Industrial and advanced manufacturing

Track utility service and equipment deliveries against the date your plant needs to start production.

  1. Site selectionGround with the service the plant needs
  2. Utility serviceThe upgrade the schedule hangs on
  3. ConstructionShell and systems against a fixed date
  4. Equipment installProduction lines arriving in sequence
  5. Production readyThe date the business already promised
Key stages for your facility.

Questions Vela can help answer.

Does the production date still hold?
What is the utility waiting on from us?
Which equipment package slipped?

Answers link to the project records behind them.

Track utility service

See which utility approvals hold up construction or commissioning.

Check equipment dates

Compare vendor commitments with the installation sequence.

Review readiness

Keep outstanding tests and inspections with their owners.

Example workflow

Utility service arrives later.

Review whether production equipment can be installed before the power upgrade is complete.

What arrivesUtility correspondenceService upgrade letterThe upgrade is redesigned and the energize window moves
What changedService upgradeAs committedRedesignedEnergize windowBefore installDuring install
Affected workProduction date The date the business already promisedLine install Equipment arriving to a building without power
Who reviews itProgram leadReviews the proposed response and its sources before any update goes ahead.Waiting on sign-off

How Vela works

From the source document to a change your team can review.

  1. Choose your sources

    Give Vela access to the project files and conversations it needs.

  2. Link the records

    Vela connects requirements to equipment and milestones, with a source for each finding.

  3. Check what changed

    See which orders and tasks a revised document affects.

  4. Review the next step

    Vela drafts the update or reply. Your team approves it before anything is sent or changed.

The records behind the work.

Choose the project records Vela can read. Each finding links back to its source.

Your team approves changes before Vela writes them back.

Sources

Read-only
Project inboxUtility and equipment vendor updates
Project driveSite plans and equipment specifications
Tracking sheetsProcurement and readiness trackers
Project calendarDeliveries and energization inspections

Gmail, Drive, Sheets and Calendar read today. Other tools shown here are planned. Check connector availability.

A view for each role.

Each team sees the records and decisions it needs.

Program lead

Reviews the work needed for production startup.

Facilities and utilities

Tracks power, water and site infrastructure.

Equipment and supply chain

Checks vendor commitments and installation dates.

Commissioning

Reviews test results and open inspection items.

Get to know Vela.

Meet the team and learn how Vela supports your work. No preparation needed.