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AI agents for manufacturing & distribution

AI agents for manufacturers and distributors.

Quoting, purchasing, expediting, and item data still run on inboxes and spreadsheets at most small manufacturers and distributors. We build agents that take that work on directly.

The processes around production

Production and warehousing usually get the investment. The surrounding work often does not: sourcing packets assembled by hand, item masters that drift, reorder points nobody revisits, and a steady stream of status emails.

Our agents improve those processes directly: cleaner item data, earlier reorders, documented sourcing decisions, and order status that stays current. Each agent reads the systems you already run and routes decisions to your people at the boundaries you set. If the process slowing you down is not on this page, we scope and build custom agents.

Agents built for this work

SOURCING

Sourcing Analyst

Categorizes what you buy, vets and compares vendors, assembles RFQ packages, and gives your buyer a documented recommendation.

ITEM DATA

Materials Data Analyst

Finds the duplicates, gaps, and drift in your item master and keeps part data clean enough for the rest of your systems to trust.

INVENTORY

Inventory and Demand Planner

Watches consumption against lead times, flags the reorder before it is urgent, and drafts the purchase order for approval.

FULFILLMENT

Order Fulfillment Coordinator

Tracks every open order, answers status questions before they are asked, and escalates real exceptions to a person.

How a build runs

  • We shadow one workflow end to end first, usually a week of watching how quotes, orders, or expedites actually move.
  • The agent goes live in draft mode. It prepares the work and your team approves it.
  • Autonomy expands based on the record, and you can restrict it again at any time.

Where teams start

  • Expedite follow-up. An agent that contacts vendors about every late purchase order and keeps promise dates current.
  • Item master cleanup. A common first project, since cleaner data improves every system that depends on it.
  • Reorder timing. An agent that watches consumption against lead times and drafts purchase orders early enough to matter.

Questions manufacturing teams ask

Does this replace our ERP or WMS?

No. Agents work alongside the systems you have, reading from them and preparing actions in them. If the ERP itself is the main problem, we will tell you that in the assessment.

Our data is a mess. Do we have to fix it first?

Usually the mess is the first project. Our Materials Data Analyst exists because clean item data improves everything that depends on it, and cleanup is measurable, low risk work an agent does well.

Do agents touch the shop floor?

We work on the processes around production: quoting, purchasing, scheduling, status, and data. We do not do machine control or MES work.

Start with one workflow.

Bring us the process that costs the most time, whether that is quotes, expedites, reorders, or item data, and we will scope an agent for it in a free readiness assessment.

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