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AI for manufacturing

AI takes customer orders, supplier quotes and quality paperwork off the office team's desk, and puts the right work instruction in front of people on the floor.

use cases: 38
tools: 8

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known issues

Where the time goes today

Purchase orders arrive by email and PDF and are rekeyed into the ERP line by line.
Supplier quotes in different formats make it hard to compare price, lead time and terms.
Operators hunt through binders or wait for a supervisor to find the current work instruction.
A shortage of one component can stop a whole production run.

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Top use cases

The jobs we would usually look at first for manufacturing, best first.

Operations
```
 [PO] [PO] 
   \   /   
  [ ERP ]  
```
Order intake into the ERP
Purchase orders that arrive by email, PDF or spreadsheet are read, checked against your catalog and entered into the ERP for a quick review.
Automation
Operations
```
 A   B   C 
 $$  $  $$$
     ^     
```
Supplier quote comparison
A purchasing tool that pulls supplier quotes from email into one like-for-like table, with freight, lead times and terms side by side.
Custom app
Operations
```
|-|-|-|-|
 ok ok !!
 hold>QA
```
Quality and inspection reports
Inspection checklists, photos and readings from the floor become clear reports, with failures raised as actions and trends shown to managers.
Custom app
Finance
```
PO = INV
  \ /
  GRN
```
Purchase order and invoice matching
Supplier invoices are matched to purchase orders and goods received, line by line, so only mismatches need a person before payment.
Automation
Operations
```
 [?]--> 1._
        2._
        3._
```
SOP assistant for frontline staff
Staff on the floor, in the kitchen or on site ask how to do a task and get the steps from your own procedures, on their phone.
Company assistant
Operations
```
 |#|       
 |#|#|     
 |#|#|_  ! 
```
Stock and reorder alerts
Watches stock levels and sales across your channels, warns you before items run out and drafts reorders that take lead times into account.
Automation
Company-wide
```
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|==  | (o) 
|____|    \
```
Document search and Q&A
Search contracts, manuals, specs and past files by asking a question, and get an answer that quotes the exact page it came from.
Custom app

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More use cases for manufacturing

