Transforming Factory Operations into a Unified System
INVAMAX FOS™ (Factory Operating System) is a factory management operating system developed by INVAMAX,
connecting management, production, knowledge, tools, and improvement activities into a seamless operating system.
Structure of INVAMAX FOS™
INVAMAX FOS™ organizes the core capabilities of a factory into a common operating architecture consisting of 4 groups and 11 interconnected modules.
Management Foundation
Directs how the system is organized and managed.
Production Operations
Translates goals into actual daily activities.
Knowledge & Tools
Retains knowledge in the system and supports operations with appropriate tools.
Improvement & Sustenance
Helps the system solve problems and continue to mature.
FOS doesn't replace the management team. FOS creates a system so the management team can operate the factory more consistently.
Map of the 11 Modules of INVAMAX FOS™
11 modules are organized into 4 groups, but they operate as one unified system.
Group 1 — Management Foundation
Strategy & Operating Mechanism
Connects corporate goals with management mechanisms, responsibilities, and operational activities.
People & Organizational Capabilities
Designs roles, capabilities, and human resources suitable for the operating model.
Process & Flow
Designs how work, materials, and information flow through the system.
Group 2 — Production Operations
Standardized Work
Establishes how work needs to be done to create stability and consistency.
Capacity & Balancing
Balances demand, capacity, people, machinery, and necessary resources.
Daily Management
Creates a management rhythm to track activities, detect abnormalities, and handle problems.
Quality at the Source
Embeds quality control directly into the product creation process.
Group 3 — Knowledge & Tools
Knowledge Management
Turns knowledge and experience into organizational assets rather than residing only in individuals.
Digital Tools
Uses digital tools to support information, workflows, data, and management activities.
Group 4 — Improvement & Sustenance
Problem Solving & Kaizen
Creates mechanisms for abnormalities to be detected, root causes addressed, and systematic improvement.
Sustain & Mature
Maintains the changes made and continues to elevate the system's maturity level.
Where Does the Value of INVAMAX FOS™ Lie?
A Unified Operating Architecture
Strategy, people, process, data, and improvement operate within the same logic.
End-to-End Connection Instead of Local Optimization
Departments do not just optimize their own tasks but serve the common operational flow together.
Reduced Reliance on Individual Methods
Operating methods are built into the system, standards, and management mechanisms.
Standardized Yet Flexible
FOS creates a common architecture but can be adjusted to the specific characteristics of each factory.
Laying the Groundwork for Lean, Digital & AI
Improvement and technology are placed in the right systemic positions rather than implemented disjointedly.
FOS is the system layer sitting between the Target Operating Model and the actual daily operations of the factory.
Is Your Factory Being Run by a System — or by the Experience of the People There?
INVAMAX FOS™ helps connect disjointed management and operational activities into a structured, seamless, and continuously developing system.