Internal build - Operations SoftwareInternal Build - Operations Software · 2024–2026
We built the software our own shop runs on.
Command Center is 40+ modules across production, sales, inventory, payroll, and customer ops. It runs every day on the real FPC shop floor - which is why we know exactly what to build for yours.
> French Press Custom (parent brand) / shipped
- One platform
- CRM, quotes, production, messaging, inventory, invoicing, reporting
- 30-person
- Production shop runs on it daily
- Nightly
- Multi-supplier inventory sync
- Daily
- Used on the shop floor
Reproducible scope
A build like this starts at $50,000+ · 12-24 weeks
Challenge
A 30-person production business running on spreadsheets, a WordPress site, institutional memory, and six SaaS subscriptions that didn't talk to each other. Production was tracked on Post-it notes. Payroll took 8 hours every two weeks. Order status was answered by email, one at a time.
Approach
- 01Next.js + Supabase monolith - one auth system, one data model, one dashboard.
- 02Production pipeline: kanban board with 19 stages × 7 groups, drag-and-drop, label system, shop-floor TV dashboard.
- 03Custom CRM with lead scoring, email parsing, QB integration, quote automation.
- 04Time clock + payroll with CA overtime rules, split-pay for cash + ADP, Excel exports.
- 05Multi-supplier inventory sync (S&S Activewear, AS Colour, SanMar) with nightly price + stock reconciliation.
- 06Customer portal with magic-link auth, invoices, artwork library, 2-way messaging.
Results
- Eliminated the Webflow retainer and its recurring monthly cost.
- Payroll processing went from most of a day to under an hour.
- Customer portal replaced recurring manual order-status emails.
- Inventory sync flags likely stockouts before they happen.
- Internal dashboard ships features in hours, not weeks.
Next on the schedule
Same crew, same stack - pointed at your operation.
Send the context. We audit what you have and reply within one business day with an honest read on fit.