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Finance

Check supplier invoices

Today: Every invoice is matched by hand against the purchase order and the goods receipt.

Input

Invoice INV-2041

Outlook

PDF received by email · €12,480

PO-887 + goods receipt

€12,100 · 3 lines

Automation

  1. 1.Extraction
  2. 2.3-way matching
  3. 3.Discrepancy checks

Output

Compliant invoice prepared

Ready to post

Compliant

€380 discrepancy detected

Line 3 · unit price

To review

What the automation takes care of

  • Extract the invoice data
  • Find the matching purchase order
  • Compare references, quantities, prices and taxes
  • Detect duplicates and discrepancies
  • Prepare compliant invoices in the ERP

Human control

Discrepancies, overruns and invoices without a purchase order still go through approval.

Purchasing

Compare supplier quotes

Today: Quotes arrive in every format and have to be re-keyed and harmonised in a shared table.

Input

3 supplier quotes

OutlookExcel

PDF, Excel, email body

Requirements

Expected quantities & lead times

Automation

  1. 1.Line extraction
  2. 2.Unit/currency harmonisation
  3. 3.Comparison

Output

Comparison matrix

Excel

Prices, lead times, terms

Generated

Quote B: lead time missing

To complete

What the automation takes care of

  • Extract items, prices and quantities
  • Harmonise units and currencies
  • Compare lead times and payment terms
  • Flag missing information
  • Generate a comparison matrix

Human control

Supplier selection and qualitative assessment remain human decisions.

Sales

Create an ERP order from an email

Today: Orders received by email, PDF or Excel have to be re-keyed into the ERP.

Input

“Urgent order, 24 × REF-1180”

Outlook

Email + PDF purchase order

Customer record & pricing

salesforce

Durand SAS · account 4412

Automation

  1. 1.Customer identification
  2. 2.Line extraction
  3. 3.Price & stock checks

Output

Draft order

24 × REF-1180 · delivery 12 Oct

Ready to approve

Acknowledgement

Outlook

Sent to the customer

Sent

What the automation takes care of

  • Identify the customer
  • Extract references and quantities
  • Check prices and addresses
  • Check stock availability
  • Prepare a draft order in the ERP

Human control

Unknown references, stock-outs and unusual terms are sent for verification.

Customer service

Qualify and route requests

Today: Incoming messages have to be read, classified and forwarded by hand.

Input

“My delivery hasn’t arrived”

Email, WhatsApp, form

Customer history

Orders, open tickets

Automation

  1. 1.Identification
  2. 2.Reason & urgency
  3. 3.Sourced reply

Output

Ticket qualified & assigned

Logistics · high priority

Routed

Reply suggested to the agent

With the sources used

To review

What the automation takes care of

  • Identify the customer and their file
  • Understand the reason for the request
  • Assess its urgency
  • Draft a reply from approved sources
  • Create or update the ticket
  • Route the request to the right team

Human control

Ambiguous, sensitive or binding requests are escalated automatically.

Internal knowledge

Find information with its source

Today: Information is scattered across procedures, contracts, manuals and document libraries.

Input

“What is the warranty period on range X?”

TeamsSlack

Question from a sales rep

Procedures, contracts, manuals

SharePoint

Approved sources only

Automation

  1. 1.Search the sources
  2. 2.Summary
  3. 3.Citation

Output

Answer with cited excerpt

T&Cs v4.2 · §7 · updated Mar 2026

Sourced

Conflicting sources flagged

2 versions of the document

To arbitrate

What the automation takes care of

  • Search approved sources
  • Provide a concise answer
  • Cite the document and passage used
  • Show the version and date
  • Respect existing access rights

Human control

If sources are insufficient or contradictory, the assistant says so rather than inventing an answer.

Logistics

Process proofs of delivery

Today: Delivery notes have to be read, matched to shipments and then filed.

Input

Signed delivery note

Photo or scan · sometimes unreadable

Shipment SHP-3310

Customer, references, quantities

Automation

  1. 1.Document reading
  2. 2.Shipment matching
  3. 3.Reservation detection

Output

Status set to “Delivered”

Proof filed

Closed

Partial delivery

2 of 3 parcels · reservation noted

To check

What the automation takes care of

  • Extract references and delivered quantities
  • Identify the customer and the shipment
  • Detect reservations
  • Update the delivery status
  • File the proof in the right folder

Human control

Unreadable documents, partial deliveries and inconsistencies are placed in review.

Quality

Structure non-conformities

Today: Quality incidents are scattered across emails, forms, photos and reports.

Input

Defect report

Outlook

Email + 4 photos + report

Product, batch, site

Excel

Traceability data

Automation

  1. 1.Structuring
  2. 2.Attachment grouping
  3. 3.Similar-incident search

Output

Non-conformity record

Batch 2210-B · Lyon site

Created

3 similar incidents found

Same batch · last 6 months

To analyse

What the automation takes care of

  • Identify the product, batch and site
  • Structure the defect description
  • Group the attachments
  • Detect incomplete files
  • Search for similar incidents
  • Create the planned follow-up tasks

Human control

Final qualification, root-cause analysis and the corrective decision remain human.

Reporting

Consolidate operational data

Today: Reports rely on files and exports coming from several teams.

Input

Exports from 4 teams

Excel

Excel, CSV, ERP extracts

Consolidation rules

Scope, periods, thresholds

Automation

  1. 1.Collection
  2. 2.Harmonisation
  3. 3.Anomaly detection

Output

Consolidated report

Power BI

Source & date on every data point

Ready

Missing period: North site

Week 37

To review

What the automation takes care of

  • Collect the approved data
  • Harmonise formats
  • Detect duplicates and missing periods
  • Identify unusual values
  • Isolate anomalies before generation
  • Keep the source and date of every data point

Human control

The manager reviews the anomalies and approves the report before distribution.

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