Welcome to Redline

Redline is an Engineering Change Management platform built for SME machine builders. It connects engineering decisions to ERP inventory data and generates coordinated, department-specific action plans — without Excel.

The problem Redline solves

When an engineer decides to switch a component, that decision has consequences across procurement, production, and assembly. Without a system, someone — usually the Supply Chain Manager or Engineering Coordinator — spends 60–90 minutes manually collecting ERP data, working out when stock will run down, and writing action emails to five departments. They live with the anxiety that they got it wrong until a crisis proves they did.

Redline replaces that process with an automatic calculation grounded in real ERP data and an AI-generated action list that tells each department exactly what to do, with the specific ERP reference and justification they need to act — without calling engineering back.

Who uses Redline

Persona	How they use Redline	Login required?
EC Coordinator	Creates ECOs, runs phase-in calculations, generates and publishes action lists	Yes — primary user
Operations Director	Reviews status, approves ECO scope, monitors progress	Yes
Procurement Manager	Receives action emails, marks PO actions complete	No — email only
Production Manager	Receives action emails, marks production order actions complete	No — email only

The Redline process at a glance

A change moves through stages from initial signal to verified closure. Redline focuses on the four stages that create the most operational value:

Change Request (ECR)

Any stakeholder submits a formal change request with affected parts and a description of the problem or opportunity.

CCB Review

The Change Control Board approves, defers, or rejects the request. The decision is recorded in Redline.

ECO + Phase-In Calculation

The coordinator creates an ECO, selects affected items, and runs the phase-in calculation using live ERP data to determine the switch date.

Action List & Execution

Redline generates department-specific actions with embedded ERP references. The coordinator reviews, publishes, and each department receives their instructions by email.

The three core problems Redline addresses

#	Problem	What Redline does
01	Phase-in calculation	Automatically calculates when to switch from old to new part by analysing stock on hand, open POs with delivery dates, open production orders, and new part lead time.
02	Action cascade	Auto-generates department-specific action lists for procurement, production, assembly, and service when an ECO is published. Replaces email forwarding and verbal handoffs.
03	Concurrency detection	Warns engineers when two changes modify the same item simultaneously. Prevents silent overwrites. (Phase 2)