AI automation for the back office of manufacturing.
Production may be well controlled, while the office around it still runs on email. Sales orders, supplier confirmations and reports are good places to start.
A common first project
- Reads customer orders and supplier confirmationsAutomated
- Compares dates and prices with what was agreedAutomated
- Decides what to do about late or changed confirmationsA person
- Updates the ERP and planning dataAutomated
- Prepares weekly reports for reviewAutomated
Why start in the office, not on the line
Office processes carry less risk than production systems, and problems are easier to reverse.
Late supplier confirmations and retyped orders affect planning every day.
Quality and compliance records take time to compile, yet follow clear rules.
What you own at the end
- A clear list of what the system may change
- A review step for anything affecting production
- Accounts, keys and workflows in your name
- Documentation and workflow exports
- A 60-day warranty on the agreed scope
Questions
Will automation touch our machines or production systems?
Not in the projects described here. Keep the first projects in the office, where a mistake is easy to catch and undo.
We have an old ERP. Can this still work?
Often, yes, through import files or a reporting database if there is no modern API. Your builder confirms this during scoping.
How do we stop a system going out of date?
Name an owner in your team, keep the documentation current and review it after any process change. Optional maintenance can help.
Ready to fix this?
Tell us what you need. A person will read it and propose up to three checked builders.