The office is the bottleneck
For many small and mid-sized manufacturers, the constraint on throughput is not the machines. It is the time it takes to get an order entered correctly, materials confirmed, paperwork matched and the customer updated. Planners and buyers spend hours re-keying and chasing instead of planning and buying.
We focus on those office workflows. We do not program machines or replace your MES; we connect the documents and systems around them so information flows without being typed twice.
Workflows we automate
Customer order entry
POs and change orders read and entered with validation. See PO automation.
Supplier acknowledgements
Confirmed dates and prices compared with your POs; late or changed items flagged.
Supplier invoices
Three-way matched against PO and receipt. See invoice automation.
Certificates of conformance and analysis
Received, indexed against lots and checked for required values.
Production reporting
Output, scrap and downtime pulled together into daily or weekly reports.
Quote preparation
Request-for-quote details extracted and pre-filled into your quoting tool.
A typical first project for a manufacturer
Map the order-to-production path
From customer PO to released work order, with the hand-offs and delays.
Test documents
Customer POs, change orders and supplier confirmations tested for extraction.
Build and connect
Validation against item masters, routings and customer terms in your ERP.
Pilot
Runs alongside customer service until accuracy is proven.
An example manufacturing finding
Change orders often cause more problems than new orders.
- What we found
- Revised POs arrive by email with small changes in quantity or date that are easy to miss when re-keyed.
- Fix
- Revised POs compared automatically with the existing sales order, with every change highlighted for approval before it is applied.
- Effect
- No more missed changes, and planning sees the update the same day.
Systems manufacturers usually run
We integrate with the systems you already have.
| Area | Typical systems |
|---|---|
| ERP | Business Central, NetSuite, Epicor, SAP Business One, Sage, Acumatica, older on-premise ERPs |
| Quality | Document control and QMS tools, shared drives, spreadsheets |
| Production | MES exports, production spreadsheets, shop floor data collection |
| Office | Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, customer and supplier portals |
What manufacturing automation typically costs
Typical fixed-price ranges for common projects.
| Project | Typical build price |
|---|---|
| Customer PO and change order entry | $12,000–$30,000 |
| Supplier acknowledgement checking | $8,000–$20,000 |
| Supplier invoice three-way matching | $25,000–$45,000 |
| Production and KPI reporting | $8,000–$25,000 |
Your assessment confirms an exact fixed price. Software and AI usage are paid directly to providers.
Common questions
Do you do industrial automation or robotics?
No. We automate business processes and software integrations. For machine-level automation you need a controls or robotics integrator.
We have an older on-premise ERP. Is that a problem?
Not usually. Many older ERPs can be integrated through their database, file imports or, where necessary, controlled screen automation. We check this in the assessment.
Can you help with quality documents?
Yes. Certificates of analysis and conformance can be received, matched to lots and checked for required values, with missing or out-of-spec certificates flagged.
Find out what one process could save you
Book a paid automation assessment. We map the process with your team, measure the time it takes, and give you a fixed-price build plan with expected savings. If automation is not worth it, we will tell you.