THE HANDOVER EP 01: The vessel that couldn't ship
An €800,000 pressure vessel, finished and fully tested, cannot ship: four documents are missing from its Manufacturing Data Book. A 2:40 story about the last 5% of every project — and how to collect documents as you go.
THE HANDOVER tells true-to-life stories from the last 5% of every project. In episode 1, an €800,000 vessel has passed every test, but the client's inspector finds four documents missing from the MDB: three material certificates and one NDT report. The document controller spends the weekend chasing them instead of checking, the vessel ships three days late, and the liquidated damages run at €7,500 a week.
The second half shows the alternative: a digital MDB with a chapter for every certificate from day one, suppliers and your own team uploading straight into their chapters, your branding on every page, and one click to merge everything into one approved PDF. The story is a composite — no real project, client or supplier.
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The vessel that couldn't ship
THE MANUFACTURING DATABOOK, episode 1. True stories from the last 5% of every project.
An €800,000 vessel
Finished. Fully tested. The steel passed every test: NDT, hydrotest and the factory acceptance test.
But the paperwork did not
Friday, 07:00: the client's inspector opens the MDB. Four documents are missing — three material certificates and one NDT report.
The document controller starts digging
One: in a supplier's outbox, Milan. Two: on a colleague's desk — he's on holiday. Three: printed, 40 km away.
Sunday, 23:12
The last one arrives. Monday: the vessel ships, three days late. Nobody celebrates.
Chasing, not checking
He spent the weekend chasing suppliers, with no real time for checking — while the liquidated damages ran at €7,500 a week.
This is how most projects still end
With MDB Builder: a digital MDB with a dedicated chapter for each certificate. From day one.
Collect as you go
Suppliers and your own team upload into their chapters. Add your logo and match every page to your branding.
One click to the approved PDF
Fill a chapter in one click, or drag it in across your windows. Another click merges everything into one PDF of around 400 pages, with automated bookmarks.
You ship proof
You don't only ship steel. You ship proof. MDB Builder — collect as you go, not at the end.
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The Manufacturing Databook, episode one: the vessel that couldn't ship.
A pressure vessel worth 800,000 euros. Finished, fully tested, ready to ship. The vessel is expected to be delivered on time, as the steel has passed every test. But unfortunately, the paperwork did not.
Friday, 7 a.m. The client's inspector opens the Manufacturing Databook and starts checking. And it seems that four documents are missing: three material certificates and one NDT report. So the document controller starts digging.
One report was found sitting in a supplier's outbox in Milan. Two, on a colleague's desk — and he's on holiday until Monday. Another one was printed, 40 kilometres away.
Sunday night, 23:12: the final missing document arrives. So on Monday the vessel can finally ship, luckily only three days late. But nobody celebrates. He spent the weekend chasing suppliers, with no real time for checking everything. And every week of delay costs seven and a half thousand euros in liquidated damages.
This is how most projects still end. But not anymore.
With MDB Builder, you build a digital MDB. For each certificate, there is a dedicated chapter from day one. Invite your suppliers with one click. They upload straight into their own chapters, and so does your team. Nothing left to chase.
Add your logo and style every cover, index and divider to match your branding. Fill a whole chapter with one click, or drag documents straight from the inbox, across multiple windows, side by side. Another click, and everything merges into one PDF, with automated bookmarks and much more. A complete digital data book, ready for your client.
Because you don't only ship steel. You ship proof. MDB Builder by BizzBit. Collect as you go, not at the end. Try it free today, no credit card needed, at mdbbuilder.com.
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