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Manufacturing Quality Control AI

Automated defect detection, supplier performance scoring, and predictive maintenance alerts for production facilities.

2 agents2 integrations10h saved/week$65/mo16h setupModerate

AI Readiness Score

74/100
RUN
data maturity75

ERP + production data is well-structured

team capacity75

Technical team available

budget alignment80

Strong budget for scope

automation readiness85

Manufacturing data is structured and repeatable

timeline feasibility65

Complex but achievable in 6 months

integration complexity70

NetSuite provides comprehensive ERP data

How This System Works

Architecture

The PrecisionParts manufacturing intelligence system implements a dual-agent architecture focused on quality control and supplier management. The Defect Pattern Detector serves as the critical early warning system, analyzing production data daily to identify emerging quality issues before they impact customer deliveries. The Supplier Scorecard agent provides strategic oversight by evaluating vendor performance across key metrics weekly. The system leverages NetSuite as the primary data source for production, quality, and procurement data, with Supabase serving as the analytical data warehouse. Claude AI provides advanced pattern recognition capabilities for defect analysis, while automated Slack notifications ensure immediate visibility into critical issues and weekly performance summaries.

Data Flow

Production and quality data flows from NetSuite manufacturing modules through MCP connectors into Supabase, where it's normalized and prepared for analysis. The Defect Pattern Detector processes this data daily at 6 AM, applying statistical analysis and AI-powered pattern recognition to identify anomalies in reject rates, dimensional variations, and failure modes across product lines and production shifts. Supplier performance data including delivery timeliness, quality ratings, and pricing follows a similar path, with the Supplier Scorecard agent enriching this data weekly with calculated KPIs and trend analysis. Both agents generate actionable insights that are automatically distributed via Slack to quality managers, procurement teams, and production supervisors, creating closed-loop visibility into manufacturing performance.

Implementation Phases

1
Core Infrastructure & Defect Detection2-3 weeks

Establish NetSuite-Supabase integration and deploy critical defect pattern detection agent

Defect Pattern Detector
2
Supplier Intelligence1-2 weeks

Deploy supplier scorecard system and weekly reporting automation

Supplier Scorecard
3
Optimization & Enhancement1 week

Fine-tune detection algorithms, add advanced reporting features, and optimize performance

Defect Pattern DetectorSupplier Scorecard

Prerequisites

  • -NetSuite API access with manufacturing and procurement permissions
  • -Supabase project with sufficient compute for analytical queries
  • -Claude API access for pattern analysis
  • -Slack workspace with bot permissions for notifications
  • -Production server with cron capabilities
  • -SSL certificates for secure API communications

Assumptions

  • -NetSuite contains structured production and quality data with consistent field mapping
  • -Manufacturing teams can respond to daily defect alerts within 2-4 hours
  • -Supplier data includes measurable KPIs for delivery, quality, and pricing
  • -Network connectivity allows reliable daily data synchronization
  • -Quality control processes generate quantifiable defect data

Recommended Agents (2)

How It Works

  1. 1
    Extract Production Data

    Connect to NetSuite via MCP to retrieve past 24 hours of production records, quality inspection results, and defect codes across all production lines and shifts

    NetSuite MCP Connector
  2. 2
    Statistical Analysis

    Calculate defect rates, dimensional variation statistics, and failure mode distributions, comparing against 30-day rolling averages and control limits

    Supabase Analytics
  3. 3
    Pattern Recognition

    Submit aggregated data to Claude API for advanced pattern analysis, identifying correlations between defect types, production parameters, and timing patterns

    Claude API
  4. 4
    Alert Generation

    Generate severity-based alerts for statistical outliers, emerging patterns, or control limit violations, with detailed root cause analysis suggestions

    Internal Logic
  5. 5
    Notification Dispatch

    Send formatted alerts via Slack to quality managers and production supervisors with actionable recommendations and trend visualizations

    Slack API

Implementation

# Defect Pattern Detector Implementation

## File Structure
```
defect_detector/
├── main.py              # Primary execution script
├── data_extractor.py    # NetSuite MCP integration
├── pattern_analyzer.py  # Statistical and AI analysis
├── alert_generator.py   # Alert logic and formatting
├── slack_notifier.py   # Slack API integration
├── config.py           # Configuration management
├── requirements.txt    # Dependencies
└── logs/               # Execution logs
```

