Jobs & Scheduling
Scheduling and prioritizing jobs has never been easier. Stay on top of work with multiple intelligent scheduling modes and keep control by manually adjusting priorities as customers' requirements change. Assign operations to specific machines and personnel to manage your shop from anywhere, and use dashboards to ensure jobs are completed on time.

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Increased profitability
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Stay In Sync
Fewer Slowdowns, Shorter Lead Times, Consistent Cashflow
Visualize and streamline your planning process with intelligent scheduling tools and job tracking to keep your work flowing faster.
Prioritize Work And Orders
Our job prioritization feature ensures the most important tasks are placed front and center in your workflow. Give your operators direct access to the work they need to do to reduce questions, optimize efficiency, and minimize costly delays.
- Prioritize high value or rush orders above standard work when needed.
- Balance resources and personnel to allocate work effectively.
- Utilize advanced planning algorithms to make informed decisions on work placement and scheduling.


Schedule by Machines and Personnel
Operators overseeing multiple machines or dedicated work center personnel can utilize scheduling to support the management of both.
- Assign work-group operations to individual work centers.
- Forecast capacity by seeing your queue length and hours of work scheduled for each machine.
- Build individualized tasks lists for your operators by assigning them to operations.
Communicate Priorities Clearly
Communicate critical information—including job assignments, deadlines, and first articles—to streamline collaboration and keep everyone informed throughout production.
- Prevent late orders from being overlooked with clear indications on the scheduling and operator interfaces.
- Quickly review WIP status via the scheduling interface—always know if items are First Article or Production Ready
- Make your schedule the core of your shop with our live TV dashboard that matches the work lists in the Job Tracking interface


Visualize the Performance of any Job
Make informed decisions to enhance productivity and profitability. Gain real-time insights into the cost, time, and efficiency of your operations and processes.
- Understand actual costs and margins to identify areas for cost reduction and efficiency improvement.
- Monitor average time per part and overall runtime to track actual performance vs actual.
- Visualize the contribution of runtime and materials to overall costs, allowing for better resource management and planning.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about StartProto.
StartProto includes AI-powered scheduling tools that allow you to assign, prioritize, and track jobs across multiple work centers in real-time. No more idle resources. Shift WIP, inventory, & people in seconds to hit any deadline.
Yes, StartProto can easily import data from systems like Excel, QuickBooks, and legacy ERPs like FulcrumPro and JobBOSS, streamlining the transition process and maintaining data integrity.
Absolutely. StartProto offers seamless integration with QuickBooks for accounting and Shopify for e-commerce, ensuring data synchronization across platforms. Explore our growing library of integrations ->
Implementation timelines vary based on data migration and system complexity, but most users can expect to be fully operational within 4-8 weeks.
StartProto offers comprehensive training and ongoing support, including video tutorials, live chat, comprehensive product docs, and access to a dedicated customer success manager.
StartProto provides real-time tracking of job status, operator assignments, and work center progress, ensuring complete visibility across the shop floor.
Yes, StartProto includes AI-driven analytics and automation, allowing you to generate insights, track KPIs, use natural language commands to automate the creation of quotes, orders, BOMs to name just a few. AI identifies areas for process optimization and shifts work to maximize resources while delivering on-time. .
Yes, StartProto enables you to generate comprehensive job traveler documents that can be shared with external vendors, customers, or stakeholders.
StartProto offers robust reporting tools, including job costing, inventory tracking, and custom dashboards, to provide actionable insights into production performance. Let us show you!!
StartProto provides robust inventory management capabilities, enabling users to track material usage, allocate costs to specific jobs, and monitor stock levels in real-time. Use AI to set min stock levels and automate ordering of materials.
Yes, your data is secure with StartProto. We prioritize data security and ensure that your information is encrypted both at rest and in transit.
Yes, we offer a 7-day free trial of a limited version of the application. No credit card or commitment is required. Get started!
Yes, StartProto is designed to be flexible, allowing users to create custom workflows, forms, and job travelers tailored to specific operational requirements.
Yes, you are able to upgrade or downgrade your plan based on your current business needs. We built the app to grow with you!
You own your data, and access control is primarily managed by you. We provide customizable roles and permissions within the system to give you granular control.
Yes, we provide an export of your data if you ever choose to leave StartProto. Your data is yours, and we ensure a smooth transition.
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