Time Studies. Reimagined.
Calculate lead times for complex assemblies — fully integrated into your SAP landscape.
Manufacturing planning has never been this efficient. SynCore combines industrial expertise with cutting-edge software technology, giving your production planners the tool they truly need.
- < 1s
- Calculation per assembly tree
- ∞
- Workstations & components
- Native
- SAP OData integration
- Real-time
- Sankey & bar-chart views
Why SynCore?
SynCore adapts to your manufacturing reality — not the other way around.
Seconds instead of hours
What your planners used to calculate manually in Excel over hours, SynCore handles in fractions of a second. Assembly trees are traversed automatically, time values accumulated, and results visualised immediately.
REFA-compliant & validated
SynCore digitally maps the REFA time categories established in German manufacturing. Every process step is classified and marked with a "Verified" status — for maximum planning reliability.
SAP-native. No detours.
Import production orders directly from SAP, time-study the operations, and write the calculated times back into SAP routing with a single click. Fully bidirectional via the SAP OData standard.
Make time flows visible
Sankey diagrams show at a glance how total lead time is distributed across assemblies, components, and workstations. Identify bottlenecks. Spot opportunities. Make decisions.
All features. One platform.
From master data management to SAP export — SynCore supports the entire time-study workflow.
Central Master Data Management
Maintain all time-study relevant reference data centrally in SynCore. Assemblies, components, workstations, and time categories — structured, versioned, and with full change history.
- Assembly hierarchies of arbitrary depth
- Workstations with configurable surcharge %
- REFA time categories with base time and influencing factors
- Full audit trail for workstations & time categories
Automated Lead-Time Calculation
SynCore's calculation engine recursively traverses the full assembly structure and aggregates times per workstation, component, and assembly — with live calculation status and minute-accurate display.
- Recursive traversal of arbitrarily deep BOM hierarchies
- Time per workstation including configured surcharges
- "Verified" status per operation for quality assurance
- Live status: ready / recalculation needed / calculating
Assembly Tree & Sankey Diagram
Understand your products at a glance. The interactive assembly tree shows the full BOM hierarchy with time values per node. The Sankey diagram visualises time flow from assemblies through components to workstations.
- Interactive assembly tree with zoom & pan
- Sankey diagram: time flow BOM → components → workstations
- Composition view with quantity assignments
- BOM and table views for reporting
Seamless SAP Connectivity
Import production orders directly by SAP order number. SynCore automatically synchronises all master data and writes calculated times back to SAP routing after approval.
- Import via SAP API_PRODUCTION_ORDER_2_SRV (OData)
- Automatic master data sync on import
- Batch-PATCH export for SAP routing operations
- Configurable SAP connection parameters per tenant
How SynCore works
From the first order number to the fully updated SAP routing — in four steps.
Set up master data
Configure workstations, time categories, assemblies and components once — or import directly from SAP.
Import the order
Enter the SAP production order number. SynCore imports the complete BOM structure automatically.
Time-study & validate
Record operations, assign time categories, set the Verified status and start the calculation.
Visualise & export
Analyse Sankey, tree view, and tables — then write times back into SAP routing with a single click.
Who is SynCore built for?
SynCore was created around the daily challenges of German manufacturing industry.
Benedikt M.
Production Planner
"Three hours of Excel per order used to be my life. With SynCore: SAP import, validate operations, export Sankey — done in 20 minutes."
Sabrina K.
Industrial Engineer
"REFA time categories natively in the system, surcharges configurable per workstation — it's the digital extension of our IE methodology."
Tobias R.
SAP Administrator
"Configured in 10 minutes, native OData integration, OpenTelemetry out of the box. SynCore is genuinely enterprise-ready."
SynCore in Action
A look at the interface — from master data management to the Sankey diagram.
All modules at a glance
The complete feature set of SynCore in one view.
| Module | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Master Data → Workstations | Create, edit, and view history of workstations | Available |
| Master Data → Components | Manage components, SAP sync | Available |
| Master Data → Assemblies | Build and edit the assembly tree | Available |
| Master Data → Time Categories | Define REFA time categories | Available |
| Time Studies → Production Orders | Import SAP order, time-study, and export | Available |
| Document Storage | Upload and manage files | Available |
| SAP Integration | Configure and run OData import/export | Available |
| Settings → SAP Connection | Per-tenant SAP URL and credentials | Available |
| Admin Control Panel | Bulk actions and admin functions | Available |
| Reports | Aggregated evaluations & exports | Planned |
Ready to transform your manufacturing planning?
SynCore is deployed as an on-premise or cloud solution and integrates seamlessly into existing SAP systems and IT infrastructure. Talk to our team about your specific requirements.