Requirements checklist
What to ask for when choosing software for power distribution equipment manufacturers.
A checklist built from how power distribution equipment 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.
- Tender and loss commitments
- Core and winding records
- Unit build routing
- Routine test reports
- Inspection call register
- Serial plates and dispatch
Roles that need their own access
Who logs in, and what each person may see or change.
- For design engineers
- For tender estimators
- For winding and assembly supervisors
- For the test bay
- For dispatch staff
Reports to ask for
Ask to see each one with your own sample data.
- Units by build stage and by order
- Quoted against measured losses per unit
- CRGO and winding wire consumed by order
- Witness calls booked with outcomes
- Drawings awaiting buyer approval
- Rewind jobs open by customer
Systems it may need to connect to
Note which ones you already run.
- Accounting export
- Label printer
- Drawing file storage
Questions for any vendor
Put these to every supplier you are comparing.
- Can the promised loss be checked against the test result?
- How is core steel tracked?
- Can it follow oil filling?
- Does it manage the buyer’s witness test?
- Can pillars and boards use the same system?
- How are repairs recorded?
- What decides the price?
- Can we keep drawings in the system?
- How do we bring in existing data?
- Does it certify our products?
Where the work usually breaks today
Circle the ones you recognise. They set the order of the project.
- Loss figures are quoted, not tracked
- Core and copper are consumed untracked
- Inspection calls are arranged by phone
- Drawings go through several approvals
- Serial plates and reports get separated
Prefer to talk it through? See the power distribution equipment manufacturers page.