## Key Functions

### main.py
```python
import logging
from data_extractor import extract_production_data
from pattern_analyzer import analyze_patterns
from alert_generator import generate_alerts
from slack_notifier import send_notifications

def run_defect_detection():
    try:
        # Extract yesterday's production data
        production_data = extract_production_data()
        
        # Run pattern analysis
        patterns = analyze_patterns(production_data)
        
        # Generate alerts for significant patterns
        alerts = generate_alerts(patterns)
        
        # Send notifications if alerts exist
        if alerts:
            send_notifications(alerts)
    except Exception as e:
        logging.error(f"Defect detection failed: {e}")
```

### data_extractor.py
```python
from netsuite_mcp import NetSuiteConnector
import pandas as pd

def extract_production_data():
    connector = NetSuiteConnector()
    
    # Get production records
    production_query = """
    SELECT work_order, part_number, quantity_produced, 
           defect_count, inspection_date, shift_id
    FROM manufacturing_data 
    WHERE inspection_date >= CURRENT_DATE - INTERVAL '1 day'
    """
    
    return connector.query(production_query)
```

## Environment Variables
```bash
NETSUITE_API_KEY=your_netsuite_key
NETSUITE_SECRET=your_netsuite_secret
NETSUITE_ACCOUNT_ID=your_account_id
CLAUDE_API_KEY=your_claude_key
SUPABASE_URL=your_supabase_url
SUPABASE_KEY=your_supabase_anon_key
SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=your_slack_token
SLACK_CHANNEL=#quality-alerts
```

## Cron Setup
```bash
# Add to crontab for daily 6 AM execution
0 6 * * * cd /opt/defect_detector && python main.py >> logs/execution.log 2>&1
```

Data Flow

Inputs
  • NetSuite ManufacturingProduction records with work orders, quantities, defect counts, inspection results(JSON via MCP connector)
  • NetSuite Quality ControlQuality inspection data including defect codes, measurements, pass/fail results(JSON via MCP connector)
Outputs
  • Slack Quality ChannelCritical defect alerts with pattern analysis and recommended actions(Formatted Slack messages with charts)
  • Supabase AnalyticsProcessed defect patterns and statistical summaries for historical analysis(Structured JSON records)

Prerequisites

  • -NetSuite manufacturing module access
  • -Quality control data with consistent defect coding
  • -Claude API subscription
  • -Supabase project with analytics capabilities

Error Handling

critical
NetSuite API connection timeout

Retry with exponential backoff, send notification if 3 failures

warning
Claude API rate limit exceeded

Queue analysis for next execution cycle, use fallback statistical methods

info
Insufficient production data for analysis

Log warning and skip analysis, notify if pattern continues

warning
Slack notification delivery failure

Log alert details and attempt email fallback notification

Integrations

SourceTargetData FlowMethodComplexity
NetSuiteSupabasePO + quality + delivery datamcpmoderate
SupabaseSlackAlerts + weekly reportsapitrivial

Schedule

0 6 * * *
Defect Pattern DetectorDaily at 6am
0 8 * * 1
Supplier ScorecardMonday 8am

Recommended Models

TaskRecommendedAlternativesEst. CostWhy
Agent logic / orchestrationClaude Sonnet 4
GPT-4oGemini 2.5 Pro
$0.003-0.015/callComplex reasoning required for defect pattern analysis and supplier scoring logic with structured output integration.
Data extraction / parsingClaude Haiku
GPT-4o-miniGemini 2.0 Flash
$0.0002-0.001/callFast extraction of production data and supplier metrics from NetSuite with high-frequency processing needs.
Classification / routingGemini 2.0 Flash
Claude HaikuGPT-4o-mini
$0.0001-0.001/callHigh-volume classification of defect severity levels and supplier performance tiers for automated routing.
Content generationClaude Sonnet 4
GPT-4oGemini 2.5 Pro
$0.003-0.015/callGenerate detailed defect pattern reports and supplier scorecards with manufacturing domain expertise.

ROI Projection

$65
Monthly Cost
$12000
Monthly Savings
10h
Hours Saved/Week
22000%
1-Year ROI
Defect Reduction
$16600$5550-$11050
Supplier Management
$2000$1065-$935

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