A free 9-page guide from a shop owner who almost bought a second CNC machine, until he realized the bottleneck wasn't his machines, it was his coordination.
What you'll get
The playbook, in nine pages
The three real reasons your lead times are long — and why “buy more capacity” almost never fixes them
The One Card method: a 5-minute kanban test you can run today on your most stocked-out part
Three kanban strategies for shortening lead times, with the math behind each
How to size buffers so you stop stockouts without tying up cash in inventory
Written by someone who ran the shop
Not just the software
Uriel Eisen co-founded Arda after using kanban to turn around his own manufacturing business, Austere MFG. He put reordering on cards and got it off his own desk for the first time. This guide is the playbook he wished he had on day one.
Uriel EisenCo-founder, Arda
Why Arda
Physical cards for physical goods
Quick setup: pair the easy-to-use platform with scannable reorder cards.
Loved on the shop floor: physical cards for physical goods, even with the gloves on.
Spend less time ordering: know exactly what to order and let simple automations do the rest.
Ready when you are
Get the guide and your first cards
Drop your email and we'll send the guide. You'll land straight on the free card generator.
Turn a part you order into a scannable Kanban card.