Why jewellery manufacturing is India's most data-poor industry
India is the world's second-largest jewellery market. Yet the manufacturing backbone — tens of thousands of small workshops — runs almost entirely on handwritten records and WhatsApp.
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AurumOS
AI intelligence built for India's jewellery manufacturers.
India's jewellery manufacturing industry runs on WhatsApp threads, handwritten job cards, and gut-feel metal accounting. AurumOS replaces all of it with one AI-native platform designed specifically for karigar-based production.
2.3%Avg. gold loss reductionin first 90 days
40%Fewer karigarpayment disputes
3 hrsSaved dailyon manual reconciliation
₹8L+Annual savingsfor a 50kg/month factory
FEATURES
Everything AurumOS does,
in one platform.
Karigar Workforce Intelligence
Digital attendance, daily task assignment, piece-rate wage calculation, and performance tracking. Every karigar's output is measured and recorded — no more end-of-month disputes.
Job Card Management
Orders flow into digital job cards. Each card tracks metal issued, work-in-progress status, estimated vs. actual completion time, and karigar assignment — from order to delivery.
Gold & Metal Loss Analytics
Every gram of metal in is tracked. Every gram out is accounted for. AI surfaces anomalies, flags unexplained losses, and produces weekly loss-per-karigar reports.
Design Catalogue
Digital product catalogue with weights, purity, making charges, and images. Customers browse and order directly. Sales team has instant, accurate pricing at their fingertips.
B2B Order Pipeline
Wholesale order management with production status tracking. Clients see their order progress in real time. Payment milestones and dispatch schedules managed in one view.
Production Dashboard
One screen shows the entire factory floor: active job cards, metal inventory, karigar status, pending orders. Built for the owner who wants answers at a glance.
HOW IT WORKS
Up and running
faster than you expect.
01
Onboard your factory in one afternoon
Add your karigar roster, metal stock levels, and design catalogue. AurumOS connects to your existing WhatsApp workflows during transition — no hard cutover on day one.
02
Go digital on the production floor
Karigar scan QR codes on job cards via a simple mobile app. Metal issuances and returns are logged in real time. The chaos of handwritten slips ends here.
03
AI watches your metal
Every gram issued to a karigar is tracked against output. AurumOS's loss analytics AI benchmarks normal loss ranges by job type and flags outliers automatically.
04
Insights surface weekly, automatically
Every Monday, AurumOS delivers a production summary: top-performing karigars, loss hotspots, order delays, and upcoming capacity pressure. No manual reporting required.
Case Study · Jewellery Manufacturer · Mumbai
Finding ₹8 lakh in annual gold loss — hidden in plain sight.
A Mumbai-based manufacturer processing approximately 50 kg of gold per month had been running the same manual reconciliation process for eleven years. The owner estimated his loss at 1.2% — within industry tolerance. AurumOS showed the actual figure was 3.5%. The delta was concentrated in three specific job types and two karigars. Within 60 days of targeted process changes, loss came down to 1.8%. Annual savings: approximately ₹8.2 lakh — without changing the karigar team or the product mix.
I had been losing money for years and calling it normal. AurumOS showed me exactly where and why.Owner, Jewellery Manufacturing House, Zaveri Bazaar, Mumbai
3.5%→1.8%Gold loss rate
₹8.2LAnnual savings recovered
60 daysTo see measurable results
INSIGHTS
Thinking behind
the product.
Gold loss analytics: the metric that changes everything
Metal loss is the single largest controllable cost in jewellery manufacturing. Most factories have no idea what their actual loss rate is. AurumOS makes it visible — and visible means fixable.
The karigar economy: workforce management in Indian craft manufacturing
India has over 4 million karigar workers in jewellery manufacturing alone. Most are paid piece-rate, work across multiple workshops, and have zero digital footprint. AurumOS creates that footprint — fairly and transparently.
FAQ
Common questions
answered honestly.
Does AurumOS work for retailers too, or only manufacturers?
AurumOS is built specifically for manufacturers — karigars, job cards, metal tracking. Retailers have different needs that AurumOS is not designed for. If you're a manufacturer who also retails, the manufacturing module is what will deliver value.
How does gold loss tracking actually work?
When metal is issued to a karigar for a job, AurumOS records the weight and purity. When the finished piece is returned, it records the output weight. The difference is logged as loss. AI establishes normal loss ranges and flags statistical outliers before they become a monthly problem.
Can my karigars use AurumOS? They're not very tech-savvy.
Yes — the karigar-facing interface is intentionally simple: scan a QR code, confirm the task, mark it done. Karigars do not need smartphones; a basic Android device shared at the workstation is sufficient.
Does AurumOS integrate with Tally or existing billing software?
AurumOS has export compatibility with Tally for financial reconciliation. Full bidirectional integration is on the roadmap. The onboarding team will assess integration requirements during setup.
Is my production data secure?
All data is encrypted in transit and at rest. AurumOS is hosted on Indian cloud infrastructure. Factory data is logically isolated — your production data is never visible to any other AurumOS customer.
How long does it take to see ROI?
Most manufacturers see measurable gold loss reduction within 30–45 days. Karigar dispute reduction is typically visible within the first payroll cycle. The onboarding team tracks these metrics with you.
SITIO LABS
Building for manufacturing or MSME?
Sitio Labs understands the Indian manufacturing floor. If you're building in this space or have a distribution network in MSME markets — we should talk.