BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE

Manufacturing capability map

This manufacturing capability map focuses on production. It separates production planning from quality control, then identifies finite scheduling and in-process inspection as lower-level capabilities. The map creates a stable view of what the business must do before assigning systems, owners or improvement programmes. It can support an ERP or MES assessment, an operating-model discussion or an investment roadmap. Keep the hierarchy focused on capabilities, not process steps, projects or job titles. Extend it with product lifecycle and supply operations when those domains are in scope for the decision. The resulting view can make dependencies between scheduling, shop-floor execution and quality improvements easier to discuss.

UPDATED 2026-09-24
EXAMPLEManufacturing capability map
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CASE ANALYSIS

Scenario

Manufacturing transformation planning

Key decisions

  • Production domain: Focus on work preparation and assurance.
  • Planning branch: Include finite scheduling.
  • Quality branch: Include in-process inspection.

When to reuse this

Use this to align production systems and improvement initiatives to business abilities.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a capability and a process?01
A capability is an enduring ability; a process is one way the organization performs that ability.
Can this map guide system selection?02
Yes. It helps compare which systems support each capability and where gaps exist.
Should quality control be a capability?03
Yes, when it is a distinct ability the manufacturer must perform across production.
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