1. A manufacturing system, comprising: a holding device configured to receive one or more work order documents, each work order document including an identification tag associated with that work order document, and each work order document corresponding with a specific manufacturing step; a scanner proximate the holding device, the scanner being associated with a workstation; wherein when the holding device receives each work order document such that the identification tag associated with that work order document is positioned for interrogation by the scanner, the scanner being configured to detect the identification tag of the one or more work order documents held by the holding device; and a control system configured to interpret the detected identification tag; identify the work order document associated with the interpreted identification tag; identify the specific manufacturing step corresponding with the identified work order document; and generate an output that includes an instruction for carrying out the specific manufacturing step at the workstation.