Learn the Platform
mfgusecases.com is a structured library of manufacturing use cases — each one decomposed into value leaks, root causes, enablers, and KPIs that connect to strategic goals. These foundation pages explain how that structure works and how to navigate it efficiently.
Foundation
How This Site Is Organized
Why a single use case can show up under Quality the department, Quality the function, Quality the advantage, and Quality the stakeholder — and how to use that to your advantage.
Reading the Knowledge Graph
What the colors mean, why the shape is what it is, how to read influence, and how to use the graph for the kind of cross-cutting analysis you can't get from any AI chat.
Anatomy of a Use Case
Every use case page follows the same five-tab structure — what each section answers, why the structure exists, and how to read a use case efficiently.
Coming soon
Workflow guides for specific personas (Plant Manager, OpEx Leader, Department Head) showing how to use the platform for common questions like "where should I focus my transformation budget" or "what's the biggest cross-department gap in my plant?"
From the Blog
Worked examples and analyses that use the platform to answer real questions.
What's New This Week (April 26, 2026)
New this week: a Platform Guide section explaining how the site works, CESMII Smart Manufacturing area tags, and a cleaner, easier-to-read knowledge graph.
Why Accountability Problems Show Up Everywhere — And What to Do About It
Most plants treat accountability as a values problem — the data says it's a design problem. Here's what 16 use cases across 11 departments reveal.
Free Pro Access This Week + Knowledge Graphs & Maturity Assessments
Free Pro access this week — plus interactive knowledge graphs and maturity assessments. Email info@mfgusecases.com for a 7-day trial. New this week: explore how any cause, enabler, or KPI connects across the entire use case network, and assess your team's maturity across 15 manufacturing functions.