AI for manufacturing & logistics from StartAI: Manufacturers, warehouses, and logistics operators: AI takes care of the paperwork so your team can get on with production.
Manufacturing & logistics
AI for manufacturing & logistics
The problem
Same job, two very different days.
Today
- 01A purchase order lands in your inbox
- 02Someone keys it into the ERP by hand15 mins
- 03Someone rings the supplier to chase confirmation20 mins
- 04A delivery doesn't match, and you only find out at receiving
- 05The quality report gets pulled together at the end of the week2 hours
Hours of manual data entry, plus errors and delays.
With Copilot and AI agents
- A purchase order arrives, and an agent pulls the details into your systems
- Supplier confirmation sent and tracked for you
- Delivery discrepancies flagged as they happen
- Quality reports refreshed daily in Power BI
Less data entry, and a real-time view of what's happening.
Use cases
Where AI helps in manufacturing & logistics
It all runs on Microsoft 365, Copilot, and Copilot Studio, and plugs into the apps you already use.
Copilot Studio
Order processing
Pull the details out of purchase orders and enter them into your systems.
Power Automate
Supply chain alerts
A heads-up on delays, shortages, and discrepancies as soon as they come up.
Power BI
Quality reporting
Quality reports built from your production data, refreshed automatically.
Microsoft Fabric
Inventory planning
Forecast the stock you'll need from your orders and lead times.
Power Automate
Supplier communication
Order confirmations, delivery tracking, and follow-ups, handled for you.
Microsoft Copilot
Safety documentation
Keep your safety and compliance documents up to date.
Where to start
The services that fit.
Most people start with one, then add the next once the first is paying its way.
- 03AI agents & insightsA purchase order agent, plus Power BI dashboards for orders, quality, and stock, built on Microsoft Fabric.
- 04Security & data governanceWe watch your systems for threats with Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Sentinel, and help you work towards Essential Eight or SMB1001.
- 01Copilot readinessYour pricing, supplier, and customer data protected before Copilot is rolled out across the office.