Requirements checklist
What to ask for when choosing software for industrial lighting manufacturers.
A checklist built from how industrial lighting manufacturers work, to print or save as a PDF and bring to any supplier meeting.
What the software should cover
Tick each one that matters to your business.
- Luminaire model and variant master
- Component lot register
- Assembly work orders
- Burn-in and photometric records
- Project orders and packing
- Warranty and service log
Roles that need their own access
Who logs in, and what each person may see or change.
- For design engineers
- For estimators
- For assembly supervisors
- For test technicians
- For service staff
Reports to ask for
Ask to see each one with your own sample data.
- Fittings built per project and variant
- Component lots and the fittings that carry them
- Burn-in failures by batch and by driver lot
- Sample approvals pending and approved
- Projects awaiting components
- Warranty claims by model and lot
Systems it may need to connect to
Note which ones you already run.
- Accounting export
- Label printer
- Barcode scanner
Questions for any vendor
Put these to every supplier you are comparing.
- Can I trace a driver lot to the projects that used it?
- How are specification variants controlled?
- Does the system store burn-in results?
- Can we keep laboratory photometric reports?
- How are samples tracked?
- What happens with partial dispatches?
- Can service staff see a fitting’s history?
- What shapes the cost?
- Can supplier part lists be imported?
- Who looks after changes to models?
Where the work usually breaks today
Circle the ones you recognise. They set the order of the project.
- Component lots are not linked to fittings
- Specifications change after the order
- Burn-in sheets are loose paper
- LED board supply is uneven
- Warranty claims arrive without batch data
Prefer to talk it through? See the industrial lighting manufacturers page.