Order consolidation
- Phone, fax, email, SNS DMs, your own online shop — one ledger
- Morning reconciliation cut from an hour to five minutes
- One-of-a-kind orders tracked at the piece level, in the same flow
- One-tap status change from a phone
For Makers
A digital hand,
next to the paper ledger.
Operations software designed for the scale of a real craft workshop.
Right-sized tools
for the craft floor
Enterprise-class operations software tends to feel three sizes too big for a five-person workshop. KŌGEI’s software is built alongside the people who actually work the floor — the features left in are the ones the hand on the floor actually reaches for.
01 Problem
Does this sound familiar?
- 01 Orders arrive through phone, fax, email, and DMs — and you spend the first hour of every morning reconciling them.
- 02 Inventory lives in a notebook and in someone's head. Stockouts and overstock happen at the same time.
- 03 Costing is rough. You cannot justify a price increase with numbers.
- 04 Every craftsperson's schedule lives in their own head. When the senior maker takes a day off, the line stalls.
02 Modules
What we provide
Every feature is scoped to your workshop.
The three areas below are the outline of what we deliver. Which modules get built, and how, is decided per workshop, based on the operations audit.
Photo → live commerce, one flow
- Snap a photo at the wheel
- AI drafts material, form, and technique
- Maker approves in 30 seconds
- Publishes to commerce, in-store tablet, paper POP, and JP/EN captions, in one shot
Nightly cost reference
- Materials, labour, consumables → per-piece reference cost, calculated nightly
- For one-of-a-kind work, approximated from standard process times
- The maker prices the work; the system surfaces the economics
- A defensible basis for any price change
03 How it works How it works
How it works
Pick the modules that fit your workshop
Only what your workshop needs
- Orders
- Inventory & WIP
- Costing
- Schedule
- Piece ledger
- Product master
- Translation
- Fulfilment
- Customers
After the operations audit, we install only the modules you chose. For example, a combination like this — the mix differs from workshop to workshop.
How the picked modules run, day-to-day
Scattered orders, on one screen
- Phone
- Fax
- SNS DM
- Online shop
One ledger
- One-tap status updates from a phone
- Phone
- Fax
- SNS DM
- Online shop
One ledger
- One-tap status updates from a phone
One piece, photo to live commerce listing — under five minutes
Snap a photo
At the bench
AI drafts it
Material, form, technique
Maker approves
30 seconds, master list
Published
Commerce, tablet, POP, JP/EN
- Snap a photoAt the bench
- AI drafts itMaterial, form, technique
- Maker approves30 seconds, master list
- PublishedCommerce, tablet, POP, JP/EN
Maker prices the work, system surfaces the economics
- Materials
- Labour
- Consumables
Calculated nightly
- Per-piece reference cost
- Margin visibility
- Materials
- Labour
- Consumables
Calculated nightly
- Per-piece reference cost
- Margin visibility
04 Pricing Pricing
Pricing
- 01
Operations audit (start here)
We map your current orders, inventory, costing, and scheduling, and identify the modules you actually need. Whether to do it online or visit in person is agreed in advance.
- Online (Zoom etc.) discovery call Free
- On-site visit (½–1 day, paper-based mapping) Travel + lodging at cost
- 02
Tailored proposal & quote
From the audit, we put together a one-page proposal of modules, delivery model, and pricing.
- Written proposal Free
- 03
Agreement & custom build
We design and install only the modules you need. SaaS, perpetual licence, or on-premise are all on the table — decided alongside the module scope.
- Modules, delivery model, and pricing — quoted per workshop Quoted per workshop
- 04
Ongoing operation & monthly review
Once live, data migration, training, and a monthly improvement meeting are included. Full CSV / JSON export is supported — vendor lock-in is avoided by design.
- Monthly operation & support Quoted per workshop
We do not ship a fixed package. Operations audit (free or at cost) → tailored proposal → installation on agreement — every step is decided together in advance.
05 Flow How We Work
How we work
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01
Operations audit (½–1 day)
We visit the workshop and map orders, inventory, costing, and scheduling on paper.
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02
Scoped quote
Only the modules you need. No bundled bloat.
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03
Migration & training (2–4 weeks)
We bring your existing spreadsheets and notebooks in, and train the team at the pace of the oldest hand on the floor.
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04
Ongoing support
We hear from the floor every month and keep refining the system in line with what you ask for.
06 FAQ Frequently Asked
Frequently asked
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Q.01 Can this work for craftspeople who are not comfortable with computers?
Yes. The design target is "one tap on a phone to change status." Entry is minimized, and many shops run the system in parallel with paper for the first few months.
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Q.02 Can it integrate with accounting or existing commerce tools?
Yes — freee, Money Forward, Shopify, BASE, STORES, and custom APIs. A no-integration plan is also available.
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Q.03 Can we self-host or buy perpetually?
SaaS (we host, monthly), perpetual licence, on-premise (you host), and cooperative-shared deployments are all options. The delivery model is decided alongside the module scope, during the operations audit.
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Q.04 What happens to our data if we stop?
Full CSV / JSON export at any time. Vendor lock-in is avoided by design.
・ Contact
Get in touch
Reach out any time. The first conversation is always free.
- First call is free
- We reply within 48 hours
- NDA available