The value in production records
Public text explains lean principles and machining basics. Seldom does it explain why a second shift lot went out of tolerance, or how the crew found tool wear behind it and solved it for good.
Your ERP history, quality records and supplier email hold that story, written down over years of real orders.
Typical qualifying records
- Production and inventory history. How output, scrap and stock levels move over time.
- Corrective action and quality records. The path from finding a defect to tracing and fixing it.
- Routings and work instructions. The setup, run and inspection steps for each job.
- Supplier quotes and RFQs. How parts get priced and sourced.
Customer drawings and controlled work come first
A lot of manufacturers build to customer drawings covered by NDA, and some aerospace or defense work falls under export controls. It gets flagged during scoping and can stay out in full.
Whether a customer contract allows any of it is a question for your counsel. We do not give legal advice. If customer names stay in scope, the copy swaps them for placeholders.
What your shop can hold back
- Customer-owned drawings. They stay out by default, and only you and your counsel can change that.
- Export-controlled jobs. Marked and kept out.
- Core processes. Hold back any process, folder or period you consider your edge.
What happens first
Begin with the estimate form. A License Your Data specialist rings within minutes to set a 15-minute call under NDA. License Your Data then prepares a de-identified copy of your in-scope records. You approve a sample, and after that buyers license the copy.
Questions owners ask
How much do we pay?
Nothing. There is no cost to you.
Do we need to prepare anything for the call?
No. Knowing which tools your team uses, and roughly since when, is enough. Nobody asks you to export files.
Will we lose our IP?
No. What buyers license is a de-identified copy, while your originals stay yours and stay in your systems.
Do outsiders get access to the ERP?
No passwords are asked for or shared. The scope is agreed on a call, under NDA.
Your production history may have real value. Get a range.
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