AI systems for wholesale distribution.
The workflow pattern we see in this industry, and what we would build for it.
01
Order request arrives
Orders arrive by email and portal. Someone re-keys each line into the ERP.
02
Availability check
Stock and lead times are checked by hand across systems and suppliers.
03
Pricing lookup
Contract pricing lives in spreadsheets and price lists. Exceptions go to a manager.
04
Order entered
The confirmed order is entered manually. Errors surface at the dock, not the desk.
An order desk agent.
An agent that reads inbound orders, checks availability and contract pricing, and drafts the entry for human review. Your order desk keeps the final say. The agent removes the re-keying and the lookups.
10 to 14 weeks from kickoff to a live production system. We stay through adoption.
Eval harness
Checks agent outputs against a test set before release.
Reliability gates
Hard checks the system must pass before it ships.
Live production system
The working system in your stack, not a report.
Adoption Mile
To the 70 percent weekly-active bar by day 90.
Order entry time, manual
10 to 30 minutes
IllustrativeManual entry error rate
1 to 5 percent
IllustrativeFill rate lift from faster confirmation
Varies by segment
Illustrative
Ranges are industry observations for orientation. They are not ClearForge results. Our results live on the proof page.
See the proofStart where every engagement starts. The fixed-fee Diagnostic maps this workflow in your warehouse in 2 weeks.
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