizen event plus a focused build. Process fixed first, then AI built into the work, then your team trained to use it.
ExploreBuild04
Predictive Maintenance Programs
Stop machines from breaking. Protect revenue. Sleep better.
Programs tailored to your equipment, failure modes, and operational reality, including sensor strategy, data integration, dashboards, and change support.
ExploreBuild05
Production Intelligence and Optimization
Get more from what you already own.
Connect operational data to surface bottlenecks, quality patterns, and throughput opportunities hidden in siloed systems.
ExploreBuild06
Legacy Equipment Modernization
Your 30-year-old machines still make money. Protect that revenue.
Instrument, monitor, and predict attention needs without ripping out productive equipment.
ExploreExecute07
AI Vendor and Platform Strategy
Buy the right thing the first time.
Objective analysis of Siemens, PTC, Microsoft Azure, AWS, NVIDIA, and others. No favorites. No kickbacks.
Train08
AI Workforce Training
Meet your team where they are. Level everyone up.
Hands-on learning from beginner business users through power users, built around the tools your team already uses.
Microsoft Copilot, Claude Code, Claude Co-Work, Tasklet, Open Claw, Hermes, Genspark, and more.
ExploreTrain09
AI-Enabled Lean Six Sigma
Continuous improvement, upgraded.
AI Yellow Belt, an AI module for Green Belts, and AI Champion certification. Every participant applies AI to a real improvement project.
ExploreBuild10
Agent Skills and Intelligent Automation
AI assistance built for a real job.
Custom AI agents and agent skills that support the work your teams need to get done.
ExploreExecute11
Manufacturing AI Strategy
A clear direction for the work ahead.
A manufacturing AI roadmap grounded in plant realities, adoption, and measurable outcomes.
ExploreExecute12
AI Operations Partner
Ongoing support so AI keeps delivering.
A monthly partnership: use-case reviews, tool upkeep, champion coaching, quarterly mini-sprints, and adoption and ROI reporting. Fractional AI leadership available.
ExploreHow engagements progress
- 01Scorecard(Free)
- 02Quick Scan
- 03AI Value Assessment
- 04AI Kaizen Sprint
- 05Build program
- 06AI Operations Partner
Start at any step. Every step is credited or built on the one before.
07 / AI results from the floor
Proof
AI results from the floor.
01Case study
Multi-site packaging manufacturer
AI and process transformation
Case study coming soon.
See all case studies08 / Where the value shows up
Where the value shows up
Operational clarity, before the technology decision.
$100M
09 / Independent advice
A different kind of partner
Independent advice, close to the work.
Big consultingPlatform vendorsIBS
Agenda
Billable hours
Platform licenses
Your outcomes
Agenda
Others: Billable hours. Platform licenses.
Your outcomes
Experience
Generalists
Software people
30+ years improving operations
Experience
Others: Generalists. Software people.
30+ years improving operations
Vendor bias
Partners with 1 to 2 platforms
Their own platform
None. Zero.
Vendor bias
Others: Partners with 1 to 2 platforms. Their own platform.
None. Zero.
Assessment depth
High-level maturity model
Free assessment, sales pitch
Process and people level, with dollar-level value
Assessment depth
Others: High-level maturity model. Free assessment, sales pitch.
Process and people level, with dollar-level value
What you get
PowerPoint
Demo environment
Prioritized roadmap with ROI math
What you get
Others: PowerPoint. Demo environment.
Prioritized roadmap with ROI math
Listen
Map
Find
Build
Train
Improve
Fastest path to value
Take the free Scorecard, request a Quick Scan, or plan an AI Kaizen Sprint. Every step is credited or built on the one before.