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AI Readiness Assessment
Start with one manufacturing workflow. Answer 14 questions to identify preparation gaps and priorities for review.
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FREE PLANNING RESOURCE
Bring a working document
to the discussion.
Manufacturing AI Planning Toolkit
Three printable worksheets for making assumptions, evidence and responsibilities easier to discuss.
PDF · 3 worksheets · Version 1.0, September 2026 · No sign-up required
INSIDE THE TOOLKIT
Three questions, put on paper.
Use the worksheets in a team discussion or print them for a workshop.
WORKSHEET 01
Are we ready to begin?
Review the business problem, data, process, systems, human review, governance and evaluation. Record the evidence and unresolved dependencies.
WORKSHEET 02
What value could be realized?
Separate implementation cost, ongoing cost, realizable benefits and released capacity. Record the assumptions behind the business case.
WORKSHEET 03
Under what conditions may an agent act?
Record permitted scope, tool rights, approval points, evidence, stop conditions and recovery responsibilities.
USE IT WITH THE READING
Give the worksheet its context.
These guides help explain why each planning question matters.
01 / CHECK READINESS
Choose a problem worth solving.
Check data, workflow, systems, ownership and evaluation before choosing a pilot.
02 / DESIGN THE PILOT
Make the next 90 days useful.
Use decision gates to connect a pilot’s preparation, evidence and operational review.
03 / DEFINE CONTROL
Know when an agent may act.
Examine the evidence, permissions and oversight needed for trustworthy manufacturing agents.
How should the worksheets be used?
Choose one workflow, involve its owner and record the evidence you have as well as what is missing. The worksheets are planning aids; they do not certify a system’s readiness.
Can a team adapt the worksheets?
Internal adaptation with attribution is permitted. See the reuse note in the PDF for the terms that accompany the toolkit.