The value in production records
Lean principles and machining basics are covered in public text. It rarely shows why a lot drifted out of tolerance on second shift, or how a team traced it to tool wear and fixed it for good.
Your ERP history, quality records and supplier email hold that story, written down over years of real orders.
What often qualifies at a plant
- 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.
- RFQs and supplier quotes. The way parts are sourced and priced.
What plants ask first: customer drawings and controlled jobs
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 offer legal advice. Customer names that remain in scope are replaced with placeholders in the copy.
What you can keep back
- Customer-owned drawings. They stay out by default, and only you and your counsel can change that.
- Export-controlled jobs. Identified and left out.
- Core processes. If a process, folder or period is your edge, leave it out.
What happens first
Fill in the estimate form. A specialist from License Your Data calls within minutes to set up a 15-minute call, under NDA. After the call, License Your Data prepares a de-identified copy of the records you put in scope, you approve a sample, and only then do buyers license that copy.
Common questions
Will anyone log in to our ERP?
Nobody asks for or shares a password. Scope is settled on a call under NDA.
What should we prep before the call?
Just the basics: your team's tools and a rough start date. Nobody will ask you to pull an export.
Do we give up our IP?
No. What buyers license is a de-identified copy, while your originals stay yours and stay in your systems.
How much do we pay?
Nothing at all. You pay no cost.
Find out what your shop's records could be worth.
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