Covalent Platform

Plan

Close coverage gaps before they create a bottleneck. See every job, skill, and shift at risk, and act on it in one place.

Trusted by industrial leaders
65%
Reduction in training time
8%+
Line productivity gain
5x
Bench strength
1,000+
Audits passed on platform
10x
Return on investment
Built for Demanding Environments

One plan for every scenario your operation faces

Create, share, and track multiple plans at once, each with its own scope, time horizon, and owner.

Ramp to rate break

Build the qualified headcount ahead of time.

Ramp a 2nd shift

Stand up full coverage on a new shift.

Ramp a new shift or site

Plan capability for new shifts and facilities before go-live.

Get well for regulators

Close qualification gaps with an auditable, dated action plan.

New equipment

Qualify the workforce on new technology and capitalize on your investment.

Qualified workers vs rate targetRate break targetJanMarJun
Coverage by shiftShift 1100%Shift 262%7 cross-training assignments activeFull Shift 2 coverage in 6 weeks
New line readiness by zoneZone AReadyZone BReadyZone C2 gapsZone D1 gapZone EPlannedZone FPlannedLaunch readiness: 68% · 9 weeks to day one
Qualification action planAudit readyLockout/Tagout requalificationCompleted May 12 · signed by trainerQuality inspection sign-offsCompleted Jun 3 · 12 recordsNDT evaluation refreshersDue Jul 30 · 4 of 6 completeEvery step dated, owned, and traceable
5-axis CNC cell · qualification progressSetup & programming8/10Operation6/10Maintenance basics4/10Ready at install: on track · 5 weeks left
The Problem

Workforce planning in a spreadsheet (if at all) is planning blind

Most teams discover coverage gaps too late. An absence, a retirement, or a ramp exposes how shallow the bench really is.

Static snapshots

Excel skill matrices show yesterday's inventory of skills. They have no time horizon, so gaps caused by labor movement, attrition, PTO, or demand shifts are invisible until they bite.

Hidden single points of failure

The same few qualified workers quietly cover multiple critical jobs. One departure or one call-out can impact output, and nobody sees it coming.

Manual, slow, hard to measure

Building a plan by hand takes hours. Reviewing progress takes meetings. By the time leaders align on where to cross-train, operational priorities have already shifted.

Coverage & Flexibility Planning

Know the coverage every shift needs, before the shift starts

Set the Coverage Plan each job, shift, and zone requires. Compare the Plan to your qualified headcount and surface every gap in real time.

  • Model ideal coverage from demand
  • Assign cross-training and track it to closure
  • Turn coverage gaps into prioritized training actions
Coverage Plan / Line 2 Shift 1 · 6 AM - 2 PM
ObjectiveNeedHaveGap
CNC Operation - Basic34+1
CNC Operation - Advanced330
Quality Inspection32-1
Lockout / Tagout32-1
Assembly - Manual35+2
⚠ 2 coverage gaps flagged Qualified workers per objective
Workforce Resilience Cincinnati Engine Works COVERAGE HEALTH 96% 97 of 101 req COVERAGE GAPS 11 objective × shift SINGLE POINTS OF FAILURE 6 4 critical OVER-RELIED WORKERS 6 high exposure Risk Insight EXPERIMENTAL 1st Shift carries the most concentration risk. Best lever: cross-train CF34 Engine Test Cell to cut J. Schmidt's exposure.
Workforce Resilience Intelligence

Find the fragile spots before they break

Workforce Resilience Intelligence uses AI to score coverage risk, flagging where a few qualified workers carry too many critical jobs and recommending the action that closes the gap.

  • Score coverage depth and single-person risk
  • Get recommended actions to close gaps
  • Quantify bench strength for audits and reviews
The Covalent Platform

Build the capabilities your operation needs

Plan identifies where capabilities are needed and missing. Develop closes those gaps through structured training, while Deploy guides job assignments.

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Coverage and flexibility planning, resilience intelligence, and AI-driven forecasting.

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Training and evaluation workflows, digital sign-offs, audit trails, and a live skills matrix.

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AI-driven job assignment, eligibility gating, and performance management.

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Join the industrial leaders who plan their workforce with the same rigor as materials and machines.

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