Why QR codes belong in the cutting shop
The master scans a label and sees the task, not a paper slip.
Shop QR is not a fad or "digitalization for a checkbox." It links part, order, and status when hands are dusty and the PC is across the room. A "who is cutting what" meeting loses to a label on the sheet.
What to encode
Sheet label — which stock piece is being cut. Part label — which order and line. Master task — what to do: saw, edge, temper, pack. One QR "for all production" is useless: unclear what to scan.
Phone instead of kiosk
The shop PWA opens on a phone. No Windows account needed. Scan — see drawing and sizes — mark done. If marking requires sitting at a PC, QR dies in a week.
Offline on weak shop Wi‑Fi is critical. Action queue must sync when the network returns or people go back to paper.
Where QR is overkill
One table and one master who remembers today's orders does not need a label on every 80×80 insert. Start with sheets and large parts, customer pickup, and delivery. Scale by pain, not vendor checklist.
Link to stock and pickup
Offcut QR returning to stock is the same ID that went into cutting. Order QR at pickup answers "where is my glass." List Master opens the PWA on a phone and links part, order, and status. Stronger than a stand-up meeting and cheaper than factory terminals for 500 people.
