Contract manufacturers receive orders via email with attached specifications and drawings, then manually extract details, organize files, and route them through approval cycles. This manual coordination is slow, error-prone, and delays production start.
Automation reads incoming orders, extracts structured data, validates spec completeness, and routes approved orders to the shop floor system in minutes. Production teams get accurate, organized work orders without coordinator rework.
The full workflow, from trigger to completion.
Automation detects a new email in the operations inbox from a known client or with order keywords in the subject line.
The automation reads the email body and attachments, identifies order details such as part name, quantity, material, and due date, and structures them as data.
The automation checks whether all required spec documents are present based on the order type. If missing, it flags the order and logs a note.
The extracted order data is automatically written as a new deal or order record, linked to the client contact.
A notification is sent to the production manager with a summary of the order and a link to review the specs.
Once the production manager approves, the order is automatically created as an invoice or purchase order with all spec details.
A message is sent to the production channel with the order number, due date, and a link to the approved specs, ready for work to begin.
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