Industries

AI automation by industry: practical examples for SMEs

We work mainly with companies in manufacturing, logistics, fiduciary services, pharma and chemicals, printing and trade. These are the automations we propose most often in each industry.

AI automation for manufacturing companies

Sales and purchasing offices handling many orders, confirmations and reminders, often in different formats for each customer and supplier.

Typical automations

  • Customer orders read from email and PDF and entered into the ERP
  • Order confirmations and supplier reminders prepared automatically
  • AI assistant on technical sheets, drawings and quality procedures

AI automation for logistics

Many similar requests every day: shipment status, transport documents, customs formalities, pick-up bookings.

Typical automations

  • Automatic reading of delivery notes, CMRs and customs documents
  • Automatic replies to shipment status requests
  • Voice assistant for bookings and requests at peak times

AI automation for fiduciary firms

Collecting and checking client documents, accounting entries, deadlines and reminders for missing documents.

Typical automations

  • Automatic booking of client invoices and receipts
  • Automatic reminders for missing documents
  • Internal assistant on regulations, procedures and previous cases

AI automation in the pharmaceutical and chemical sector

Extensive documentation, traceability and control requirements, orders with mandatory checks.

Typical automations

  • Extraction and checking of data from certificates and batch documents
  • Order entry with automatic checks
  • AI assistant on standard operating procedures and regulatory documentation, in a confidential environment

AI automation for printers and print shops

Frequent and varied quotes, jobs with many steps, proof approval with the customer.

Typical automations

  • Draft quotes from the customer's request
  • Automatic job opening and status updates
  • Reminders for pending approvals and materials

AI automation for trade and distribution

Orders from many channels, price lists to update, availability and price requests from customers and agents.

Typical automations

  • Orders from email, PDF and portals in a single flow into the ERP
  • Automatic replies on availability and prices
  • Sales and margin reports updated automatically

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