01THE FIVE LEVELSWHAT CHANGES AT EACH STEP
L0 · ReadStart
Numbers in one place
WHERE YOU ARE NOWFinding a number takes time. Production sits in MES, inventory in ERP, equipment on a shop-floor PC. Before every meeting someone copies it into a spreadsheet.
FOR THE DECISION MAKERTime spent making reports becomes time spent deciding.
- What
- AI reads the scattered systems in one place. Nobody re-types anything.
- How
- Existing systems stay as they are. We connect them instead of replacing them.
- People
- People read the material instead of preparing it.
- To move on
- Equipment data has to arrive without passing through human hands.
WE STOP IF — If the numbers are not on one screen within four weeks, we stop here.
L1 · RecommendYear 1
A warning that arrives early
WHERE YOU ARE NOWYou find out after the fact. A defect appears, a machine stops, stock runs out — and only then do you know. When a veteran is away, their judgement is away too.
FOR THE DECISION MAKERA veteran's judgement stays with the company. It stays when people change.
- What
- AI reads the data, flags anomalies and recommends what to do next. Decisions and execution stay with people.
- How
- Every recommendation carries why it was made. We do not hand over numbers without grounds.
- People
- People stop searching and start choosing.
- To move on
- A record of how often recommendations were accepted has to accumulate. That record is the basis for the next level.
WE STOP IF — If the adoption rate does not rise over three months, we do not move to the next level.
L2 · Execute on approvalYear 2
One approval, carried through
WHERE YOU ARE NOWKnowing is not enough — hands are short. Placing orders, changing work instructions and registering inspection results still sit with people.
FOR THE DECISION MAKERThroughput rises with the same headcount. It stops being a problem you solve by hiring.
- What
- Once a person approves, AI executes. Ordering, work-instruction changes and registration follow through.
- How
- Every approval is recorded — who approved what, and when. It can be reversed.
- People
- People approve instead of executing.
- To move on
- We verify over a set period that what was approved and what was executed do not diverge.
WE STOP IF — If approval and execution diverge even once, that process goes back a level.
L3 · Autonomous executionYear 3
Nights and weekends that run without people
WHERE YOU ARE NOWSomeone has to be there at night and on weekends. The line waits because there is nobody to approve. In the morning you process what piled up overnight.
FOR THE DECISION MAKERNights and weekends become production time. It adds running hours without buying more equipment.
- What
- AI takes the judgement and execution inside a range you define in advance. Outside that range it calls a person.
- How
- You define the range. Commands that cross a safety limit are blocked by the system physically.
- People
- People set the range and watch the exceptions instead of approving each case.
- To move on
- This is where the contract ends. Above it, safety and legal responsibility have to be settled first.
WE STOP IF — If out-of-range calls come more often than expected, we narrow the range or go back a level.