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Zaphod Online

The Lean-Driven Management Platform


Built by Lean practitioners for organizations that want more than administration.

Manage customers, projects, workflows and business operations — while supporting continuous improvement, KPI management and Lean transformation in one integrated platform.

Fast
Manufacturing-Friendly
Free
Lean-Driven
Cloud-Based

Why Zaphod?

Most software helps you record what happened.

Zaphod helps you improve what happens next.

Unlike traditional ERP systems, Zaphod was designed around Lean thinking from the very beginning. The platform combines daily business management with continuous improvement tools — helping organizations eliminate waste, improve performance and build a culture of operational excellence.

The one thing Odoo, ERPNext, SAP and Microsoft Dynamics can't honestly say.

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“Brain the size of a planet — and they ask me to eliminate waste. I love it.”

One platform. Two superpowers.

Daily business management and a full Lean toolbox, working together.

CORE

Core Business Management

  • Customer Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Project Management
  • Workflow Management
  • Document Control
  • Reporting & Dashboards
  • Multi-Site Operations
LEAN

Integrated Lean Toolbox

  • KPI Management
  • Action Tracking
  • A3 Problem Solving
  • Kaizen Management
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • SMED Projects
  • 5S Audits
  • Gemba Walks
  • Standard Work
  • Continuous Improvement Tracking

Built From Real Projects

Zaphod was developed during Lean transformation projects across manufacturing companies in Europe and Asia.

It was not created in a software laboratory.

It was created on factory floors.

(No Infinite Improbability Drives were harmed in the making of this platform.)

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BETA

We're in beta — and we need test pilots

Zaphod Online is in active testing, and we're looking for hands-on people to help shape it. Spot a bug? Tell us. Got an idea? Even better. So long, and thanks for all the feedback.

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