Runwork for Operations Teams
Streamline workflows, automate processes, and build the tools ops needs
Operations teams are the backbone of every company, but often lack the custom tools they need. Runwork helps you build applications for process automation, inventory management, and workflow optimization. No waiting for IT.
The Challenge
- Manual processes that should be automated
- Spreadsheets tracking critical business data
- No visibility into cross-team workflows
- Difficulty enforcing standard operating procedures
- Constant context-switching between tools
The Runwork Solution
- Automated workflows for repetitive processes
- Structured data systems replacing spreadsheets
- Cross-functional dashboards with real-time updates
- Digital SOPs with built-in compliance checks
- Unified workspace connecting all your tools
What You Can Build
Vendor Management
Track vendors, manage contracts, monitor performance, and handle onboarding workflows.
Inventory Tracker
Monitor stock levels, set reorder alerts, track movements, and manage multiple locations.
Request Portal
Centralized intake for internal requests with routing, approvals, and status tracking.
Incident Manager
Log incidents, track resolution, analyze patterns, and generate reports.
Onboarding Automation
Employee and vendor onboarding with task assignment, document collection, and progress tracking.
Capacity Planner
Forecast resource needs, manage utilization, and plan for scaling.
Key Features for This Use Case
A Day in the Life
7:00 AM — Morning checks. Before you even get to the office, your scheduled report lands in your inbox: overnight inventory movements, any vendors with SLA breaches, and facility alerts. No one compiled this—the automation ran at 6 AM, pulled data from 4 systems, and formatted the summary.
9:00 AM — Vendor issue. One of your key suppliers missed a delivery. You open the vendor management system, log the incident, and the workflow takes over: notifies the account manager, triggers a follow-up task, and adjusts the vendor's performance score. The operations team tracks vendor reliability over time with data, not gut feel.
11:00 AM — Process improvement. The facilities team says work order turnaround is too slow. You open the work order workflow, see that the bottleneck is manager approval (averaging 18 hours), and add a rule: requests under $500 auto-approve if from verified employees. Turnaround drops by a day.
2:00 PM — Inventory alert. Your inventory automation sends a Slack alert: stock of a critical component hit the reorder threshold. The system already drafted a PO to the preferred vendor and routed it for approval. You review the quantities, approve, and the order goes out—all before the stock actually runs out.
4:00 PM — New employee onboarding. HR notifies you of a new hire starting Monday. The onboarding automation kicks in: access requests to relevant systems, equipment provisioning tasks, training schedule, and first-week check-ins. Each task routes to the right person with due dates. No one forgets a step because the system tracks completion.
5:00 PM — New process needed. Leadership wants a supplier scorecard system by next week. Instead of starting from scratch, you browse the recipe library—find a vendor performance tracker template, customize it with your KPIs, and have a working system by end of day. What would have been a 2-week project is done in hours.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Runwork help operations teams eliminate manual work?
Can we replace our operational spreadsheets with Runwork?
How do workflows and approvals work in Runwork?
Can Runwork integrate with our existing operational systems?
Are there pre-built automation templates for operations?
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