A tooling stockout that leads to a machine stoppage is painful. Stopping a machine because an endmill or insert is out of stock can result in a several hour delay while tooling is rushed to the shop. A tooling stockout requires either an employee’s time to pick up tooling or an expedited delivery charge from a vendor. In a best case scenario tooling is on a shelf locally, but all too often a tooling stockout requires shipping, disrupting a job until midmorning the following day. OnTakt can help prevent these painful stockouts and increase run quality by allowing an operator to visualize when to order tooling to prevent these types of stockouts.