Sales
```
.-------.
| QUOTE |
|___$___|
```
Proposal and quote drafting
Turns call notes and site details into a priced first-draft proposal using your own templates, rate card and past wins, ready for a salesperson to check.
Agent
Sales
```
.--.  who?
|AC|  why?
'--'  next
```
Pre-meeting account briefs
Before each sales call, reps get a one-page brief on the account: who is attending, past emails, open deals, support issues and recent company news.
Company assistant
Sales
```
\=======/
 \=====/ 
  \_$_/  
```
Weekly pipeline summaries
A plain-English pipeline summary lands every Monday: what moved, what stalled, which deals slipped their close date and where the forecast looks shaky.
Automation
Marketing
```
 .-.  .-. 
( o )( o )
 '-'  '-' 
```
Competitor and market monitoring
Tracks competitor pricing pages, product launches, ads and reviews, then sends a short weekly digest of what changed and why it might matter to you.
Agent
Marketing
```
@ @ @ @ @
 \ | | / 
[A][B][C]
```
Lead enrichment and segmentation
Adds company size, industry and role details to new contacts, sorts them into the right segments and routes them to the right nurture list or salesperson.
Automation
Marketing
```
[#] SKU-01
    +title
    +specs
```
Product descriptions and catalogue enrichment
Supplier spec sheets and rough product data become complete listings: titles, descriptions, attributes and tags, ready for your store and marketplaces.
Automation
Customer service
```
 [t][t][t] 
   \ | /   
  [=====]  
```
Help articles written from solved tickets
Finds questions your team answers again and again, then drafts help-center articles from the best solved tickets for an editor to approve.
Agent
Customer service
```
<-- [box]
   RMA ok
<-- $$
```
Returns and refund handling
Return requests are checked against your policy and the order, labels and refunds are prepared, and only the edge cases reach your team.
Agent
Operations
```
  ________ 
 |  CN22  |
 '-o----o-'
```
Shipping and compliance paperwork
Prepares commercial invoices, packing lists and customs forms from your order and product data, ready for a person to check and sign off.
Agent
Operations
```
[job #48]
 o  parts
/|\ sign
```
Field service job reports
Technicians speak a quick voice note and take photos; a tidy job report, parts list and invoice draft are ready before they reach the van.
Custom app
Operations
```
Q#88 [ok]
  ====>
 JOB #88
```
Quote-to-job handover
When a quote is accepted, the job is created with scope, materials, deposit and site notes, so the crew turns up knowing what was promised.
Automation
Finance
```
 .---.     
 |INV|=>[#]
 '---'     
```
Invoice capture and posting
Supplier invoices are read from the inbox, matched to the right supplier and account, and drafted as bills in Xero or QuickBooks for a person to approve.
Automation
Finance
```
       !!! 
    !!  |  
 !  |   |  
```
Collections follow-up by risk
Overdue invoices are sorted by risk and each customer gets a reminder that fits their history, written in your tone and sent after a person signs off.
Agent
Finance
```
 [x][x][x] 
 [x][x][ ] 
  close >| 
```
Month-end close support
A close workspace that tracks every task, flags odd balances and drafts accruals and variance notes, so the month closes on time with fewer surprises.
Custom app
Finance
```
     _.--> 
 _.-'  . . 
'  wk 1..n 
```
Weekly cash-flow forecast
A rolling forecast of the next few months of cash, rebuilt each week from your ledger, bank and pipeline, with a short note on what changed and why.
Custom app
Finance
```
[vendor]
 tax  ok
 bank ??
```
Supplier onboarding and bank detail checks
New suppliers send forms, tax IDs, insurance and bank details once; everything is checked against public registers and your rules before set-up.
Agent
HR and people
```
 > leave?  
 < policy  
   [s.3.2] 
```
Policy and benefits assistant in Slack or Teams
Staff ask leave, benefits and policy questions in Slack or Teams and get an answer from your own handbook, with a link to the exact section.
Company assistant
HR and people
```
  o--o--o  
  |  |  |  
 d1 w1 m1  
```
Onboarding plans
Each new hire gets a first-weeks plan built for their role, with accounts, equipment, intros and training booked across your tools before day one.
Agent
HR and people
```
 SOP  -> Q1
 ===  -> Q2
 ===  -> ok
```
Training content built from SOPs
Your written procedures become short training modules, checklists and quizzes, kept in step with the SOPs as they change.
Agent
IT
```
$ seats    
[#][#][ ]  
[#][ ][-]  
```
License and SaaS spend audits
A purpose-built dashboard that matches every software charge to real logins, flags unused seats and duplicate tools, and lists renewals before they bill.
Custom app
IT
```
  ><(((*>  
 ~~~[!]~~~ 
  [hold]   
```
Phishing report triage
Checks every email staff report as suspicious, explains the verdict, and pulls matching copies from other inboxes once your IT lead agrees.
Agent
IT
```
  .--.  == 
 ( ?  ) == 
  '--'\ == 
```
Internal knowledge search
An assistant that answers staff questions from your wikis, shared drives and old tickets, links to the source, and says so when it does not know.
Company assistant
Legal and compliance
```
 ._______. 
 |=== ~ x| 
 |=== - v| 
```
Contract review against a playbook
Reads incoming contracts, compares each clause with your playbook, and drafts tracked-change redlines and a risk note for your lawyer to approve.
Agent
Legal and compliance
```
[JAN|FEB]  
[ o | ! ]  
 renew ->  
```
Obligation and renewal tracking
Pulls renewal dates, notice periods and key duties out of signed contracts and leases, then reminds the owner well before each deadline.
Automation
Legal and compliance
```
 .------.  
 | NDA  |  
 '-~~x--'  
```
Standard NDA drafting
A simple form that builds a ready-to-sign NDA from your approved template, fills in the parties from your CRM and sends it out through DocuSign.
Custom app
Leadership
```
+-- 7am --+
| $  ^  ! |
+---------+
```
Daily business brief across systems
Each morning, AI pulls yesterday's sales, cash, jobs and support figures from your systems into one short brief that flags what needs a decision.
Automation
Leadership
```
> margin? 
  .:|:||  
  ------  
```
"Ask your data" KPI assistant
Ask questions like 'Which product lines lost margin last quarter?' in Slack or Teams and get an answer from your own data, with the working shown.
Company assistant
Leadership
```
 _______  
|BOARD  |]
|PACK___|]
```
Board pack assembly
AI gathers the month's financials, KPIs and department updates into your board pack template, drafts the commentary and tracks what is still missing.
Agent
Leadership
```
[x] decide
[ ] assign
[ ] follow
```
Meeting decisions and action tracking
Every decision and action from your leadership meetings is logged with an owner and a due date, then chased in your task tool until it is done.
Automation
Company-wide
```
.--------.
| ask me |
'-.------'
```
Company AI assistant on your own knowledge
A private assistant in Slack, Teams or the browser that answers staff questions from your own policies, files and wikis, with a link to the source.
Company assistant
Company-wide
```
o   ->[#]
/|\ ->[#]
/ \ ->[#]
```
Know-how capture from long-serving staff
Experienced staff answer guided interviews; their know-how becomes searchable notes and how-tos the rest of the team can ask questions of.
Company assistant

integrations

Tools we connect to

Systems businesses like yours commonly run. Wherever it can, the AI works inside the tools your team already uses. If yours is not listed, ask: most tools with an API can be connected.

SAP Business One
NetSuite
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Epicor
Katana
Unleashed
SharePoint
Power BI

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